Borders Equine Salt Therapy

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15/06/2025

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04/10/2024

03/09/2024

Pleased to help this little fella with his breathing 😮‍💨 3 x 40 mins sessions and owners are hearing and seeing the results! So happy to help creatures big and small

27/08/2024

The Masterson Method, Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork

A new blog post, "The Magic of SRSR for Horse and Human" has been published in the Masterson Method’s Resources section. This insightful article delves into the SRSR technique—Search for a Response, Stay for a Release—and its powerful impact on horse and human relationships.

The blog highlights how this technique, a cornerstone of The Masterson Method®️, is especially beneficial in Equine-Assisted Services (EAS) programs. EAS programs, designed to provide therapeutic support for people through interaction with horses, rely on creating a deep, trusting bond between horses and humans. The SRSR technique is pivotal in achieving this connection, helping horses release tension while allowing humans to experience emotional and physical benefits.

Moreover, this article includes findings from case studies conducted by students of the Masterson Method Equine Specialist (MMES) course. These case studies provide examples of how SRSR has been successfully applied in various EAS settings, demonstrating the technique’s effectiveness in enhancing the well-being of both horses and humans.

The MMES course is tailored for professionals working in EAS programs, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to apply the Masterson Method effectively. Through this course, participants learn how to use SRSR and other techniques to support the therapeutic goals of EAS, ensuring a positive and healing experience for all involved.

Click on the link below to read the full article on the effects of this transformative approach and to explore the conclusions from the MMES students' case studies:
https://i.mtr.cool/kszuvsylyd

02/08/2024

Recently, I’ve had quite a few people mention and/or inquire if The Masterson Method is “massage”. Though traditional equine massage is an excellent modality to help horses feel better, Masterson Method is not massage. As Jim Masterson refers to it as “Beyond Horse Massage”. And it is!

With traditional massage we manually manipulate the soft tissues with our hands (better tool than anything on the market) to release tension in the superficial and some deep muscles of the horse’s body. The horse can be munching on hay, not paying attention to the therapist but we can still continue to massage. Many horses just love it and some may be quite sensitive but the benefits are the same. During massage, the horse may constantly switch from the sympathetic (fight, flight, freeze) to the parasympathetic (rest and digest “healing state”). Either way, this doesn’t really affect the work being done. The horse will still benefit.

With the Masterson Method, the horse “MUST” participate for it to work! The practitioner’s goal is to take each joint of the body through a small range of motion . . . “in a relaxed state”. It may be only seconds but can be minutes that the horse goes into the parasympathetic state and we create range of motion in that quick span of time and the “magic” is that when we do so, with timing and feel, it triggers the central nervous system to release deep seated tension and restriction in key junctions of the body that most affect performance. The joints of the key junctions are embedded deep beneath layers of soft tissue. It is impossible to “massage” these key places. But we can reach it through the central nervous system. And to bring further clarification, The Masterson Method, though it may appear that way, is not stretching either. When we “stretch” a horse, the muscles are active. With The Masterson Method we create range of motion when the muscles are “relaxed”.

And this takes us back to, “Is The Masterson Method massage?” The simple answer is, no it is not. However, it can have the same affects as massage and goes even deeper . . . It goes “beyond massage”. This is why our title isn’t “Massage Therapist”, rather “Masterson Method Certified Practitioner”. The two certifications are completely different, as is the application.

Yes, I am certified in equine massage and do still use a portion of that very effective modality but I’m also a Masterson Method Certified Practitioner and can offer the horse both! If you’d like to learn more, below is a link to The Masterson Method Website. I hope this helps to clarify those asking.

https://mastersonmethod.com

28/07/2024

28/07/2024

Where you hurt isn't always why you hurt.

Treating the site of your pain might not solve its source.

As a holistic bodywork technique, Bowen Therapy recognises that your whole structure is connected.

Your sore ankle might be caused by pelvis dysfunction, or your knee pain might stem from your neck.

Your Bowen Therapist will work with your whole body to try to get to the source of your pain.

27/07/2024

Another client making it big and definitely on the way to a career in eventing. Maisie Greening and the beautiful Lily who are on their way to Germany to compete with the Junior Great Britain team, good luck and have fun!! Watch this space everyone ...

27/07/2024

Congratulations to my client Sarah Gemmell and Buie who made it to Hickstead. A fantastic team, well done