Horses guide us to a deeper understanding of the mysteries of everyday life.
Time spent with horses in nature returns us to our connection to Spirit and purpose in our lives by re-awakening our heart and soul. Carl Jung taught that we are all born whole and that as adaptations to our environments we lose awareness of that oneness with Spirit. It is the separation from Spirit that leaves us searching for a sense of purpose.
Hippocrene Spring offers Epona workshops, Women's Spiritual Retreats, Leadership workshops with Horses, Equine Experiential Learning, and Personal Growth Workshops with "Horses as Teacher" in serene Shingle Springs, California nestled in the Sierra foothills (mid way between Sacramento and S. Lake Tahoe) and surrounded by thousands of acres of undeveloped land.

Experience your Self through unique interactions with horses that engage your senses and open your heart. When we learn to trust our hearts and our own inner knowing we can live authentically and joyfully, but before we can trust these sources we must first learn to reawaken our connection to them. Horses live in a state of connection to their intuitve guidance systems, their survival has depended on it. Unless it has been trained or beaten out of them, they rely on their intuition constantly. Horses have much to teach us about the value of living in the present and trusting our own intuition. They teach us to quiet our minds, seek states of stillness, and open our hearts so that we may hear the voice that lies in waiting within each of us, that over time has been silenced. When we reawaken our connection to our true Self we reestablish our path towards reclaiming our sense of wholeness so that we may live from the place that allows us to live fully, love fully, and dance to the beat of our own hearts.
Workshops and Private Sessions (click one to learn more)
One may experience this unique way of learning through small groups or through individual sessions. Workshop themes vary although they all include the basic principles of creating authentic community, learning to distinguish between our false self and our authentic self, tools for setting and respecting healthy boundaries, understanding our unique guidance systems, and understanding the value of our emotions. Please see our workshop page for our most recent offerings. We are updating regularly.
Hippocrene Spring welcomes individuals and groups and offers a variety of innovative experiences that foster personal growth and human development through reflective and active interactions with horses in a beautiful parklike setting. Nesteled in the scenic Sierra foothills of El Dorado County, CA Hippocrene Spring is located in a very special environment that supports beauty, serenity, and privacy.
"Beauty may be the energy source for the spirit; the place within the mind where sympathy, concordance, and kindness are born and regenerated."
Alan Magee