Bring Your Group.

We’ll Create the Experience.

Private Horses & Humans Workshops

Gather six to ten friends, family members, colleagues or members of an existing group for a meaningful day in nature and in the presence of horses.

A private Horses & Humans workshop offers your group a different way to slow down, reconnect and explore how you communicate, respond and relate to one another.

Each experience is adapted to the needs and interests of your group.

There is no riding, and no previous horse experience is required.

A Meaningful Day for People Who Already Share a Connection

Private workshops are designed for established groups who would like to experience something memorable together.

Your group might include:

  • Friends

  • Sisters or family members

  • Women’s groups

  • Professional peer groups

  • Therapists, coaches or helping professionals

  • Workplace colleagues

  • Community or support groups

  • People celebrating a birthday, retirement or other milestone

  • People moving through a shared transition or new chapter

You do not need to arrive with a particular problem to solve.

Some groups come with a specific theme in mind. Others simply want to step away from their usual routines and spend meaningful time together in a calm and natural setting.

Choose a Focus for Your Group

We will speak with the organizer before the workshop and adapt the day around the group’s interests, relationships and level of comfort.

Possible themes include:

Connection and Communication

Explore how group members approach one another, communicate their intentions and respond to subtle signals.

Boundaries and Confidence

Notice how you express limits, take up space, ask for what you need and respond when another person or animal sets a boundary.

Trust and Collaboration

Explore how trust develops, how people work together and what makes cooperation feel either natural or difficult.

Stress, Presence and Emotional Well-Being

Step away from everyday responsibilities, slow down and reconnect with your own physical and emotional signals.

Life Transitions and Renewal

Create space to reflect on change, uncertainty, loss, growth or the beginning of a new chapter.

A Meaningful Celebration or Gathering

Mark a birthday, retirement, reunion or other important occasion with an experience that offers more depth and connection than a traditional group outing.

These themes are starting points rather than rigid programs. We shape the experience around the people who will actually be attending.

Why Horses?

Horses communicate primarily through movement, body language, attention and distance.

Because they respond to what is happening in the moment, they can help us notice aspects of ourselves and our relationships that are often difficult to see during ordinary conversation.

Their responses are not judgments or diagnoses. They offer immediate and often surprising information about how we approach, communicate, hesitate, connect and set boundaries.

The horses are not used as tools or expected to perform. Their comfort, choice and well-being remain central throughout the experience.

What the Day May Include

Every workshop is different, but your group’s experience may include:

  • Guided observation of the horses

  • Grounding and awareness exercises

  • Carefully supported interaction with selected horses

  • Individual reflection

  • Small-group and whole-group activities

  • Facilitated conversation

  • Time outdoors in a peaceful natural environment

  • Opportunities to connect the experience to everyday relationships and situations

  • Lunch and scheduled breaks

No one is required to touch, lead or approach a horse.

Participants are invited to take part at the level that feels appropriate and comfortable for them.

No Riding. No Horse Experience Required.

All activities take place on the ground.

You do not need any previous experience with horses, and you do not need to feel completely comfortable around them before attending.

We introduce the horses and the environment gradually. Participants receive clear guidance about safety, personal space and respectful interaction.

People who prefer to observe rather than interact directly can still participate meaningfully in the workshop.

Thoughtful, Professional Facilitation

Horses & Humans workshops bring together experience in psychotherapy, executive coaching, experiential learning and equine behaviour.

The facilitators help the group make sense of what emerges while respecting each participant’s privacy, comfort and personal boundaries.

The day may be reflective and emotionally meaningful, but it is not psychotherapy or clinical treatment.

Participants are never required to discuss personal matters or disclose anything they would prefer to keep private.

A Few Things to Know

  • All activities take place on the ground. There is no riding.

  • No previous horse experience is required.

  • Participants choose their own level of involvement.

  • No one is required to discuss personal matters.

  • The workshop is reflective and psychologically informed, but it is not psychotherapy.

  • Lunch is included.

Current Private-Group Availability

We make a limited number of Saturdays available for private groups throughout the season.

Currently Available

  • Saturday, August 15, 2026

  • Saturday, August 22, 2026

  • Saturday, September 19, 2026

  • Saturday, September 26, 2026

Dates are offered on a first-confirmed basis.

Submitting an inquiry does not reserve a date.

A date is confirmed once the minimum number of participants has committed and the required payment or deposit has been received.

Group Size and Fee

Private workshops are designed for groups of six to ten participants.

Fee

$285 per participant, plus applicable taxes

The fee includes:

  • The full-day professionally facilitated workshop

  • All horse-related activities

  • Preparatory consultation with the organizer

  • Workshop materials

  • Lunch

  • Scheduled refreshments and breaks

Workplace and organizational groups may request customized programming and group invoicing.

Create a Different Kind of Day Together

A private Horses & Humans workshop is an opportunity to step out of ordinary routines and experience your group in a new way.

You bring the people.

We create the setting, structure and experience.

Complete the form below to ask about available dates.

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Psychologically informed equine-assisted workshops, facilitated by credentialed professionals.