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Sharon McMaster
- 37, Female
- Kitchener, ON
- Canada
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Sharon McMaster left a comment for Jolena Kusec
Happy New Year .. belated! Glad to hear things are picking up for you. I know it can be hard to fit the massage inbetween everything else. I work full-time nights in a hospital laboratory. No one wanted to work nights and I worked steady nights all…
Sharon McMaster left a comment for Kate Meyers
That's great! I'm sure you'll enjoy working as a vet tech in combo with your massage work. And yes, we have TSC stores here as well. I went to university and college after completing the D'AL course. I work full-time nights in a…
Kate Meyers left a comment for Sharon McMaster
I would love to build up to Full time massage... but by the looks of the industry in my area, I'd have to move out of state (which I'm not opposed too!). I'm working retail at TSC (do you have those?) so I'm hoping to make a few…
Sharon McMaster left a comment for Kate Meyers
Things are going pretty good for me here. I just moved to Kitchener a little over a year ago so I'm still building my business. But I'm limiting the massage to part-time so I don't have room for many more new clients in my schedule.…
Kate Meyers left a comment for Sharon McMaster
I'm enjoying it very much when I do get the chance to massage! The economy has hit my area very hard due to the drought and exorbitant hay prices that the horse industry got hit with for the last 2 years :( How are things up Kitchener way?
Sharon McMaster left a comment for Kate Meyers
hi kate! thanks for adding me. how are you enjoying being an equine massage therapist?
Jolena Kusec left a comment for Sharon McMaster
Hi Sharon, I had a better year this year. I am at the point that I need to get a different job that allows me to spend more time on my massage business. The aromatherapy is interesting and I am adding it to my massage a little. It is mostly for my…
Profile Information
- A Bit About Me and my Horse(s)
- I have been working with horses for most of my life. I am an equine massage therapist and have been practicing for 10 years now, having graduated from a 2 year intensive equine massage therapy diploma program. I also acheived an Honors degree in Biology. I recently relocated to Kitchener and have relaunch my business (McMaster Massage) in this region.
- Country
- Canada
- Website:
- http://www.mcmastermassage.com
- Do you have any pets?
- dog, rabbit, ponies, horse
- Topics of Interest
- Dressage, Jumper, Driving
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The Importance of Stretching
Posted on June 29, 2009 at 3:47am 1 Comment 0 Likes
We spend hours and hours in training our horses to develop them physically or to perfect a certain maneuver, but how many of us take 5-10 minutes after the cool down to stretch out our horse's muscles? My guess is not enough!
Stretching is very important for maintaining maximum mobility and suppleness in muscles. When your horse's muscles are still warm from a work-out, taking a few minutes to stretch out those muscles will help to alleviate any tension that may have developed during… Continue
Stretching is very important for maintaining maximum mobility and suppleness in muscles. When your horse's muscles are still warm from a work-out, taking a few minutes to stretch out those muscles will help to alleviate any tension that may have developed during… Continue
Maintenance Massage
Posted on June 16, 2009 at 6:25am 3 Comments 0 Likes
Most people will think of calling a massage therapist when their horse has a major problem. While massage is a wonderful treatment for many strains and injuries, what about the times in between when the horse appears fine? Your horse doesn't need to have an obvious existing problem in order to benefit from massage. In fact, the most effective use of massage therapy is actually applied in a maintenance program.
Though all horses can benefit from massage, it is those which are… Continue
Though all horses can benefit from massage, it is those which are… Continue
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 1:52pm on January 7, 2010,
Kate Meyers said…
- I would love to build up to Full time massage... but by the looks of the industry in my area, I'd have to move out of state (which I'm not opposed too!). I'm working retail at TSC (do you have those?) so I'm hoping to make a few contacts that way. I'm starting school in March to become a Vet Tech. I'm hoping to combine my massage knowledge with the vet tech stuff and i'm *hoping* to get on with a large animal vet. *crosses fingers*
- At 3:53pm on January 1, 2010,
Kate Meyers said…
- I'm enjoying it very much when I do get the chance to massage! The economy has hit my area very hard due to the drought and exorbitant hay prices that the horse industry got hit with for the last 2 years :( How are things up Kitchener way?
- At 12:01pm on December 15, 2009,
Jolena Kusec said…
- Hi Sharon, I had a better year this year. I am at the point that I need to get a different job that allows me to spend more time on my massage business. The aromatherapy is interesting and I am adding it to my massage a little. It is mostly for my dogs right now.
- At 11:49am on December 10, 2009,
Barnmice Team said… - Hi Sharon, your link has been added!
- At 8:51am on July 2, 2009,
Anneke Kloosterman said… - Hi there,
Thanks for your comment. Would love to keep in touch, I'm very intruiged with any for of natural healing, massage etc. And am learning every day. I was wondering, have you heard of Micro current treatment?? I have seen and learned about that from closeby, and I'm absolutely amazed with the results that I have seen. I was just curious if you have heard of it, or if you use it yourself in your treatments.
Well, I just wanted to say hello,
Bye for now,
Anneke
- At 1:19pm on June 29, 2009,
Anneke Kloosterman said…
- Hi there, I love your profile! I find all of this kind of stuff very very interesting, and I think more people should add this in their daily routine when they handle their horses. Anyway, I just wanted to drop that in! Thanks for your information, Have a great day!
- At 12:28pm on March 20, 2009,
Barbara F. said… - Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day! :)
- At 9:03am on December 3, 2008,
Barbara F. said…
- Hi Sharon,
Yes the session did deal more with "creating yourself" in terms of discovering how we all have individual strengths that open doors of business opportunity. And, of course, the group discussion hopefully led people to
1. Realize how painless networking can be. 2. Help people think laterally and creatively about how they can build their businesses.
Now that you are a Barnmice member, play with ways to network on line. As a little exercise, I would suggest that you find ways to participate in the community, adding your voice as an equine massage therapist. You can comment on members' photos that you like, join the OEF and other groups that interest you, add a blog post or comment on others, add some photos and videos, start discussions and participate in discussions that are already underway. In other words, put yourself out there and let people get to know you!
- At 8:32am on December 2, 2008,
Barbara F. said…
- Hi Sharon,
Yes, either we ran short of time or I ran long on talking!! I did want to get into how to use the Internet as a networking tool, parallel to your efforts in the bricks and mortar world. I also wanted to talk about simple ways to create and support your own individual brand, but I think I would have needed a whole extra hour for that!
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