These workshops offer transformative experiences through deep connection, healing, and self-discovery, guided by ancestral wisdom, nature, and equine sensitivity, culminating in personal growth and clarity.

ALL GROUPS ARE CURRENTLY FULL

These groups with the herd offer qualified therapists a seasonal, reflective journey into personal and professional development, guided by the intuitive wisdom of horses and nature, into interconnectedness and leadership.

THIS GROUP IS CURRENTLY FULL

2025: Fridays April 4, June 13, September 26, December 5, 10-4.30pm

This new women’s group works with ritual and the interconnectedness of people with the herd and nature to explore what it means to be an older woman.

With the support of the horses, as expert mirrors of body, soul and spirit, the group delves into older woman archetypes, releasing joy, creativity, laughter and naughtiness, while also and acknowledging the shadows.

The group suits women who want to join a community as they face the inevitable losses during this time of life, who want to find the courage of ruthless compassion, who want to pursue the truth of their heart’s desire and, as an elder, be supportive to themselves, to others and to our earth.

It is a requirement that participants have experienced extensive personal therapy and, ideally, to have worked with Miranda and the herd.

This ongoing group will meet four times a year. Drinks, biscuits and fruit are provided, but please bring your own lunch. Cost: £150 per day.

Saturday 21 June – 9am to 5pm

On the summer solstice, with the heat and energy of the sun at its zenith, this workshop will focus on finding positivity and reconnecting with creativity and playfulness. Taking our cues from the beauty in nature and from herd dynamics, and with Llwyna Farm as a sumptuous, wild backdrop that’s full of life at this time of year, we’ll explore appreciation and mischievousness and how to take forward those joyful ripples into everyday life.

Eight spaces. £250 pp. Drinks, lunch and afternoon tea and cake included.

Saturday 4 October

During the journey to adulthood, relationships between parents or guardians and their young are in constant flux. Observing the herd’s two mothers, their four offspring and the role of the wider equine ‘family,’ both male and female, will give us plenty of food for thought. We’ll look at parenting styles, the power of listening, witnessing and supporting, and the tricky issue of balancing boundaries. How do you demonstrate leadership, maintain a loving connection and allow children to explore and step into their true selves while ensuring their safety and respecting freedom and privacy?

Eight spaces. Open to parents, stepparents, foster parents, grandparents, guardians and their young. £250 pp. Two concessionary spaces available.

Saturday and Sunday, 1-2 November

This experience is for those seeking unspoken wisdom around death and dying. With the horses comes the opportunity to align what is true with our beliefs around the mysteries of dying well. The workshop offers a foundation of peace and support through the herd as you or someone you love approaches death. Living in the moment, animals guide us to be present and synchronise with the seasons of living.  Allowing ourselves to be present with fear, anger, sadness and pain helps us move into acceptance, forgiveness and our heart's release. Nurturing a connection with our ancestors, we shall call upon their wisdom to illuminate our path to living and dying well. This work will help us evolve and live with meaning and purpose until our life’s end.

This workshop is facilitated by Miranda and Kathleen McGarry, an equine facilitated guide and founder of Spirit-Horse. She is writing her first book about her seven-year experience as a care-giver and the profound realities of hospice, death doulas, assisted living and the preparation of life's next chapters.

Participants may find it helpful to view a video of Miranda and the herd’s final farewell to a much-loved mare, Mossy.

Eight spaces. £600 pp. Drinks, lunch and afternoon tea and cake included.