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I am considering learning equine massage, not to make a living from it, but to enable me to keep my horse in the best condition and be able to loosen tight muscles and hopefully help in preventing soreness or identifying it.

I understand that the longer the course the more in depth it is likely to be but ideally I would like to start with a short course maybe a day or two to get the general idea before progressing to any further.

Can anyone recommend any particular courses? There seems to be lots of different methods out there.
 
I've done intro courses, but didn't really feel they where in enough detail, I am qualified, but don't practice (competition is fierce and it would be difficult to fit round the day job).

Whereabouts are you in the country?
 
I'm in the South West, close to Bath.
Thats my fear that a short course might not be in depth enough to be able to do any real good.
 
bounce said:
I am considering learning equine massage, not to make a living from it, but to enable me to keep my horse in the best condition and be able to loosen tight muscles and hopefully help in preventing soreness or identifying it.

I understand that the longer the course the more in depth it is likely to be but ideally I would like to start with a short course maybe a day or two to get the general idea before progressing to any further.

Can anyone recommend any particular courses? There seems to be lots of different methods out there.
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To be honest, I would save your money! As you suspected, a weekend will not give you sufficient knowledge. I would suggest rather that you spend your money with your local chartered physio who regularly treats your horse and get him/her to teach you a maintenance routine as it is only your horse that you wish to treat. They will be able to draw on their experience of the various different techniques and show you what is appropriate.....and also judge your effectiveness on their next visit! :)
 
I completed a weekend course in the Masterson Method earlier in the year and thoroughly enjoyed it :). I do intend to do the next step and complete the 5 day advanced course next year hopefully (if pennies allow!).
 
Equinenergy is over 5 days and is full days from 8-6pm. There is approx 90hrs pre course study and an anatomy qualification (online) to be achieved (EQ50) prior to qualification. There is then (can't remember exactly) but approx 200hrs pre course work both practical and your externship to achieve qual.

I was also on the McTimoney-Corely year long course at Oxford college and it paled in comparision. No where near as in depth and the days definitely weren't filled (this was 2008 so things might have improved since then).
 
Although the Equinenergy course sounds very I depth, I don't think I can commit to a full on 5 day course at this stage as would have to take a weeks holiday from my job to do it and I don't have much holiday to spare.

I was wondering about the Masterson method as there are local courses to me and quite often over a weekend.
 
If you are looking for something purely for your own horse have you thought about learning Equine Touch? Three day course for level one and further levels if you wish to do them, either for your pleasure or with the intention of becoming a practitioner.
 
I have done the Equinenergy course and the Masterson Advanced. I would recommend that you do the EQ50 anatomy course and then a Masterson weekend course, see how you like it. The Masterson weekend course is very good (not exactly massage though) but obviously very different from a course that takes you on the path of certification. You will have a great time on the MM course and learn some very effective techniques and the people involved with it are lovely.
 
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