The Masterson Method® is a unique, interactive method of equine bodywork that builds trust with the horse. Years of stress and stiffness can often be resolved in a few sessions, by relieving built-up tension in core muscles and key junctions of the body that affect the horse’s performance. A practitioner learns to recognize and use the responses of the horse to find and release tension. In contrast to traditional massage, it works with the horse’s nervous system and the horse actively participates in the process. It is something you do with the horse, rather than to the horse. This participation and interaction are what makes the method fulfilling for those who use it and transformational for the horse. All bodywork and evaluation services are performed at your barn. Sessions generally take 1 to 1-1/2 hours.