THE HEALING POWER OF HORSES
Our Services
Discover the transformative power of equine-facilitated learning at Horsepower. In our sessions, certified equine facilitator Lori Stavropoulos partners with horses to provide a unique and practical approach to personal growth and healing. Engage in activities with our perceptive equine partners to build trust, gain clarity, and develop essential life skills.
Whether you're navigating life transitions, seeking balance, or simply drawn to the wisdom of horses, our sessions offer a safe and supportive environment to explore, break through barriers, and uncover authentic answers for a more balanced and joyful life.
No prior horse experience is necessary.
WHY EQUINE-FACILITATED LEARNING?
Unlock a world of self-discovery with equine-facilitated learning – a one-of-a-kind journey that transcends conventional therapy. Delve into the transformative benefits of partnering with perceptive equine companions, gaining insights, and fostering personal growth.
Learn more about the unique advantages and distinctions between equine-facilitated learning and equine therapy, and discover why this experience holds the key to unlocking authenticity, balance, and joy in your life.
our equine-facilitated learning SESSIONs
Discover a unique journey at Horsepower, where the grace of horses converges with the principles of personal growth and healing.
Horsepower provides equine-facilitated learning and healing through in-person sessions partnering with horses. With our horses, we can help you improve mind/body awareness and can guide you to self-empowerment, balance, peace, and forward movement in your life by tapping into your authentic self.
ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS
Immerse yourself in a 1:1 equine-facilitated learning session, where you'll engage with one or all of our horses in a secure and encouraging space.
Your session kicks off with an introduction to the horse, followed by a discussion of your intentions and goals. Guided through purposeful exercises, you'll forge a connection with the horse, gaining valuable insights into your own patterns and behaviors.
Central to equine-facilitated learning is the understanding that horses are remarkably intuitive, perceptive to our emotions and energy. By interacting with the horse, you'll heighten awareness of your emotions and their impact on your interactions with others.
Equine-assisted activities may include grooming, leading the horse, or simply being in its presence. Throughout, our certified facilitator provides guidance and support, creating a platform for you to share your experiences and insights.
A 1:1 equine-facilitated learning session at Horsepower is a profound, transformative experience. Within our safe and supportive environment, working alongside these spiritual creatures enables you to gain fresh perspectives and cultivate the skills necessary for positive change in your life.
Cost: $177 (Approx 2 hrs)
COUPLES SESSIONS
Embark on a shared journey with your partner at Horsepower, where the grace of horses converges with the principles of connected growth and healing. Immerse yourselves in a tailored equine-facilitated couples session, engaging with one or all of our horses in a safe and encouraging space.
Your joint session commences with an introduction to the horse, followed by a discussion of your shared intentions and goals as a couple. Guided through purposeful exercises, both of you will forge a connection with the horse, gaining valuable insights into your joint patterns and behaviors.
Central to equine-facilitated couples learning session is the understanding that horses are remarkably intuitive, perceptive to your combined emotions and energy. By interacting with the horse as a pair, you'll heighten awareness of your collective emotions and their impact on your interactions with each other.
Equine learning activities may include grooming, leading the horse, or simply being in its presence, providing a unique opportunity for joint experiences. Throughout, our certified facilitator offers guidance and support, creating a platform for you both to share your couple experiences and insights.
A couples equine-facilitated learning session at Horsepower offers a joint exploration of yourselves and your relationship dynamics. Within our safe and supportive environment, working alongside these spiritual creatures enables both of you to gain fresh perspectives and cultivate the skills necessary for positive change in your shared life.
Couples Goals:
Learn and practice skills together to enhance your relationship.
Develop improved communication as a couple.
Build teamwork and strengthen your partnership.
Collaboratively find solutions for common relationship challenges.
Cultivate greater emotional intimacy and connection within your relationship.
