Intuitive Horse offer 3-day personal development retreats, held most months from March through to November. The retreats are designed for people interested in their own personal development, who like horses, or who are experiencing something in their lives they need help and insight with. No experience with horses is necessary, also attendees don’t need to have any riding abilities, as all work with the horses is done from the ground.
Being prey animals, horses are very sensitive to their environment and as a result are very good at reading a person’s emotional state. As horses don’t use spoken language they are tuned into feeling states and body language, and this is also how they communicate with each other.
Through exploring how to connect with a horse, people often become aware of behaviours and mind states that might be inhibiting connection with the horse. By becoming aware of these, with the help of the facilitator, a person can start to explore different ways of relating. The horse then changes its’ response to the person as they shift, giving instant feedback. The person can then reflect as to how this interaction with the horse may be relevant to other areas of their life, and how they can begin to work with their new insights.
By the end of the 3 days a person may have:
- An understanding in emotional responsibility
- An awareness of how their environment responds to their emotional state
- Become aware of certain patterns in their life which may be presenting themselves, and how to change them if necessary
- A broader self-awareness
- Trust to work with their intuition
- Learnt how to ‘be’ with a horse, and in turn themselves
- Learnt how to quieten the mind
- A knowledge in equine behaviour
Intuitive Horse is based in Hastings, East Sussex, where their herd of fifteen horses live as a natural herd on their 110 acre farm. Over the three days people get to work 1-1 with a horse as well as work with the whole herd on the last day. The retreat is designed to allow everyone to work at their own pace. People with a fear of horses are welcomed.
For more information please visit intuitivehorse.co.uk or ring Emma, Owner & Founder of Intuitive Horse, on 07825 036301
