Shanto

One Day Intro/Refresher - Masterson Method - Dungannon, Co Tyrone

2010-03-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

On the 1st August - Shanto Ireland is co-ordinating a 1 day course with Jim Masterson of MASTERSON METHOD (TM) fame for a one day intro/refresher course. Places limited to 10 people (6 people already confirmed).

TO BOOK - place your deposit (50%) here:

Equine Massage Course in Ireland, Summer 2010. County Meath.

2010-02-01T15:49:00.000-08:00

Note some fun from Jim Masterson above - if interested in studying Equine Massage in Ireland see the details of our courses below:

Weekend Seminar-Workshop
July 24th - 25th, 2010

“Hands-on” Integrated Equine Massage Seminar-Workshop

Masterson Method™ Massage Seminar-
Workshop for Horse Owners, Trainers and Therapists
In this Seminar-Workshop Jim will teach you how to read and use
responses of the horse to your touch to release accumulated stress in key
junctions of the body that most affect performance.
Learn how to recognize what the horse is telling you through visual and
palpable responses that enable you to get deeper releases of tension than
the horse would otherwise be able to release on its own. This is a truly
interactive process that results in a change in relationship, and an
improvement in movement and performance.

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath
Seminar-Workshop Tuition:
€240 – 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday
50% deposit to hold your spot.
We strongly recommend watching the DVD: Equine Massage for
Performance Horses: The Masterson Method™ before attending
the seminar-workshop. Click here to purchase.
Contact Info & To Register: Sheaffe Monteith at:
shantocentre@gmail.com or call: +353 (0) 87 203 4236 for details or
to request booking form.

Also download forms from www.shanto.ie

To ensure one-on-one attention from Jim, attendance will be limited

Intro to Equine Massage Courses in Irelansd

2010-02-01T15:45:00.000-08:00

Equine Massage Courses in Ireland

2010-02-01T15:42:00.000-08:00

Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork Certification
Level I, Phase I, 5-Day Course

Phase I, July 26th-30th, 2010

Five Day, Advanced Course Leading
to Certification in the Masterson Method™
This is a 5-day practical course for those who are interested in
learning and perfecting techniques in the Masterson Method. Those that
have taken the Masterson Method Seminar-Workshop and desire to
further their foundation in this Method are invited to participate.
This is an advanced course designed to take what you already know
of anatomy and biomechanics, and learn hands-on from Jim, techniques
that will increase your success in bringing about positive change in the
movement and performance of the horse. You will perfect your ability to
use evaluations, and read the responses of the horse to your touch, to
enable you to successfully respond to the needs of horses in a variety of
equine disciplines.

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland
Course tuition:
€997 – (€250 non-refundable deposit to hold your spot)
Course instruction is 5 days, 8am to 5pm.
To Register:
Go to: www.MastersonMethod.com/courses.html to fill out registration and
read course prerequisites. €250 non-refundable deposit to hold your spot.
For payment options contact home office at: MastersonMethod@lisco.com
Full tuition is due 2 weeks prior to course.
Contact Info:
Conley Wright: MastersonMethod@lisco.com
For logistical questions: Sheaffe Monteith at: +353 (0) 87 203 4236
For one-on-one attention from Jim, enrollment is limited to 8.

Equine Massage Courses in Ireland, Equine Massage in County Meath, Equine Massage in County Tyrone

2010-02-01T15:38:00.000-08:00

Weekend Seminar-Workshop
July 24th - 25th, 2010

“Hands-on” Integrated Equine Massage Seminar-Workshop

Masterson Method™ Massage Seminar-
Workshop for Horse Owners, Trainers and Therapists
In this Seminar-Workshop Jim will teach you how to read and use
responses of the horse to your touch to release accumulated stress in key
junctions of the body that most affect performance.
Learn how to recognize what the horse is telling you through visual and
palpable responses that enable you to get deeper releases of tension than
the horse would otherwise be able to release on its own. This is a truly
interactive process that results in a change in relationship, and an
improvement in movement and performance.