Cost: $177 per person (Approx 2 hrs)
SMALL GROUP SESSIONS
Venture into a shared journey with your group in a small, intimate equine-facilitated learning session at Horsepower. Connect with one or several of our horses in a safe and uplifting environment.
We start the session with an introduction to the horse, followed by a group discussion about your collective intentions and goals. Guided through purposeful exercises, each participant will establish a connection with the horse, offering valuable insights into individual and group patterns and behaviors.
Central to group equine-facilitated learning is the understanding that horses are remarkably intuitive, perceptive to the combined emotions and energy of the group. Interacting with the horse as a group will heighten awareness of emotions and their impact on interactions within the collective.
Group equine-learning activities may include shared grooming experiences, collaboratively leading the horse, or simply being present with it. Our certified facilitator is present throughout, providing guidance and support, fostering a platform for the group to collectively share their experiences and insights.
A small group equine-facilitated learning session at Horsepower is a profoundly transformative experience for the entire group. In our safe and supportive environment, collaborating with these spiritual creatures allows the group to gain fresh perspectives and cultivate the skills necessary for positive collective change.
Cost: $177/per person (Approx 2 hours)
additional equine-faciliated learning services offered at horsepower
reiki with horses
Step into a realm of holistic healing with Reiki with Horses at Horsepower. Guided by certified practitioner Lori Stavropoulos, this unique offering intertwines the ancient practice of Reiki, a method channeling universal life energy, with the serene presence of horses.
As you connect with the heart of the horse, you enter a powerful, soulful experience where the electromagnetic field of their heart harmonizes with yours.
In a safe and encouraging space curated by Lori and the herd, Reiki with Horses aims to reduce stress, balance energies, and stimulate natural self-healing, all while basking in the tranquil magnification of energy that horses provide.
Join countless others who have discovered the therapeutic benefits of Reiki, as this ancient healing art is increasingly embraced for relaxation, anxiety relief, pain management, and alleviating depression according to a survey conducted by the National Institutes of Health.¹
A Reiki session can also be combined with any of the EFL or Retreat sessions and is a beautiful, harmonic, restful closing to your day would be to conclude with a Reiki session with the horse, further integrating your teachings of the day while still in the presence and energy of horses.
No prior horse experience necessary.
$77 (1 hour)
half-day retreats
Your half-day retreat will include EFL sessions with the horses and expanding your awareness into the energies and consciousness of Horse, with the horses teaching you how becoming “horselike” can continue to serve you in your everyday life.
You will have meditation time with the horses to awaken and expand feeling into your senses and the Wisdom of Horse.
You will have time to connect with other elements of nature and journal in these serene surroundings, with the company of horses, giving you a heightened sense of awareness, and we will explore what the horses are showing you and next steps for moving forward in your life.
$277 (3 hours)
full-day retreats
Your full-day retreat will be personalized and co-created with you, tailored to your desired goals of the day. We can also host a two or three-day retreat! There will be the bedrocks of EFL sessions with the horses and expanding your awareness into the energies and consciousness of Horse, meditation time to awaken and expand feeling into your senses and learning how becoming “horselike” is a reawakening to ourselves.
There will be a 1-hour lunch break for you to rest & refuel in the serene surroundings, with time for reflection and journaling.
After lunch, we will move into more Active practices, including many of these components: Painting your energies onto and melding with the horse’s energy; grooming session with the horse; opportunity course; active round pen session learning to move the horse with your physical and energetic language; leadership lessons with the horse; expansion and exploration of sensing energy fields; creating a mandala; exploration and expansion of the chakra system.
$617 per day (7 hours each day, with 1-hour lunch breal)
“What will you do with your one wild and precious life?”
REFERENCES
¹ McManus DE. Reiki Is Better Than Placebo and Has Broad Potential as a Complementary Health Therapy. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. 2017 Oct;22(4):1051-1057. doi: 10.1177/2156587217728644. Epub 2017 Sep 5. PMID: 28874060; PMCID: PMC5871310.