Nature. Horses. Change. Growth
June 21-June 26, 2026
Do you have a bigger vision for your life? Is something pulling at you just at the edges of your understanding?
Are you ready to unplug, laugh, connect, learn, and reset? To get a little lost and find yourself again?
Then please join us in the rugged wilds of Southwest Montana on a breathtaking 8,000-acre private ranch.
A dose of magic. A heaping of adventure. And all healing.
Grab your boots. Bring a hat. I can’t wait to share this magical place with you…
NEW THIS YEAR: I’m thrilled to announce that Michelle Klein will be my co-facilitator this June. I’ve had the great pleasure of working with Michelle at Equus-focused events in Pennsylvania and am very excited she wants to join us in Montana. Michelle brings compassion, knowledge, experience and joy to everything she does and I’m thrilled to be partnering with her for what has become my favorite event of the year.
A little more about her: Michelle Klein, MEd, LPC, CCTP, is a licensed professional counselor and certified clinical trauma professional.
A 2009 graduate of counselor education at the Pennsylvania State University, she is the owner of Michelle Klein Counseling LLC, and SoulShine Health, located in State College, Pa. She provides holistic counseling and coaching services to adults within Trauma-Informed experiential interventions and therapies such as IFS (Internal Family Systems),EFiT (Emotion Focused Individual Therapy), Ego-State Parts Work, Gestalt, Somatic and Poly-Vagal
Informed Therapy.
In 2025, under SoulShine Health, she began to weave together a community of healers, identified as “anyone who works on their own healing and growth” and facilitating healing workshops and collaborations. She is extremely excited to continue her collaboration with Erika in connecting the Equus experience to the trauma-informed practices of SoulShine Health.
Reminders:
No horse experience required.
Space is limited for this experience, so make the commitment to yourself today.
Respectfully, as per the ranch’s policy, the weight limit for horseback riding is 250 pounds.
The all-inclusive per person price (minus airfare and gratuities for the staff) is $3500.
About the Lodge
The main lodge, built in 1928, is the center of the Blacktail Ranch and retains the rustic beauty and warmth of a traditional western lodge. The kitchen, lounge, dining room and two bathrooms, men and women’s, are on the lower level. The bathrooms are equipped with multiple sinks, toilets and showers to accommodate groups. Guests also enjoy the free Wi-Fi Internet, and a spacious lounge with fireplace and satellite television. There are seven guest rooms and a full bathroom on the second floor. Each bedroom is simply furnished with beds, closets to hang your gear, bureaus, and nightstands with reading lights.
Included:
- 5 nights/4 days accommodations in the Lodge* of the historic Blacktail Ranch in Wolf Creek, Montana
- 3 amazing meals a day. (Trust me–you don’t eat this healthy and fresh every day.)
- Transportation to and from Great Falls airport
- Daily coaching sessions; group and individual
- Trail rides across the vast expanse of the Blacktail Ranch
- A one-hour massage
- Riding lessons with the ranch’s wrangler
- A tour of the historic Blacktail Cave and Museum
- After-dinner gatherings at the fire pit
- Time for hiking/bird-watching/meditation
- Big shifts in your perceptions
- A new understanding of your inner wisdom and how to apply it
- Strategies for creating momentum in all aspects of your life
- Clarity and connection
- A few surprises–because I love surprises!
Not included:
- airfare to Great Falls, Montana airport *(travel insurance is always recommended)
- 18 percent gratuities for Blacktail staff
Cancellation policy: Due to the non-refundable nature of reserving venues for events and the limited spaces available in workshops, a cancellation made 30 days or less from the dates of an event is non-refundable. Fifty percent of the event fee will be refunded for a cancellation made between 60 to 31 days prior to the scheduled event. Any cancellation made 61 days prior to a schedule event is fully refundable, minus any processing fees.
The “Simple Agenda, Agenda”
We keep the schedule listed below based on the weather. Most mornings, we’ll saddle up and explore the ranch on horseback for a few hours. Throughout your stay, you’ll have opportunities to be coached on anything you want–work, family, career, relationships. We do group work and of course, one-on-one coaching too. We always try to find the right flow for the group, however.
We’ll have activities most days of your stay and you’re welcome to participate as much–or as little–as feels right for you. There is free time to enjoy your complimentary massage, fish, hike, ride, journal, or just enjoy some quiet time.
Evenings we’ll gather around the fire pit. We’ll chat and share stories. We keep it easy so you can maximize and integrate your experience and your time.
And as always, we’ll laugh and connect and make big plans.
NOTE: No horse experience is required for this retreat.
For more information, please contact Erika here: [email protected]
Lana Lavender
Blacktail Ranch – Guest Services
(406) 235-4330
Have a Horse Kinda Day!
Finding Freedom Women’s Retreat
September 13-17, 2026
Join Brenda Westwood, Master Equine Gestaltist, of Horse Sense Healing, LLC for this magical experience in the middle of the wilderness where you will be supported to find freedom from those old limiting stories. We will explore an ice-age cave as you explore what lies in the depths of you, ready to be acknowledged and released. Perhaps it’s even an ancestral story you no longer want to carry. Make room for new, empowering beliefs! We all have parts of our stories that get in the way of life today, sometimes outside of our awareness. Imagine finding freedom from reactivity, from lack of confidence, from the inner critic and more.
This all-inclusive retreat includes:
Safe and sacred space to grow, heal & play
Equine Gestalt Group Coaching
Delicious, homecooked meals Sunday evening through Thursday lunch.
4 nights lodging
3 trail rides: Beginners to advanced riding abilities welcome.
Evening campfires as allowed
Cave tour and meditation
Museum Tour
Connection with nature, horses and other women
Swimming hole if temperatures allow
There is room for only 8 women, 21 and over, for this unique experience!
Contact Brenda to register at 406-261-6191.
To learn more, go to www.horsesensehealing.com
