June 29, 2025
Bowdoinham, Maine
Horse heART 2025
A Transformational Creative Retreat for Women
June 29, 2024
9am-5pm
with Healing Hooves and Artist Larissa Davis
Eagle Hill Farm in Bowdoinham, Maine
Women ... Horses ... Creativity
Women and horses have a unique bond. Horses remind us of our inner strength and connect us to what our soul knows, that freedom is our birthright.
Through creativity, we women heal, love, weave, paint, knit and create our dreams into reality. Through creativity our intuition is strengthened. When we reclaim our creative self, we begin a dialog with our soul to awaken to our calling, remembering the dream we came here to live.
How does this work? Creativity actually forges new neural pathways, freeing our minds from the limits that have tamed us. Through creative expression we reawaken the intuitive dreamer, the passionate child of nature, and the strong woman of integrity who knows who she is and what she desires, free, wild, and unbridled.
This intimate retreat is an invitation to share & connect to this part of you with the support of horses, nature, and creativity, within a sacred circle of trust.
What you will experience
We gather a bit before 9 to get settled before we circle up at 9. In our opening circle we will explore a few activities to ignite a conversation with you creative self. During this time we will take a breath to ground into the moment and the place, to connect to a word or intention that wants to guide our day, and to get to know one another. The rest of morning is a sacred time for you to experience the horses. Sally Hildreth provides support and guidance for a safe, gentle experience where you can see yourself through the mirror of our equine companions.
After a BYO lunch, we begin our intuitive painting journey. Our creativity will integrate insights and reflections received from your time with the horses, and you experience gentle guidance from me throughout, from suggestions on explorations, to visualizations, all with the intent of freeing you from the thoughts that bind and limit you, including fears of what your art will look like!
After cleaning up, we conclude the retreat with a closing circle, burn ceremony, and restating our intentions to see how they may have changed through our experience.
You may want to know...
Do I need prior experience with horses to participate?
No experience with horses is needed. No riding is done, and all work with the horses is ground based.
Do I need to know how to paint?
Absolutely not. Larissa with be sharing a fun, expressive painting process where “mistakes” and “uh-ohs” are opportunities for magic to happen. There is no need to worry about making something beautiful...in fact, you are invited to let go of all your preconceived notions of what "beauty" is, and play with paint like a kid again for the simple joy of color, shape, and self-expression.
What about meals?
You will BYO lunch, snacks and beverages. A fridge is available to keep items cool.
What does it cost?
The cost of the 2025 Horse HeART Retreat is $222. This includes all horse activities, paint, all materials other than your canvas (24" x 36" recommended size), and priceless memories, insights, and connections.
Where is the retreat being held
The retreat location is Eagle Hill Farm in Bowdoinham, Maine. We only have space for 8 women, so we encourage you to sign up early.
What do I need to bring?
A complete list of supplies and materials will be sent to you at the beginning of June, but this will get you started!
- — Clothing to be comfortable outdoors
— Closed-toed shoes to be around the horses (no crocks)
— Your lunch, snacks, water bottle
— A journal and something to write with
— Any favorite art supplies are welcome
— Collage materials, both cloth and paper, can be fun to play with
— Your canvas. i recommend at least 24 x 36. Michaels (if they have a sale) or Hobby Lobby are good places to shop. i personally prefer the deeper canvases because they look beautiful hanging on a wall!
Sometimes all we need to help us overcome the fear of the unknown is more information. These videos will introduce you to intuitive painting, me, Sally, and even one of the horses.
Learn about intuitive painting and get to know me with this YouTube playlist
Meet Sally and one of the horses in this video created for our first Horse heART Retreat in 2022
Join the 2025 Horse heART Retreat
For this intimate retreat we can only accept 8 women. If you are feeling called to the experience, we encourage you to register early to secure your spot.
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After you register you will receive a welcome email with a preliminary list of suggested items to bring, and contact information for any questions that arise.
About Larissa Davis
i have had a love of horses since childhood which has made them a prominent subject in my art. i was creative as a kid, too, and pursued first theater and then visual art in my teens, but gave it up for a more “realistic” career path. But when that 25-year career ended unexpectedly, i felt something deeper calling me toward a purpose and meaning that had eluded me. This soul journey lead me back to art as an expressive, intuitive, healing experience. i do what i do so that we can all reconnect with our soul’s calling and the true path of self expression.
About Sally Hildreth
Owner of Eagle Hill Farm and co-founder of Healing Hooves. Sally grew up in Maine but stayed in Maryland after finishing college. A life long horse enthusiast, she ran a boarding facility and competed in dressage and eventing. Returning home in 2003, she built Eagle Hill Farm on 150 acres in Bowdoinham. Compelled to share the experience of connecting with the horses, she opened the facility in 2017 to conduct equine assisted therapy sessions. Sally became certified as an equine specialist in 2017 under the Eagala model. Healing Hooves provides an accessible environment where the connection between nature, animals and people can create a grounding, meditative, healing and educational experience.
Got questions?
For questions about the intuitive painting part of your day, contact Larissa at larissa@larissadavis.com.For questions about the horse portion of the day, contact Sally at sally_hildreth@hotmail.com, and see Healing Hooves website at www.healinghooves.me.
What if i have to cancel?
Cancelations received by April 1, 2025 will receive a full refund minus a $20 administration fee. Cancelations received by May 1, 2025 receive a 40% refund minus a $20 administration fee. For cancelations received after May 1, 2025 there will be no refund.