News From Jim

Hi everyone,

Happy Holidays!  Jingle, Jingle, Jingle!  I put my sleigh bells on Annabelle's buggy today to get in the Holiday mood for my morning drive to town for coffee.  It's getting a little nippy out there for much more of this in Iowa, but I am trying to squeak by a couple more times.

With the Holidays on my mind: For those of you, who, like me, don't relish standing in long lines to shop, you might consider taking a look at our Shopping Cart,  it sure beats finding a place to park at the mall.  For those who have taken my weekend seminar-workshop, you might also consider the Whole Horse Video series that we sell out of the home office.  Nancy or Conley can take your order over the phone or you can email them your interest.  They are not available to the general public as they are unedited sessions of work done on horses at the Winter Equestrian Festival.   They are best used by those that have taken my foundation seminar as I use terms that would be unfamiliar to those not having attended one.
 
On a sad note, as many of you may have already heard, Tamara Yates has decided to step down as Director of Certification. As all of you who have worked with her know, she does an amazing job and puts a huge amount of time and energy into her work. She has decided to focus more of that energy on her business at home. Luckily, she will continue teaching for me when she's available. Her shoes will be very hard to fill.

In the meantime, Stefani Reinhold will be helping me to fill them. Stefani was my first Masterson™ Certification Practitioner graduate, teaches Masterson Method™ seminars, and is currently working on the Masterson Method™ book with me (to be published in 2011 by Trafalgar Square - Horse and Rider Books - hooray!)

Speaking of Certification, we have a new practitioner in the Phoenix, Arizona area, Carla Meeske, read all about her in this newsletter.

I am looking forward to 2011.  Thanks to all of you for making 2010 such a great year! 

Like me, enjoy your horses.

Jim