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath
Seminar-Workshop Tuition:
€240 – 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday
50% deposit to hold your spot.
We strongly recommend watching the DVD: Equine Massage for
Performance Horses: The Masterson Method™ before attending
the seminar-workshop. Click here to purchase.
Contact Info & To Register: Sheaffe Monteith at:
shantocentre@gmail.com or call: +353 (0) 87 203 4236 for details or
to request booking form.

Also download forms from www.shanto.ie

To ensure one-on-one attention from Jim, attendance will be limited

Jim Masterson is coming to Ireland

2010-01-22T02:14:00.000-08:00

The Masterson Method of Equine Bodywork is coming to Ireland again for the second time and Jim is teaching his famous 5 day Level 1 certificate.
He is also hosting the intro 2 day course as a pre-requisite to those who have never trained before or for those wishing to brush up on their skills again.

DATES are a follows :
* Saturday, July 24 2010 - Sunday, July 25 2010 09:00P - 05:00P
Dublin, Ireland Weekend Seminar-Workshop :: Weekend Seminars

* Monday, July 26 2010 - Friday, July 30 2010 08:00P - 05:00P
Level 1 Certification Course - Dublin, Ireland :: Certification Courses

contact : shantocentre@gmail.com for more details of costings

Architects sourced and ready to roll

2009-03-11T03:15:00.000-07:00

Well guys,

we chose our architects and they are working on some concepts based on a brief we have submitted.Architects are still quite expensive commodities but we believe essential for our eco-designs.
We have 4 buildings to convert and they will take time.

One building will be converted into a retreat centre, 2 buildings for accomodation and dining facilities. The other will be a clinic for treatments.

So far the planning meeting is on the 1st April 2009 - April Fools day....!!!

Wish us luck.....

www.shanto.ie

Constantly strive to have a better relationship with your horse

2009-03-07T05:12:00.001-08:00

Yes - strive and work....practice...practice...practice.......

Know when you or your horse have reached your limited. It is important as Kelly Marks once set is to remember about 'latent' learning....

Horses uses 'latent learning' as a process to integrate what they have learnt.

Research has shown that if you are trying to teach a horse something over and over and over and they are not 'getting' it.....chances are they will get it the next day...because of latent learning.....

Sometimes they just have an off day....the same as we do.....

www.shanto.ie

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Here is a video of Jim Masterson in Action!

2009-03-05T07:33:00.001-08:00

Hey Guys,

many of you have asked about the Masterson Method, so I thought I would show you this video.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm5cBrJc9Io

I hope his actions speak louder than my words....

See you in Co Tyrone, and Co Kerry for the premier equine massage course of the year!

Sheaffe & Anthony

www.shanto.ie

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World Famous Jim Masterson to Visit Kerry for the first time!

2009-03-04T02:09:00.000-08:00

June 2009 will be a historic year for the Co Kerry equine world, as Jim Masterson, one of the worlds most famous equine massage therapists will be visiting Ireland in his once off tour.

He will be here for his famous 2 day introduction seminar in June 2009 at the Tralee Equestrian Centre, Co Kerry.

The dates are as follows;
June 11-12 County Kerry, Ireland Masterson Method™ Seminar,
Tralee Equestrian Center
Contact Sheaffe Monteith for details and booking form: shantocentre@gmail.com
or call +353 (0)87 2034236

visit www.shanto.ie for booking form.

Masterson Equine Massage to visit Northern Ireland for the first time.

2009-03-04T01:58:00.000-08:00

The world famous Equine Massage expert Jim Masterson, the creator of the Masterson Method is due to visit Northern Ireland, in an unprecedented surprise visit.

He will be at the Old Orchard stables, in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone for his 2 day introduction seminar to his world famous unique system.

This will be a must for all those equine enthusiasts in Northern Ireland.

Dates in Ireland
June 7 - 8 County Tyrone, Ireland Masterson Method™ Seminar,
Old Orchard Stables
Contact Sheaffe Monteith for details and booking form: shantocentre@gmail.com
or call +353 (0)87 2034236

you can visit www.shanto.ie for more details and obtain a booking form.

