A once in a lifetime personal development
retreat with 145 free horses in Georgia

4 to 11 May 2025 - for all adventurers 

This retreat is for you if:

1. You need a week away that will fuel you with renewed energy that will stay with you for months after.
2. Your desire is to unearth your inner strength and discover your power.
3. You have a deep love for horses and are searching for a profound and respectful bond with these majestic creatures.

You don't need to be an expert rider - we specialize in a gentle, mindful approach of coaching with horses, mainly from the ground, that will empower you to conquer any fears you might have.

Discover the true essence of horses in their natural state and experience how soft they can be when we just show up authentically and accept them exactly as they are.

Join our certified facilitators in Horse-Guided Empowerment® and a selected group of like-minded people on the expansive plains of Georgia alongside a herd of over 145 horses.

Break down all barriers and boundaries, allowing yourself to embrace your authentic self.

Through a blend of coaching, meditation, sound healing, and mindful interactions with the horses – both from the ground and riding – you will uncover your true potential.

Leave this experience with renewed energy and confidence, ready to lead a life filled with joy and happiness. 

What to expect

Experience Georgian hospitality, dive into a journey of self-empowerment and self-growth, and let the space inside you be filled with strength and confidence...

A week in nature, in a small group of likeminded people, with deep personal inner work together with the horses. 
Be ready to work on yourself and discover who you really are and what you are capable of.
Get away from crowded cities, declutter your thoughts and emotions, and return to your own inner nature and strength.

With a mix of Horse guided Empowerment® coaching sessions, conscious riding, meditations in nature, nature walks and shared experiences - this trip will allow you to confidently take the next steps in your career or life.

Think horses, more horses, and vast plains... no fences, no borders....
A place where you can truly free your inner wisdom, be 100% authentic, wild and real.

Who should join?

The trip is open to anyone who needs this space and freedom to breathe, and take clear steps from a place of inner calmness and is looking for an honest retreat, with time in nature, with like minded people, where you can simply be yourself.
Let the horses help you overcome any fears or anxieties that are keeping you stuck in life. 
Break with old patterns and traumas and be open to fully embrace a new you.
Spread your wings and fly...

How can I get there?

You can fly to Tbilisi, Georgia where we will meet and start the journey together.

After a night in the city we are being transported to Sosos farm in Vashlovani Nationalpark where we will stay to work with the horses and then return to Tbilisi.

Travel to Georgia is relatively easy when coming from the United Arab Emirates as well as most other countries. For the full regulations, and all up to date travel restrictions, please visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.

What is included?

Our trip includes

• airport transfers
• pickup transfer to and back from your Tbilisi hotel to the farm
• Vashlovani Nationalpark National Park entrance fee
  
• 2 nights in Tbilisi Hotel (3 star hotel in the old town) with breakfast and dinner on first and last night
• 5 nights in Vashlovani farm guesthouse (shared double rooms, shared bathrooms)
  
• All meals and drinks
  
• Visit to Sighnaghi winetown  
  
• Traditional Georgian Supra (feast) 
  
• Herd of more than 80 horses with daily horse riding option (you decide how often and how long you want to ride!)
  
• Daily guided interactions, coaching and therapy with the horse herd to make sure you reach your personal goals for the journey

Not included

• International flights to and from Georgia/ Tbilisi Airport
• Sightseeing in Tbilisi
• Private expenses, additional snacks
• Insurance - please ensure you have good international health coverage. We are going to be in nature, away from civilization, and every participant needs to take responsibility for their own safety and health

Program May

Price

For everything mentioned above, the price for the retreat in May 2025 is 2,890 USD in shared room accommodation at the farm, single occupancy during the first and last night in Tbilisi. 

In order to confirm your participation, we will require a downpayment of 30%, as well as the remaining 70% one month prior to the retreat. Kindly note that spaces are very limited and it is important for us to have the right people in the group. 

If you are interested in joining, please fill in the application form and schedule a call with us.

We will talk you through the program and will ask you question to get a better understanding of the reasons you are seeking help for. If we feel you are a right match, we will email you the payment link.

Facilitators

The retreat will be led by Monica Kubik and Maria Ollero. They have run this retreat together in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 

Monica Kubik is a true expat, born a German national, yet raised in different countries of Latin America. After her studies of economics she moved to Dubai in 2006, where she transformed her passion to help humans learn and develop through interactions with horses into her lifestyle.

Certified in the internationally recognized HorseDream method as well as in Horse guided Empowerment®, she works with corporate teams as well as a variety of individual clients seeking answers.

Maria, originally from Menorca, lives in Dubai since more than 7 years .

Maria started her journey into Reiki for self-healing after being diagnosed with a rare self-immune symptom. Reiki not only helped her to recover but to become a better version of herself and to onboard a life-changing healing journey.

Through her passion for horses and motivation on continuous learning, she also graduated as a practitioner of Horse Guided Empowerment®.

She is determined to help others awake for a happier life through her experience and embracing alternative therapies and methods.

Travel information

Georgia is relatively easy to travel to. It is a multicultural epicenter at the old crossroads of the Silk Road, where east and west, Europe and Asia meet. Most nationalities do not require a visa to travel to Georgia and Georgians are generally very open to foreign cultures. The exact requirements for travel can be found here on the official government website).

Please also read the travel advice section on Soso's website here and double check with your local embassy to make sure you are safe to enter before booking your trip.

More information about Soso and his horse herd:

All our coaching are based on interacting with a herd of horses - not only one horse.
Georgia and the herd from Soso Shetidzes offer exactly that:
a true herd of happy horses who will guide you to find your own happiness.

More than 100 Tushetian horses of all ages live together freely in a herd the way their ancestors have done it before.
Born and raised on meadows, they have never seen a stable and are able to roam around as much as they want to.

All year around the horses are kept in freedom. One can state that this is truly a horse's paradise.
The wellbeing of his horses is crucial for Soso - which makes this the perfect location for our FeelQuest Journey, to focus on your wellbeing, your happiness and your freedom.

Read this article to understand why we have selected Georgia as a location for our FeelQuest retreats:
From October till May Soso and his horses live at the entrance of Vashlovani Nationalpark, where he offers a farm stay. The park entrance is just 2km away and the surroundings are steppe-like and the perfect place to free your mind. 
Freedom, space and natural horse keeping in alignment with local traditions and lifestyle are at the core of this journey.