Build Confidence. Learn Respect. Connect with Horses.

This one-day workshop is the perfect introduction to safe, kind horsemanship where every step is about building trust between you and the horse. Whether you're new to horses or wanting to strengthen your foundation, you'll learn how to read their language, move with calm confidence, and handle them with care.

No shouting. No forcing. Just quiet, connected learning.

What You’ll Learn:

• Reading horse body language and energy
  Understand what your horse is telling you — before they even move.

• Approaching, catching, haltering, and leading
  Learn to catch a horse calmly and guide them with respect and intention.

• Grooming and care essentials
  Hands-on experience with grooming tools, horse health, and connection through care.

• Safe zones, boundaries, and communication
  Understand how to keep yourself (and your horse) safe by working within natural cues.

• Connecting through feel and timing
  Learn how to match your energy to your horse's and why it matters.

• Introduction to tack and gear
  Get familiar with saddles, bridles, and equipment; how to fit and use them safely.

Workshop Info:

• Location: Standfast Stables, 7391 State Highway 35, Te Kaha, Ōpōtiki

• Time: 9:30am – 3:00pm

• Cost: $120 per person, $50 for fence sitters

• Who it's for: Adults and teens (13+), beginners or returning riders

• Includes: Use of horse or bring your own, all gear, and light refreshments

Learn to Speak the Language of the Horse

This workshop is an extended version of our 1-Day Basic Horsemanship Workshop, designed to give you more time, deeper practice, and a stronger foundation in natural horsemanship.

Step into the world of horses and discover more than just riding — discover relationship, respect, and rhythm. Over two hands-on days, you’ll learn how to connect, communicate, and handle horses safely and confidently through real-world, practical skills.

Whether you're just starting out or rebuilding your confidence, this workshop offers a safe, supportive environment to learn, grow, and ride forward.

What You'll Learn:

• Horse behaviour & body language
  Understand how horses think, move, and communicate with their environment — and with you.

• Safe handling & groundwork
  Learn how to lead, halt, back up, and move with your horse using clear, confident energy.

• Building trust & feel
  Become a consistent, reliable partner on the ground and begin to develop intuitive timing.

• Basic riding skills(optional, depending on confidence)
  Mounted work includes balanced seat, soft hands, and confidence in motion.

• Introduction to tack and horse care
  Learn about grooming tools, basic saddle fit, and gear essentials for everyday use.

Workshop Info:

• Location: Standfast Stables, 7391 State Highway 35, Te Kaha, Ōpōtiki

• Time: 9:30am – 3:00pm

• Cost: $220 per person, $80 fence sitters

• Who it's for: Adults and teens (13+), beginners or returning riders

• Includes: Use of horse or bring your own, all gear, and morning tea and lunch

$80 for fence sitters

Come Back to Yourself With Horses Beside You

Sometimes the world moves too fast, and our bodies carry more than they were meant to. This one-day healing workshop is a chance to slow down, breathe deep, and reconnect with the land, with yourself, and with the quiet presence of horses.

• Through gentle, guided experiences alongside our horses, we’ll explore how to notice what’s going on inside, regulate our nervous systems, and find steady ground again, not through words, but through presence.

  No horse experience needed. Just come as you are.

What You’ll Experience:

• Grounding into the present
  Settle into a calm space where you can breathe, feel, and let go.

• Horse-led connection
  Be with horses in a way that’s natural, respectful, and healing no pressure to ride, just to be. Observe how your body responds as you step into shared space.

• Body scan and awareness practice
  After connecting with the horse, we guide you through a full-body check-in noticing shifts in breath, tension, and energy, and gently naming what’s changed.

• Nervous system tools
  Learn simple strategies to recognise when you’re in fight, flight, or freeze — and ways to return to calm.

• Gentle interaction
  Grooming, breathing, and standing with the herd, connection through quiet presence and consent.

• Reflective space
  Time to journal, share if you wish, and simply be in a space that honours rest and reconnection.

Who It’s For:

• Anyone feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or disconnected

• Those seeking calm, clarity, or a reset

• Adults (18+) — no horse experience required

• Professionals, parents, caregivers, or those carrying a lot for others

Workshop Info:

• Location: Standfast Stables, 7391 State Highway 35, Te Kaha, Ōpōtiki

• Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm

• Cost:$120 per person, $50 fence sitter

• Includes: Gentle facilitation, horse time, journal prompts, refreshments and lunch

• Group size: Small, safe and supportive — spaces limited, minimum of 6

Winter was for reflection. Spring is for emergence.

As the whenua begins to awaken and the days grow longer, so too do we.

This Wahine Wanaga is an invitation to pause, reconnect and step into the next season of your life with intention.

Surrounded by horses, whenua, and wahine, we will gather for a powerful weekend of connection, reflection, growth and renewal.

Learn from the wisdom of horses

Reconnect with yourself and the whenua

Share space with like-minded wāhine

Held during Rākaunui, the Full Moon

Step into spring with clarity, strength, and purpose

• Te Kaha, East Coast, Aotearoa

• 28–30 August 2026

• Investment: $499

• Limited to 12 wāhine

This is not a retreat.

This is a wānanga.

A space to remember who you are.

A space to release what no longer serves you.

A space to step forward into the woman you are becoming.

As winter gives way to spring, it is time to step forward into your next season.

Kua tae te wā. Your time is now.