Places are strictly limited.

A 60,000 euro horse...that coud not be ridden...cured in 2 treatments?

2009-02-10T02:58:00.000-08:00

Everyone has a story about a horse,... right?

'Could you look at my showjumper?' - he asked

Yes, thats right!

People come up to me all the time asking me how I did it, and
telling me their story!

A 60,000 euro horse - that could not be ridden....

Well it happened a couple of years ago, I was treating
a stable owner with a dodgy shoulder. As some of you may know I
am practitioner of Chinese Medicine and this is bread and butter
to me....

BUT!!!!

It was during the owners treatment, he became so impressed with my
understanding of his problem - he asked me ' Could you look at my
prize showjumper?'

'Is she alright...' I said?

He said ' No, she is a HE and is 16 hands high and definately not
alright!!!

and has not been ridden for 2 years....

HE bucks everytime a rider gets up on him.'

(there was a long pause..)

Now in my head I was saying to myself, 'Anthony what do you know
about horses and more importantly what do you know
about how to treat them...??.'

I explained the situation to the horse owner....but he said
'I trust you, you have a good understanding of energy, just
take a look....'

So I did ...I kept remembering what my teacher said ' Its all just
energy, body tissue, and intent at the end of the day...'

I could see straight away this horse had a Sacro-Iliac problem.
I don't know how but I knew....but I did...but WHAT NOW?

....I needed more research......I needed a system that sat
well with my understanding of healing...

Thats when I found....www.mastersonmethod.com......

Immediately I bought the DVD and set about waiting for it to arrive,

and it did. 3 days later..and I studied and studied and
studied its principles...

(I had to be sure, to be sure, as they say)

The following weekend I raced back to the stables with my new found
confidence - I explained the owner I had found a system that I
could understand and apply quickly to help his showjumper....

At this point the owner was desperate, but with a wave of his hand
he let me try.....

Immediately I was getting the 'tell tale' signs or neurological
responses. Jim calledthem the signs of release......

Using Jim's system I followed the steps:
1. SEARCH
2. RESPONSE
3. STAY
4. RELEASE

IT WORKED!!
the horse showed ME where HIS tension was stored, the horse

SHOWED ME how much HE was releasing, and best of all,

HE totally participated and accepted the process!

After 2 sessions......we got 150lb pound rider on his back....no
bucking....not an ounce of complaint.......

and I had NEVER ever treated a horse before.....

(as you can IMAGINE I started TAKING this seriously)

The owner said to me, I will give you 10 percent of his selling
price for the work you did......6,000 euro!!!

At the time I said NO THANKS....this was the biggest 'lesson' I had
learnt....so I set about finding a way to meet JIM MASTERSON to
thank him......

THIS SYSTEM changed my life and the life of that HORSE!!

FOREVER...

A year later I met Jm in England and myself and my
wife studied under him for a few days to get as much information from
him as we could.....

And now 3 years later, we are bringing JIM to Ireland....to teach
you this AMAZING, groundbreaking system...

You can learn how to use the HORSE to help you.

The horse will literally tell you where to go, what needs attention,
and respond to tell you how much of a problem there is....

BUT... WHAT does the masterson method do?

Jim explains:

".....uses manipulation, position release, neuromuscular release,
acupressure, stretching and flexing, and most importantly, touch
and response from the horse to get a release of stress and return
of full range of motion to muscles and joints, especially poll,
neck and shoulders, lower back and sacro-iliac. A lot of big words
for making your horse go better, but the most important thing to
be learned in this method, is in how to use touch, and the
response of the horse to get these releases.

"And the happy by-product of using this method is in opening a new
level of communication, interaction, and trust between you and
your horse."

GUESS WHAT??

YES...You can learn this system easily.. within a matter of hours:

We at www.shanto.ie are promoting two workshops being held in Ireland
in June 2009...

