22862 Dover Bridge Road, Preston, Maryland
colorado rocky mountains Women's Retreat
"discover the healing power of Horse-medicine and transform your life"
Step into a sacred space where horses help you uncover your purpose, release emotional blocks, and reignite your passion for life in the foothills of Colorado's Rocky Mountains
TWO DATES AVAILABLE
April 13-18, 2025 October 19 - 24, 2025 at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch in Loveland, Colorado.
Facilitated by Anne Altvater, Ulla Frederiksen, an amazing herd of horses, and the breath-taking land that Sylvan Dale calls home.
WHAT IS HORSE-MEDICINE?
Horse-medicine reveals a sacred space to release your automatic reactivity and defensiveness, this allows you to get to know your authentic truer self. As the protective layers shed, a sense of relaxation comes from within your body. This can be described as having a co-regulation experience for your nervous system. A well-regulated nervous system has the ability to adapt, which allows the body to rest, heal, and thrive.
Horse-medicine brings a unique type of transformational experience through two particular equine traits: authentic connection and natural sensitivity. A skillful horse/human partnership will hold heart-centered space and reflect a client's experience with authenticity, safety, and acceptance in a way that builds a sense of real connection to another living being.
Spending intentional time with a horse or a herd of horses offers life giving experiences that enhance our everyday lives.
Highlights of the week....
- Quality time with a skilled herd of horses and facilitators to embrace Horse-Medicine and integrate your experiences.
- Afternoon trail rides, hikes, naps, or wading in the river.
- "Messy Art" and Journaling has definitely been a favorite group activity. Supplies are provided. This can be a freeing, expressive way to process daily experiences.
- Evening conversations around a fire, meals together, and quiet time.
- Soak in the breath taking views from the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains by horseback.
- Have fun, laugh, cry, and make lasting friendships with the horses, each other and the all the Sylvan Dale Ranch family, including the wildlife and stunning landscape.
- Be reminded of your unique rhythm as you spend time with the horse herd energy, nature, and each other.
- Enjoy a horse suited for your riding ability.
- Daily riding (weather permitting).
- Cattle herding and sorting (a very popular activity!)
COST: $3800. or choose the "early bird" rate of $3500. paid by February 10, 2025
Also Includes...
- Private lodging in charming cabins on the river.
- Three daily delicious meals with gluten-free and vegetarian options.
- Guidance from the Sylvan Dale Ranch wranglers.
Transportation to Colorado and to the ranch are not included. Yoga from an outside instructor is available Monday, Wednesday, Friday for $10. a class. Massage therapist is available by appointment.
“Horses are magnificent healers. They filter our energy system, ground our presence, and show us aspects of ourselves we may have forgotten. The awareness that comes from this exploration is transformative, life changing, and comes to each person in the most perfect way.” ~ Anne Altvater
"My goal is to bring peace, creativity and healing to you, and together we can bring peace, creativity and healing to our communities and the world."
~ Ulla Frederiksen
About Your Retreat guides
Anne Altvater
Growing up with horses made Anne who she is today – a skilled horse woman, an award-winning riding instructor, a compassionate energy healer, and an intuitive equine therapy practitioner. Through her personal experience and decades of professional practice Anne has seen how horses offer a coherent field of energy to support clients raising their frequency to reveal insights that they may not be able to imagine on their own.
Anne has been training horses and riders for 30 years. Since 1999 she has owned and operated Campbell’s Lane Farm in Preston, Maryland. At the farm Anne and her team have trained horses and coached riders who have gone on to earn ribbons and develop self-confidence. Campbell’s Lane Farm is now the home base for Insight Equine Therapy and Anne’s practice of transformative healing.
Anne graduated from the Southeastern School of Massage in Jacksonville, Florida(1995). A 2003 graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, a four year degree which teaches hands-on healing and facilitates personal transformation to enable graduates to work with individual and group's energy consciousness system to effect change.
In 2021 Anne became a founding member of New Wave of Groups... "8 Elements to bring any group of two or more to a more harmonious deeper connection", the evolutionary edge of relationships, with ourselves and all beings.
Ulla Frederiksen MA., LLP
Ulla is a psychologist, ARCH certified group facilitator, teacher, and artist. Her private practice, The Sundance Center, specializes in client-centered, solution-oriented and trauma-informed therapy for Highly Sensitive People. Ulla also co-founded Red Horse Center for Collaborative Leadership, www.redhorse.red , a nonprofit organization contributing equitable access to personal and professional development, mental health, and community wellness.
Ulla lives close to nature with horses, dogs, chickens, cats, and goats and loves to share this peaceful world. She strives to create a safe, fun, and non-judgmental space for insight and healing to take place.
Ulla received her master's degree in Psychology from the Center for Humanistic Studies (now Michigan School of Psychology). She has been in private practice since 1993 and has facilitated with horses since 2001. Ulla has trained equine-assisted facilitation around the world since 2010.
Ulla is also co-creator of Arenas for Change (ARCH), a worldwide organization that supports and educates professionals who incorporate horses in mental health, organizational development, and education.
Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch
Sylvan Dale GuestRanch in Loveland, Colorado — the New West — a lot like the Old West, but a whole lot more comfortable! This historic working horse and cattle ranch has been in operation since the 1920’s.
At Sylvan Dale Ranch you can disconnect from your everyday life, settle back, and gain a fresh perspective.
Need more information?
Wondering if this retreat is for you?
Send us an email and we can set up time to answer your questions.
- Anne Altvater, anne@insightequinetherapy.com or 410-310-8033
- Ulla Frederiksen, ulla@sundancecenter.net or 269-226-2400