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Retreats to Build Connection, Compassion, and Courage

Learn mindfulness based practices supported by the grounding presence of horses. Reconnect with the natural world and your own inner wisdom, cultivate compassion for yourself and others, and build the courage to step fully into your life with power and authenticity.

Healing in Connection

Today’s world can be overwhelming, and it’s easy to become disconnected from ourselves, from nature, and from each other.

Spending time with horses can help us slow down and reconnect with our capacity for mindful awareness and personal power.

“Healing with Horses changed my life in the best way. Mindfulness made me more aware of my thoughts and how I am feeling. It also made me realize how to bring my wandering mind back to the present moment. I can’t thank Jenn, Omega, and 13 Hands enough for the lessons I learned and the connections I made in humans and equines alike.”

– Katie Reed, Trainer at Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue

Rest and Reset with Horses in Nature

Join Jennifer Harper for these very special opportunities to rest and reset in some of the most beautiful places in the world. Upcoming locations include 13 Hands Rescue in NY’s Hudson Valley, and Bitterroot Ranch in Wyoming.

During Mindfulness with Horses retreats, you’ll settle in to the rhythm of the natural world and your own inner wisdom, cultivate compassion for yourself and others, and build the courage to step fully into your life with power and authenticity.

You’ll learn to connect and communicate using your body language, breath, energy and intention. Every retreat is a bit different, as the participants and the horses create their own relationships and take the lead.

Programs often include:

  • Exchanging greetings and communicating your intentions
  • Observing herd interactions including between mothers and foals
  • Asking for space without creating fear or disconnection
  • Supporting a horse that is uncomfortable or nervous
  • Inviting a horse to walk and/or rest with you
  • Grooming a horse to create comfort and connection
  • Moving quietly through the herd without disturbing the horses

We’ll spend our time away from the herd expanding on our discoveries and setting intentions for the next day, through a combination of mindfulness practices, gentle movement, journaling and group discussion.

Together we’ll explore a way of being in the world that is deeply healing, that connects us to our own body and breath, and to each other. And we’ll be supporting the journey of the horses we work with as well.

Finding Your Voice Writing Retreat

MAY 16-19, 2024

Clinton Corners, New York

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Mindfulness + Riding at Bitterroot

AUGUST 11-18, 2024

Dubois Wyoming

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Summer Retreat at 13 Hands

JUNE 20-23, 2024

Clinton Corners, New York

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Healing with Horses at Omega

SEPT 15-20, 2024

Rhinebeck, New York

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Thoughts from Participants

Jenn is an incredibly skilled, kind and loving facilitator. Her experience with horses, and her ability to connect so beautifully, helped the participants quickly form community with each other and the horses. There are no words to truly paint a picture of one of the most meaningful experiences of my life.
Ellen S.
I am a rider and will take what I learned from Jennifer’s retreat every time I am with these animals who have served us for thousands of years. Working with horses in this manner speeds the partnership by leaps and bounds in a non-violent, healing manner. And, not only is it healing to horses, it is healing to us.
Katie R.Company Name
Being with horses while guided by Jenn’s caring and thoughtful facilitation created a wonderfully moving and soulful experience. I left feeling connected, grounded, and blessed to have had this opportunity.
Amy W.Company Name
I found Jenn one of the most present and genuine teachers I have ever met. I have experienced MANY retreats and many wonderful well known teachers. This was magic on a whole other level. It was all so well planned, so much love and support. Jenn held such beautiful sacred space for each participant while there. I learned, I felt inspired, I faced fears and had fun! This is one not to miss.
Anna D.Company Name
The experience I had went beyond my expectations. The work with the horses translated to the inner work I needed to do, and I felt a true connection with the horses. I will be forever changed by my time with the 13 Hands Equine Rescue community and our facilitator.
Karen T. Company Name
This workshop is a perfect combination of mindfulness practice, instruction and demonstration of communication with equines, and application of that knowledge with them. There is all the guidance and support needed every step of the way. It is truly a life changing experience.
Lucille E.Company Name
This retreat was more than I could possibly have imagined. I learned so much about mindfulness, about horses and about myself. Jenn is a gifted facilitator whose love and joy abound. I can’t recall another week in my life when I felt so completely safe and surrounded by goodness. It was an extraordinary experience.
Susan B.Company Name
Jenn is an incredibly gifted workshop leader. Her humor, caring, flexibility and insight create an experience that feels simultaneously inclusive and personal. The retreat is fun, engaging and moving and offers so many takeaways conveyed in the gentlest way.
Amy W.Company Name

Family Retreat Day

July 13, 2024

We’ll explore mindfulness practices with the horses, movement activities, art, journaling and more. This offering is best suited for children approximately 8-12 years old. All children will need one dedicated adult with them for the day.

Save the Date for this one day opportunity to connect as a family at 13 Hands Equine Rescue!

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About Jennifer Cohen Harper

Hi. I’m Jenn. A lifelong student of horses, a mindfulness and yoga educator, a TF-EAL (trauma focused equine assisted learning) provider, an author, a mom of two young girls, a dog snuggler, an RV traveller, a book reader.

The driving force of my work is sharing practices and experiences that support healing, strengthen connection with ourselves and others, and help both children and adults joyfully embrace the full human experience.

Horses have been a source of healing, joy, and learning for me since childhood, and their presence as attuned companions has greatly enhanced my mindfulness practice. 

Time with horses makes me feel fully alive, and I LOVE sharing that experience.

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Connect with Jenn on IG for day to day thoughts, practices and life with horses

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About 13 Hands Equine Rescue

13 Hands is a magical place in New York’s Hudson Valley, where horses and many other animals find safety, and a new purpose, after being abused, neglected or abandoned.

Founded in 2015, 13 Hands has rehabilitated and re-homed hundreds of horses, and others have become permanent residents, either working in therapy programs or enjoying well earned retirements.

Mindfulness with Horses is grateful to have this very special sanctuary as a home base, where our retreats can support the healing of these horses alongside our human participants.

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