Promoting wellness for horses through partnered bodywork.
Meet Lizzi
I am a Masterson Method® Certified Practitioner and Tellington TTouch Student who is committed to providing horses with comprehensive bodywork sessions in which I will identify areas holding tension and will help to facilitate the releasing of that tension with the goal of improving performance, range of motion, movement and the overall well being of your horse.
What is the Masterson Method®?
"The Masterson Method® is a unique, interactive method of equine bodywork to help build 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.
With The Masterson Method®, you learn to recognize and use the responses of the horse to find and release tension. This participation and interaction are what makes the method fulfilling for those who use it and transformational for the horse. Testimonial after testimonial describe radically improved performance, movement, behavior, and relationship with the owner, as a result of The Masterson Method®."
To hear Jim Masterson talk more about the value of The Masterson Method, view this video.
Becoming a Masterson Method® Certified Practitioner
The Masterson Method® program is a rigorous, high-quality training program. In total, the program completes a minimum of 426 contact hours of combined instruction including online coursework, 30 case studies, and many hours working hands-on with horses and coaches.
Masterson Method® is accredited & approved for continuing education credits by the following: BCTMB®, NBCAAM, IICT, and ETAA.
What is Tellington TTouch?
The Tellington TTouch Method is a gentle, respectful and positive approach to handling and training horses that incorporates observation, bodywork, groundwork and riding exercises.
The bodywork component of the Tellington TTouch consists of circular TTouches and lifts that are done all over the body. While TTouch may resemble massage it is rather a message to the body, with the primary intention not to work with muscles, but to work with the nervous system and remind the body of its perfect function. It makes a connection to fascia, the limbic system and to the emotions. This work provides ongoing activation of both hemispheres of the brain - the intuitive and the logical.
The groundwork component of the Tellington TTouch consists of slow, mindful movements that build muscles at a deeper level than fast movement. Movements done slowly can help break habits and lay down new neural pathways.
“Through bodywork and mindful ground exercises we can help improve physical balance which creates self-carriage. When animals are in balance physically, they tend to feel safer. When animals feel safer they are more self-confident in their environment and can more easily oblige our requests. An animal who is self-confident has more self-control and can act rather than simply react to stimuli. This makes for a more cooperative, balanced animal who is operating in a thinking state.”
- Tellington TTouch
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