Yes, when it first began it was marketed as simple standing bodywork exercises that owners could do at home in conjunction with their existing training programs, and one of the reasons myself and other early adopters were supportive of it initially. By the end of that first year it evolved into riding horses while in stretched out resting postures, and most of the original folks involved no longer support it once they’ve run their bank accounts dry and realize their horse isn’t as improved as they initially believed.
Recently I saw a comment where Celeste was claiming several talented professionals who have been around for years prior to BTMMs existence somehow stole her work as a sort of meltdown when someone politely questioned aspects of the method that are now being recognized to be destabilizing posturally in the research realm. That was interesting. It was quickly deleted however. Can’t help but think she slipped up and revealed her true colors before realizing her error. The thing is screenshots live on forever, and here it is for your viewing pleasure.
Steph Bloom has been a supporter of BTMM for quite some time as far as I can tell, so it’s odd Celeste is attacking her for simply bringing up concerns very professionally about some of the exercises. Celeste’s knee-jerk response is to berate her with untrue harsh insults. The strong defensiveness is typical of her nature anytime she is questioned by a supporter. Isn’t that strange?
I also recall Annie Dillon was attacked in a similar fashion by Celeste some years ago for discussing with Celeste about the importance of an open poll when Celeste was supporting horses falling behind the vertical in the masterclass a few years back. I do recall Annie disappeared from social media for quite some time for health reasons shortly after, was that part of it? Is there more to the story? I suppose its only fitting Celeste appears to have reversed the roles in her recount of the events. The irony is Annie teaches the opposite of what Celeste teaches which makes her claims even more ridiculous.
Diana Waters and Celeste got into a very public bashing amongst each other some time ago. I am not all that familiar with Diana’s work so I can’t comment on that, but I can say I have met multiple trainers who have worked with ex BTMM horses who were in training with Celeste herself, and Celeste had missed significant crookedness in the spine, not to mention every single one of them had pronounced brace in the poll. Again, she seems to point the fingers for actions she herself is guilty of.
From what I can tell, most respectable trainers don’t give her the time of day once they see through the social media popularity ruse, that appears to be the only consistent aspect surrounding the method that I can see. It does make for some popcorn worthy drama!
Why someone with such a large following and profitable business would be so concerned with such small name trainers is beyond my comprehension. But then, this seems to be evolving into a recurring theme, and it’s not a good look for Celeste. I suppose gurus can only maintain a facade for so long before the cracks begin to show.
At the end of her comment, if we are to take the trend of this entire screenshot with obvious role reversals of what actually happened, then look at where she mentions she enjoyed her talks with these individuals, I can only assume it’s because those talks benefitted her somehow because they certainly don’t seem to miss her.
