FIREHORSE
Family Constellations with Horses
A Women’s Retreat
A women’s retreat led by Poppy Altmann, and Ruth Tudor and her herd at Trealy Farm
Poppy Altmann is an experienced Family Constellations Facilitator with 20 years experience as a homeopath. Her particular areas of interest are around the processing of emotions through embodiment practices, and also attunement, both as a facilitator and a participant. In her spare time you’ll find her spending time with her two adult daughters, kayaking or walking by the Thames, practising yoga, horseriding or dancing 5Rhythms.
Ruth Tudor is a qualified and experienced psychotherapist and trainer with additional specialisms in body therapy and equine assisted psychotherapy. She is also a writer and a farmer. She loves to dance, eat well, hang out with horses and humans, and go on pilgrimage.
This retreat might be a fit for you if:
You are interested in Family Constellations
You are drawn to do personal therapeutic work with Horses
You need a break from the overwhelming aspects of modern day life
You feel a longing to understand your place in a larger system—family, ancestry, earth
You are the person in your family who seems to carry a lot of burdens from your ancestry, you carry the weight of the family soul
You are resourced by time in Nature and the company of other women, and horses.
You need and deserve a long weekend of being nourished physically, emotionally and spiritually
What’s not included?
Accommodation from £35-£70 pp per night - contact Ruth to book and for more details
Transport to and from the venue: Trains to Abergavenny or Newport, taxis (must be booked well in advance) or public bus to the venue, Bristol or Cardiff Airport less than 1 hour away, Birmingham Airport 1.5 hours away, contact me for lift share options
Screen time/ mobile phones, an emergency number will be provided for urgent contact.
Delicious homecooked vegetarian, Gluten free food
Snacks, tea, coffee
Single or shared accommodation or camping
Natural swimming pool
Infrared sauna
Wood fired sauna
1st-4th May 2026
£450 excluding single/shared accommodation (deposit only in advance, contact Ruth for sleeping options)
Limited early bird tickets £400 (excluding accommodation) until 10th February or until they sell out whichever happens first
Accommodation options from £35-£70 pp per night - contact Ruth for details and to book, first come first served basis.
Limited single rooms, (unlimited camping at £15 per night).
Shared accommodation has separate double beds for each person (maximum 3) and plenty of space.
NB No refunds
Need to set up a payment plan? Contact Poppy to see what’s possible
Gluten free, vegetarian home cooked food lovingly prepared by Poetic Plates, snacks and tea and coffee included.
Read Deborah’s testimonial about the retreat in May 2024 here.
Not sure if this retreat is right for you? Set up a free 15 minute call with Poppy (for after 6th February)
What’s included?
Family Constellations sessions
Horse Constellations sessions
Beltane Fire Ceremony
Movement meditation sessions
Time in Nature, Saunas, Natural Swimming pool etc
Firehorse
a Horse and Family Constellations retreat for women
N.B Contact Poppy to set up a free 15 minute call (after 6th February) to see if this retreat is a fit for you
Join us in the beautiful setting of Trealy Farm in Monmouthshire, for a Beltane weekend of deep diving into our ancestral past while held by the powerful combination of the herd at Trealy farm in the Chinese year of the Fire Horse, 2026
In the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Horse represents:
Strength and endurance: moving forward even when the road is hard
Freedom and independence: living authentically, guided by instinct
Momentum and rebirth: change that isn’t quiet, but powerful. Connection to spirit — horses are seen as messengers between worlds
NB Schedule subject to change without warning
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Settle into your accommodation, sign consent forms for swimming pool and post into post box
Meet at 5pm outside The Pavilion for opening ceremony
6pm introductions
7pm light supper
8pm Beltane fire ceremony and intention setting
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9am self serve breakfast
10am-1pm FamilyConstellations session
1-3pm Lunch
3-5.30 Horse Constellations
7-8pm Supper
8pm-10pm Movement meditation (optional)
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9am self serve breakfast
10am-1pm Family Constellations session
1-3pm Lunch
3-5.30 Horse Constellations
7-8pm Supper
8pm-9pm Movement meditation
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9am self serve breakfast
10am - 1pm Family Constellations session
1-3pm Lunch
3-4.30pm Closing circle and ceremony
5pm Departure
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