Masterson method equine bodywork
Events
As a Masterson Method Certified Practitioner and Instructor, I offer official Masterson Method courses as well as low-cost, interactive demos for horse owners interested in getting a taste of this powerful approach to bodywork. Contact me if you’re interested in hosting a demo and/or official Masterson Method course in the Twin Cities area.
Upcoming Interactive Demos
In these hands-on demos, you’ll learn the basic principles of The Masterson Method@ including Search Response Stay Release, Levels of Touch, Key Junctions of the Horse’s Body, Non-resistance, and more. We’ll spend about 2 hours together, with at least one hour reserved for practice time where you will learn several techniques, including the Bladder Meridian Technique and others. Horses provided.
October 19, 2024 • 2:00-3:45PM • Topfield Equestrian Center • Cold Spring, NY (private event)
October 20, 2024 • 12:00-2:00PM • Hidden Charm Dressage • Circleville, NY (RSVP required)
Email me to learn more about hosting an interactive demo!
Upcoming Masterson Method® Courses
In these hands-on courses, you’ll learn how to recognize and use the visual responses of the horse to your touch to find and release accumulated stress in key junctions of the body that most affect performance. Horses provided.
September 28-29, 2024 • Hugo, MN • Beyond Horse Massage Weekend Course
This course is for horse owners and lovers who wish to learn the foundational principles and techniques of The Masterson Method.
May 12-14, 2025 • Montrose, CO • Equine Specialist Course
This course is for equine-assisted services program professionals who wish to learn how to help therapy horses do their jobs better through bodywork, and how to incorporate simple bodywork in their equine-assisted learning programming to help clients connect with horses.
Demo for Lendon Gray’s program, Dressage4Kids, in Wellington, FL
Host an Interactive Demo
My Masterson Method Interactive Demos typically look like this:
About 2 hours long
Include lecture, practice-time, hands-on assistance, and Q&A
You’ll learn the basic principles of The Masterson Method
You’ll watch, learn, and practice ~3 or 4 light-touch techniques
Interested in hosting? You’ll need:
Min. 4 well-mannered horses comfortable standing in an arena
Quiet arena space
4-6 interested participants (you as the host will get a free spot!)
Email me to learn more about hosting an interactive demo!
Host a Masterson Method® Course
Hands-on assistance
I’ll help you get a FEEL for Masterson!
Are you interested in taking your Masterson Method learning journey seriously? Take an official course with me or any of our amazing instructors around the world!
I teach these types of Masterson Method introductory courses:
Beyond Horse Massage Weekend Course (for horse owners or enthusiasts who are comfortable working with the horse’s legs and who might want to qualify for advanced coursework)
Masterson Method Equine Specialist Course (for those working in an equine-assisted services programs)
Email me to learn more about hosting a seminar!
Highlights of the Past
2023 - Weekend Seminar with Jim Masterson - Livestream at HorseClass campus with Callie Rae King
Part of my job is supporting Jim Masterson’s company in various ways, including IT support. Callie Rae King, founder of HorseClass, partnered with Jim to offer a 2nd Weekend Seminar at her family farm in Pennsylvania, only this time it was livestreamed! What an amazing event. I can’t wait to review the recording! Jim was mic’d the whole time, going around the arena after his demos providing tips to students throughout the day. And Callie Rae King is an amazing horsewoman and businesswoman. I also got to meet Andrea Wady and read her book, Crossing Bridges!
2022 - Light to the Core Seminar
One highlight of 2022 was being a student at the new Light to the Core Seminar, with Lori Hoppe, Sandy Vreeburg, and Jim Masterson teaching. What a wonderful way to see the power of Less is More, and Doubt the Doubt! I also trained in how to teach this seminar. If you live in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota and would like to host this 2-day seminar at your barn, please reach out to me! Let’s get one on the calendar next year!
2021 - United States pony club festival - kentucky horse park
Mimi Duffy and David Ospital with US Pony Clubbers at Duffy’s Pony Club Riding Center in Novato, CA
I’m so thankful to have joined these amazing U.S. Pony Clubbers from Duffy’s Pony Club Riding Center at the 2021 USPC Festival in Lexington, KY, alongside Jim Masterson, Mimi Duffy (USPC Riding Instructor), David Ospital (USPC Volunteer), and Amelia Nalli. Mimi and David have taught their students the Masterson Method Bladder Meridian Technique, and they in turn helped us teach Pony Club attendees at the 2021 Festival, alongside Jim! As an alumna of the USPC (B rating, Garrison Pony Club) and 1983 Festival attendee, this was a wonderful “coming full circle” event! We hope to join the USPC again at the 2024 USPC Festival in Lexington, KY!
About Me
Megan Dushin
I grew up on a horse farm in New York learning from and working alongside my mother — a lifelong horsewoman and head of the Garrison Pony Club. She taught me to appreciate the Basics, keep horses natural, and aspire to the special union between horse and human.
After a childhood filled with riding, teaching, and competing, I decided to hang up the halter and explore the world outside of horses. I picked up where I left off 25 years later after college, a career, and two kids.
When I discovered The Masterson Method, I felt my calling loud and clear. My studies of kinesiology, movement-based therapies, and body awareness came in handy in this approach to helping horses - through the body and mindful of the horse/human relationship. I’m now able to give back to horses and help them be the best they can be through bodywork.