5 day / 4 night retreat – Healing with Horses and Wellness Retreat Easter 2025

This is a one-of-a-kind experience in Australia.

Would you like to have an Easter getaway in a restorative way and reset yourself to feel more refreshed and rejuvenated?

Experience the healing power of horses along with a focus on wellness and integrating tools to help you find and maintain your centre.
This unique and inspiring retreat will do just that. Horses, Massage, Nature, Yoga, Meditation, Wellness Workshops, Self Reflection. True healing comes from addressing the whole person.

This inspiring and holistic retreat offers a transformative experience that can help you break through challenges in your life. Immerse yourself in the transformative power of horse wisdom, where the gentle presence of horses may guide you toward emotional clarity and self-awareness. This is an opportunity for you to take time out, unwind, de-stress, and come back to that inner knowing within yourself. Through rejuvenating practices & nourishing food, you will leave with a deeper connection to your inner sense of self.

There are a variety of accommodation options to suit various budgets ranging from camping to Queen rooms in the main mud brick house.

Rachael Gibson from Heart of the Horse has woven her individual passions of healing modalities and horses together to create a unique offering that will leave you feeling deeply connected to yourself.

Allowing your intuition & inner guidance system to filter through all the more easily.

You will have the opportunity to unwind from your daily life.

Let go of things you may have been carrying and surrender to the magic power of experiencing what horses can teach you and help you reflect on the way you show up in the world.

There will other guest facilitators coming and sharing their particular modalities with the group over the course of the retreat. These will be confirmed closer to the retreat date, depending on retreat numbers and facilitator availability over the holiday period. One massage is included with your retreat package.

Other dates in 2025 for the 5 day/4 night Healing with Horses & Wellness Retreats

26-30 September 2025

31st October- 4th November 2025 (Melbourne Cup Weekend)

There are also regular 3 day/2 night Healing with Horses and Wellness Retreats that run each month

These retreats run from 2pm Friday – lunch time Tuesday.

2025 Dates –
**3 day/2 nights Retreats

4-6 April

2-4 May, 16-18 May, 30 May-1 June

22-24 August, 5-7 September, 12-14 September

These retreats run from 3pm Friday – 11.30am Sunday

Here is what a few retreat participants had to say of their experience –
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I had an amazing time at Heart of the horse 3 day/2night retreat with Rachel and her gorgeous team of therapy animals. If you’re looking for practical advice when you’re going through a tough time this is the place for you. Rachel taught me so many things I couldn’t possibly list them here. Crucial skills needed to get through life with a good attitude even when things are tough. The atmosphere was calm and inviting and the property is stunning. I now have skills I can go away with and pass on to others in my life. So grateful to have found heart of the horse I will be a returning customer. Darihan, Geelong
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A fantastic place for healing. It has helped me to reset myself and has given me the tools to succeed. A tranquil place full of peaceful, kind and super helpful knowledge. I have been twice now and intend on returning many more times. The horses are amazing and are so helpful in helping oneself feel peace. Liz, Melbourne
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An absolutely magical experience. I spoilt myself for my 62nd birthday. What a treat. Wonderful food, great accomodation, beautiful home to enjoy, so many special views. Rachel is a very fun, caring, nurturing & knowledgeable person. She is very generous with her time & a great cook & facilitator. I learnt lots about healing & caring for myself. I really enjoyed doing the kundalini yoga, it wasn’t too hard. Very energising & relaxing as well. Very special seeing the horses when the tent window was opened. The 4 horses were beautiful & so different. I loved interacting with them, being in their presence was so powerful. The healing & energy they give is so incredible. It was lovely to just be with two others doing the retreat. Very cozy & intimate. I recommend anyone who wants a special experience to do this retreat.
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A happy place Seeking soul purpose, I made my way to Heart of the Horse retreat by train to Malmsbury to be picked up by Rachael and to wind our way through the rolling valley to what would become another of my happy places. I had no expectation other than to be close to nature and to four healing horses, Franklin, Tavi, Lady and Clover. The 3-day, 2-night retreat was magical: being with the herd, being with self, being with Kasey and Leela the dog dogs, and being with a fellow retreater and Rachael. Waking with the sunrise, breathing the clean air, Kundalini yoga in the bell tent, reading, eating nourishing food, drinking cleansing teas, exploring, bathing, caring massage from Ang, meditating and slipping into a deep sleep after the sun sets. It was a refreshing, revitalising, remarkable time. I loved the synchronicities, the affirmation, the closeness to peace. If you’re guided here and spend your time mindfully, you’ll wander home closer to your soul purpose and feel like the Universe has given you a warm, wonderful hug. Thank you 🙏🏼🐴🐴🐴🐴👩🏻‍🦰🐾
Malmsbury, Victoria