The dates are

June 7 - 8 County Tyrone, Ireland Masterson Method™ Seminar,
Old Orchard Stables
Contact Sheaffe Monteith for details and booking form:
shantocentre@gmail.com
or call +353 (0)87 2034236

June 11-12 County Kerry, Ireland Masterson Method™ Seminar,
Tralee Equestrian Centre
Contact Sheaffe Monteith for details and booking form:
shantocentre@gmail.com
or call +353 (0)87 2034236

You can also get a booking form from visiting

www.shanto.ie

We are taking deposits now and we have a LIMITED number of spaces
available.

Once the places are gone - they are gone....so please if you
want to change your horses life....Book Early.

Thanks for reading this e-mail.....

Look forward to seeing you there and hearing your story..

Remember www.shanto.ie (go to the equine section)

Thanks

Anthony Monteith

www.shanto.ie

Masterson Method - Ireland- Confirmed Dates for Equine Massage, Co. Tyrone & Co. Kerry,

2009-02-06T02:49:00.001-08:00

Hey guys,

heres the updates for the courses in June! Best of luck and look forward to meeting you!

June 7 - 8 County Tyrone, Ireland Masterson Method™ Seminar,
Old Orchard Stables
Contact Sheaffe Monteith for details and booking form: shantocentre@gmail.com
or call +353 (0)87 2034236
Cost: 200 GBP (100 GBP deposit secures place)

June 11-12 County Kerry, Ireland Masterson Method™ Seminar,
Tralee Equestrian Center
Contact Sheaffe Monteith for details and booking form: shantocentre@gmail.com
or call +353 (0)87 2034236
Cost:250 Euro (125 Euro deposit secures place)

Details of the course:
Weekend Seminar-Workshop Outline
Day 1 — Workshop begins at 9am with an hour discussion of the principles of the Masterson Method™. These principles include: 1) Different levels of pressure, responses and releases to look for, and how the use of pressure, movement and positioning causes a muscle or junction to release. 2) Key junctions of the body that are most affected by performance.

The first technique, the bladder meridian release, is then demonstrated. This technique gives a clear picture of how the subtle, and sometimes not-so-subtle process of release works. The group will then break up into teams of two or three to practice on the horses, with individual hands-on instruction from Jim.

We then re-group to discuss the results of the first technique, break for lunch, and then move on to demonstration, practice/hands-on instruction, and review/discussion of poll, neck, and neck/shoulders/withers junction release techniques.

Day 2 — Workshop begins at 9am with discussion of what causes pain and restriction in the body and the relationship of primary to secondary issues. We then review and practice some key techniques that were covered the day before.

After lunch we follow the same learning format as on Day 1 of demonstrations, hands-on instruction, and review/discussion to learn basic techniques to release tension in the mid-back, lumbar and sacro-lumbar junction. This will also cover major muscles of the gluteal, hamstrings and groin areas.

Visit www.shanto.ie for more details about the Equine Massage & Masterson Method clinic and to get a booking form or pay securely online using paypal for your course dates.

Sourcing the Architect

2009-01-16T03:08:00.000-08:00

Currently we are organising and architect to draw up planning and to help myself and my wife to create the Shanto Retreat/Clinic/Equine Centre.

We had come across a couple of Architects and one of which had run into personal/business disputes with a former employee - so we decided to steer clear of that. However the information we received and help we had gotten - all be it limited had definately given us more to think about.

Ideally our planning will be put in together in one go. The building will be done in stages as the funds are raised. This will work both for and against us.

I'll keep you posted of the outcomes from our meeting with the new Architect.

Masterson Method Tickets for Northern Ireland Clinic

2009-01-11T13:59:00.000-08:00

Here is the paypal button for the Tyrone Clinic on the 7th-8th June 2009.

Tickets for Masterson Method in Ireland now on Sale

2009-01-11T13:57:00.000-08:00

Here is the paypal button for the Kerry Clinic (Tralee, Co Kerry 11-12th June 2009)

Initial Land for Shanto has been bought!

