Embrace the Cowgirl Spirit through Yoga, Mindfulness, and Women’s Empowerment

Dates:

January 21-24, 2024

Duration:

4 days / 3 nights

Riding Level:

All Levels Welcome

Join Cathy Woods, Creator of Body, Mind, Equine TM, Author of Yoga for Riders, and international presenter for a meaningful, all-inclusive retreat experience at White Stallion Ranch. Cathy is a longtime retreat leader and creates a safe, supportive, non-competitive environment for retreat participants to feel fully comfortable being their authentic selves!

White Stallion Ranch is a traditional dude ranch carefully blended with the service and amenities of a fine resort. Reconnect with nature while exploring postures and poses that improve your horsemanship, and learn mindfulness techniques to use around horses and in everyday life. Ride through the unspoiled desert, rugged mountains and cactus that have brought Hollywood filmmakers to the ranch for over 70 years. The True family welcomes you to the ranch that has been their home for over 55 years.

Horses

White Stallion Ranch owns one of the largest private herds of horses in Arizona. With so many to choose from, there’s a horse for everyone.

There are both fast and slow rides, half and full-day rides, rides into the mountains, rides with wine and cheese, and rides with beer and Cheetos.

Riding

All levels welcome, from beginners to advanced riders. The extensive riding program accommodates the experienced horse owner, the “first-time” rider and all riders in between.

Accompanying non-riders welcome as well.

Tack and Terrain

All riders will be riding Western

Terrain

Ride through the Sonoran desert and into the Santa Catalina, surrounded by sandstone rock formations and cholla, saguaro, and barrel cactus, among other interesting species.

Accommodation

Rooms are spacious and charming and situated throughout the ranch and a Hacienda for families or groups. Every guest room has a private patio with views of the cactus gardens, mountains, or corrals and many feature patio fireplaces. Generous floor plans offer sunny, comfortable rooms with plenty of closet space. Adjoining Deluxe King Twin rooms create Deluxe Family Suites which comfortably sleep 8 people and offer 2 full bathrooms for busy mornings.

Dining

All meals are included. Breakfast includes a cooked-to-order menu as well as an extensive continental buffet. Daily lunch buffet allows you to dine inside or on the patio with a selection of two entrees, several side dishes and salads, a salad and a sandwich bar. Fresh fruit is always available. Dinner is often a buffet with the main entrees grilled outdoors with a choice of two entrees and an ever-changing variety of side dishes. Delicious dessert options vary nightly.

Itinerary

  • After check-in, the program begins with a meet and greet and orientation along with gentle yoga to work out the travel kinks, followed by dinner.

  • Begin the morning with a guided meditation, a yoga for riders class, and a deep relaxation experience, followed by a Body, Mind, Equine workshop topic; such as The Parallels of Yoga & Horsemanship, Breath-work for riders, and discussions about the cowgirl spirit.

    Then, spend time in the arena with horses doing un-mounted and mounted exercises from the Body, Mind, Equine curriculum, followed by a trail ride on seasoned, gentle ranch horses.

  • Guided morning meditation, followed by a yoga for riders class, and a deep relaxation experience, followed by a Body, Mind, Equine workshop topic; such as The Parallels of Yoga & Horsemanship, Breath-work for riders, and discussions about the cowgirl spirit.

    Then, spend time in the arena with horses doing un-mounted and mounted exercises from the Body, Mind, Equine curriculum, followed by a trail ride on seasoned, gentle ranch horses.

  • Wednesday morning will conclude after yoga with a closing session of the program.

Planning and Packing

Dates

Choose your own dates! The ranch is open year-round

  • Minimum 2-night stay

Rates

Single Room

Double/Sharing

Price Includes:

  • Accommodation

  • All meals

  • Riding

  • Yoga and workshops

  • All other activities

  • Shuttle to/from Tucson International Airport


Does not include:

  • Airfare to and from Tucson

  • Additional travel costs such as riding apparel and insurance

  • Tax and gratuities

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