Wild & free - a women's horse retreat in Georgia for your new beginning

This retreat is for you if:

1. You are in the middle of a change - a career shift, a separation, an empty nest, a move, a loss or a milestone birthday - and want to use it as a true new start.
2. You feel ready to release old patterns, fears and beliefs that keep you stuck, and want practical tools to rewire them.
3. You want a week fully for yourself, away from screens and daily roles, to reconnect with your inner strength.
4. You love horses and long to experience them as they truly are - free, in a herd, in the wild.

You don't need to be an experienced rider - basic horse experience is enough.
We specialize in a gentle, mindful approach to working with horses, mainly from the ground, that will empower you at every step.

Discover horses in their natural state and feel how soft they become when you show up authentically and accept them exactly as they are.

Join two certified Horse Guided Empowerment® practitioners and a small circle of like-minded women on the wide plains of Georgia, alongside a herd of more than 170 horses.

Through a blend of coaching with horses, neuro leadership tools, guided meditations, journaling and mindful time with the herd - both from the ground and in the saddle - you will get clear on who you are now and who you want to become.

You will leave this retreat in Georgia with renewed energy, a clear direction and the confidence to live your next chapter on your own terms.

Where? Soso's farm near Vashlovani National Park, about 4 hours from Tbilisi airport

When? 12 to 18 October 2026 - sold out
24 April to 1 May 2027 - sign up now
(optional - add the weekend in Tbilisi)

Who? Women going through a transition who want to use this week for a new start - limited to 8 participants

How much?  
10,990 AED – total 7 nights.
Includes full coaching program, daily horse interaction, accommodation, transport, sightseeing, food and drinks - limited to 8 women only. Flights separate.

What to expect

Spring in Georgia is a season of beginnings.
The steppe turns green, the air is fresh and mild, and new life is everywhere - the perfect backdrop for a women's retreat about starting again.

Each day begins with a morning meditation, led by Maria Ollero who is a certified neuro leadership coach by Dr Joe Dispenza.
You learn to calm the nervous system, shift out of old emotional patterns and rehearse the future you want to create.

Through neuro leadership sessions, you will understand how habits, fears and beliefs are wired in the brain - and how to consciously create new ones.
The horses then help you anchor these insights in your body, where real change happens.

With the extra day at the farm in 2027, there is more space for what our past participants asked for:
more riding with the herd, more individual coaching with horses and more quiet time to integrate.

Add warm Georgian hospitality, home-cooked meals, a traditional supra feast and a small circle of women who truly support each other - and you have a week many of our guests describe as life-changing.

Who should join?

This horse retreat in Georgia is designed for women at a turning point.
Maybe a chapter of your life has just closed, or you can feel one coming.
Maybe you have spent years taking care of everyone else and are ready to come back to yourself.
Or maybe you sense that the next version of you is waiting, but you don't yet know how to get there.

You don't need to have everything figured out. You only need to be open. The horses, the herd and the land will meet you exactly where you are.

Let the horses help you face the fears and doubts that hold you back, break old patterns and fully embrace the new you - then return home with a clear plan for your next steps.

How can I get there?

You fly into Tbilisi, Georgia, where we meet and begin the journey together.

After a first night in the old town, we travel together to Soso's farm near Vashlovani National Park.
We spend five nights there with the herd, then return to Tbilisi for a final night.

Travel to Georgia is easy from the United Arab Emirates and most other countries.
For full entry regulations and up-to-date travel requirements, please visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.

What is included?

Our trip includes

• Airport transfers
• Transfers between your Tbilisi hotel and the farm
• Vashlovani National Park entrance fee
• 2 nights in a boutique hotel in Tbilisi old town, single rooms, with breakfast and dinner on the first and last night
• 5 nights at Soso's farm guesthouse (shared rooms, shared bathrooms)
• All meals and drinks during the retreat
• Full coaching program with Monica Kubik and Maria Ollero
• Daily morning meditations and neuro leadership sessions
• Daily guided interactions and coaching with the horse herd, including individual sessions
• Herd of more than 170 horses, with riding options
• Visit to Sighnaghi, Georgia's wine town
• Traditional Georgian supra (feast) and a Khinkali cooking class

Not included

• International flights to and from Tbilisi
• Sightseeing in Tbilisi
• Private expenses and additional snacks
• Insurance - please make sure you have good international health coverage. We will be in nature, away from civilisation, and every participant takes responsibility for her own safety and health

Program April 2027

Please note program content at the farm might be adjusted according to weather and depending on the group dynamic

Price

The price for the April 2027 women's retreat in Georgia is 10,990 AED per person.
This includes shared room accommodation at the farm and single rooms for the first and last night in Tbilisi.

