ZEN HORSE RETREATS

Live and learn through the herd.

A Zen Horse retreat is a powerful, life-changing experience,

based on the knowledge gained throughout 17 years

of award-winning equine-assisted psychotherapy.

Through insight that cannot be learned through words,

we experience a journey through mind, body and soul,

guided by the wisdom of the herd, ancient and knowing.

We embrace horses' true purpose: that of guide, companion,

healer and teacher in a world that needs

them in this role now more than ever.

"Our life is changed; their coming our beginning." - Edwin Muir

About Zen Horse

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Our Mission

Zen Horse is dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with their true selves. Our herd is the largest therapy herd in the UK, consisting of rescued horses that are based at the registered charity and sanctuary Hay Farm Therapy Centre, on the Staffordshire-Shropshire border.

The retreats are based here, in the in the tranquility of nature in the fields of an ancient farm, once the Forest of Morfe. This private place is soothing, protected and safe. It is my home, and looked after me when I needed sanctuary after much turmoil in my life. I have learned here, providing equine-assisted therapy for 9 years, working with many organisations and individuals, transforming lives where other methods have been unsuccessful.

Zen Horse came about from being guided by horses. I listened to them in their behaviour and what they were offering clients, and moved away from being overly human-oriented in the therapy methods I was using. This led me to working more with energy and meditation, as horses do, which lends itself well to deeply spiritual experiences and retreats.

Zen Horse was then launched at the Soul Revolution Festival at Weston Park in 2025. I decided that because horses were the greatest healers and had a direct line to the transpersonal, they would be more than suitable in the healing field of the festival. It was a great risk: six horses that had never travelled or left the farm were chosen to attend a festival with thousands of people.

I had no idea if this would work out.

...But it did and they were magical. Offering really deep connection and peace, they settled easily and stood by the trees where they found and created a serene environment. We attended again this year and had the same results. I decided to offer retreats, so that I might enable people to more deeply explore the findings and feelings they had there.

Please join us and our community. We have so much to share with you!

A unique opportunity to live and learn with the herd. No riding or horse knowledge needed.

Become immersed in nature at this private venue. Connect to the harmony of the herd and setting.

Learn from the horses' wisdom.

9 hours of structured sessions throughout the retreat

Facilitated by the leading equine-assisted psychotherapist Elaine Noble

Reconnect to self and source with deep meditation

Find answers to your life's questions

Experience whole-brain learning

Discover transpersonal connection

Nourishing and delicious food

Small intimate group

Full moon ceremony

Furnished bell tents, single or double occupancy

Double occupancy £475

Single £625

Deposit required upon booking £200

Please telephone 0785047638 or

email zenhorse000@gmail.com.

Payment through bank transfer.

LIVING WITH THE HERD
RETREAT SEPT 26th-28th 2026
May 19th-21st 2027
WV15 6Ex

Day One

3-4pm Arrival and getting acquainted with your new bell tent home and sanctuary surroundings. Tea and refreshments around the fire

4.30pm Welcome circle

5pm Observation of the herd next to us. What do we notice about their way of being? Their interactions? Their connection to their surroundings? What can we learn from this? Question to continue, as horses will be observed over the retreat weekend

6pm Experiential session in the Zen Pen

7pm Dinner, nourishing and healing from a sacred recipe

8pm Mindfulness with the herd and nature, evening fire conversations and stories.

Day Two

Dawn Mindful movement with the herd. Begin the day amongst the herd in gentle mindful movement as the sun rises across the fields, filling the land with a golden glow.

Energy is awakened gently to start the new day

8.30am Breakfast

10 am Neuro-balance: an introduction to whole-brain living and exercise

11.15am Tea and reflection

12pm Transpersonal experience with the herd, moving beyond everyday thinking to a deeper experience of self, connection and meaning, through these ancient beings and their altered consciousness.