2008-12-03T04:32:00.000-08:00

Hey People,

we have acquired 3 acres plus four outbuildings in west Waterford this week. Its confirmed - we are looking to raise funds to buy another 10 acres of holding land for the horses. We will commence our plans for the renovations and design of the housing and retreat centre next year.

Its an exciting time as we will be bringing a multiple amount of systems to our work!

Including: Equine massage, equine bodywork therapy, natural horsemanship, Equine Touch, Equine Chinese Massage.

In addition for riders: Tui Na (Chinese Bodywork Therapy) , Acupuncture, Spinal Re-Balancing, Core Strength training, Herbal Preparations, training in natural horsemanship.

Stay posted....we will put up some pictures of the land...

Cheers

Shanto

Equine Massage coming to Ireland

2008-11-20T08:53:00.000-08:00

Hey Horse Lovers!

do you want to learn the Masterson Method of Equine Massage and Integrated Bodywork Therapy?

Well now it is coming to Ireland, courtesy of Shanto Ireland.........

I will be putting details for the courses in June 2009 - it will be a two day workshop for those wishing to get those vital techniques to enable their horse to perform better, loosen the neck, poll area, the spine and the shoulders.

Plus many many more techniques will be jam packed into the intro course....

Shanto Logo is born

2008-11-10T17:08:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

we have nearly secured the land and we are only moments away now from signing the contract to secure us 4 outbuildings and 3 acres of land in a secret location in Ireland.

In addition we have finalised the logo to used for our new website, marketing and business merchandise.

I was thinking of posting up an image of the logo here.

Let me know if you want to see it??

Initial Review of Pat Parelli

2008-09-24T13:58:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys,

my wife and I sat down this evening and spent some quality time together working on reading and breaking down Pat Parelli's system - he calls it Natural Horse Man Ship.

Our intial thoughts are that in his book he has decided to take certain elements and break them down into numbered lists of items to remember ; with each list relating to a particular attitude or technique/skill, to what he terms as the 'The Six Keys'. What is interesting to note - is that he has a very 'Natural' style of writing and is very good as describing specific elements of his system. However there are times he gets a little technical - which is okay of you know Parelli....He also has these little terms...sort of Parelliism's for want of a better word...which makes the reading more captivating...

One thing is for sure - he has given some people in the horseworld a run for their money and if one thing is for certain - his marketing campaigns are top notch....

My wife and I will 'digest' more of his work in the coming days and I will post more about his book
titled - 'Natural Horse-Man-Ship'

It's worth a read......he is the technical man by all accounts. In the meantime I am looking as some of Mark Rashid's work also - he is the spiritual man by the looks of it so far...but lets see....

Oh yes....one more thing...I met up with a friend of mine from Italy...Astrid Gambertone, she has been over to Ireland a couple of times this month working as a rep for Tattersalls.....I met her recently at a Masterson Method Clinic in the UK..we had a great chat and I hope to see her again....more news to follow about a Tui Na class for equine rehab I think...
Also I am bringing Jim Masterson ( MastersonMethod) over to Ireland to teach his system of Equine Massage - please reply to this blog if you have any interests or want to know more..

In the meantime -- take a look at the Parelli marketing machine....pretty impressive.

Shanto is Coming!

2008-09-19T02:17:00.000-07:00

Watch this space as we develop a unique retreat centre in the countryside of southern Ireland.
This centre with its private location will be a private retreat for business people, therapists, coaches, life coaches, doctors, physiotherapists, healers, martial artists, and the whole human race....

What will make this centre unique is its 3 tiered approach.
1st tier will be a treatment clinic that combines the very best of complimentary health care systems
2nd tier will be a retreat centre for your stay and focus on wellness, education, teaching, personal development and relaxation.
3rd tier will be an Equine Development Centre - which will encompass various approaches to the treatment and training of horses from a wholistic, non aggressive philosophy.

The land for this centre is being acquired and once the sale is through we will post pictures of it for all to see........

The location will remain secret for now.....