To confirm your place, we require a 20% deposit. The remaining 80% is due one month before the retreat.
Spaces are limited to 8 women, and the right group matters to us. That is why we speak to every participant before booking.

Interested in joining? Fill in the application form and schedule a call with us.

We will talk you through the program and ask a few questions to understand where you are in your life and what you hope to take home. If we both feel it is the right fit, we will email you the payment link.

Accommodation

In Tbilisi, each participant has her own private room in a boutique hotel in the old town.
You can step straight out and explore the city on foot. We highly recommend adding a night or two if you haven't been - Tbilisi is charming, lively and very safe.

At the farm, we stay in Soso's house. Soso lives downstairs with his nephew Ruby. During the retreat, Maiko and her daughter Lele also stay downstairs, and Maiko cooks for us and makes sure we have everything we need.

The upper floor is reserved for our group of women only, and no men enter that space.
The beds are very comfortable, and with no pollution for miles around, our guests say they sleep exceptionally well.

There are 4 bedrooms with two or three beds each, so you will share a room with another participant.
With 8 participants and 2 facilitators, the group stays small and personal.

Facilitators

The 2027 retreat is led by Monica Kubik and Maria Ollero, who created the FeelQuest Georgia retreat together and have facilitated it since 2021.

Monica Kubik 

Monica is a true global soul. Born as a German in Argentina, she grew up between Latin America and Germany and has been based in Dubai since 2006. She holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Hohenheim. In 2016 she turned her passion for horses and human development into her life's work and became a pioneer of coaching with horses in the UAE.

Monica is a Licensed Partner of HorseDream®, a certified Horse Guided Empowerment® practitioner and an Embodiment Coach. As General Manager of MarzMethod Middle East, she also trains new practitioners. She works with corporate teams and individual clients seeking clarity, confidence and connection.

Maria Ollero
Maria is a Spanish coach and wellness curator who has lived in the UAE for over a decade. She is a certified NeuroChange Solutions Consultant, part of the global network trained by Dr Joe Dispenza to bring neuroscience-based tools into everyday life and work. She is also a certified Horse Guided Empowerment® practitioner, with further certifications in emotional intelligence and mind-body energy practices.

Through her company, Collective Coaching, Maria helps people move from burnout and survival mode to clarity and authenticity. She is the founder of Heal with Horses, a UAE collective bringing the healing power of horses to people in need. At the retreat, Maria leads the daily morning meditations and the neuro leadership sessions.

Travel information

Georgia is easy to reach. It is a multicultural crossroads on the old Silk Road, where East meets West and Europe meets Asia.
Most nationalities don't need a visa to visit, and Georgians are warm and open towards foreign cultures.
You can find the exact travel requirements here on the official government website.

Please also read the travel advice section on Soso's website, and check with your local embassy before booking your trip.

More about Soso and his wild horses

All of our coaching with horses is based on working with a herd, not with a single horse. Soso Shetidze's herd in Georgia offers exactly that:
a true herd of happy, free horses who guide you to find your own freedom.

Over 170 Tushetian horses of all ages live together freely, the way their ancestors always have. Born and raised on open meadows, they have never seen a stable and roam wherever they like, all year round. It is a true horse paradise.

The wellbeing of his horses is everything to Soso, and that makes his farm the perfect home for our FeelQuest women's retreat.
Here the focus is on your wellbeing, your happiness and your freedom.

Read this article to learn why we chose Georgia for our FeelQuest retreats.

From October to May, Soso and his horses live at the entrance of Vashlovani National Park, just 2km from the park gate. The wide, open steppe is the perfect place to free your mind.
Freedom, space and natural horsekeeping in line with local traditions are at the heart of this horse retreat in Georgia.