Yoga and Horseback Retreat

The Program

Tammy’s retreats are designed to bring awareness of mental and physical balance through yoga practice and above all, gain confidence and improve your horsemanship. Everything you will do at the retreat is designed to gently bring about the inner balance that improves your ability to bond with and communicate with horses.

What you will learn:

• how to increase your Inner Balance through yoga practice
• how to be in the proper frame of mind before working with your horse
• how to be aware of your physical and mental state before working with your horse
• a situational approach to riding safely in the wilderness
• the behavioral aspects of horse training
• ranch culture
• gain confidence through self work in yoga, horsemanship lessons and positive experiences riding horseback in nature

About Tammy

Tammy Pate is proud to be known as a cowboy’s wife. Born into a Montana ranching family, Tammy grew up with a steer-wrestling father and sisters that “rode from the time we could barely walk.” Her grandmother instilled in her the values of ranching life, a deep respect for nature and the practical skills needed to succeed. Tammy married Curt and together they deepened their horsemanship and developed innovative, gentle and effective stockmanship skills.

Over the years, Tammy discovered yoga and its parallels to horsemanship. She describes yoga as staying balanced in movement and being centered physically and mentally. In horsemanship and in life, these basic yoga principles apply to both the horse and the rider. She has hosted dozens of horsemanship and yoga retreats across the United States and even took a group of women to Mongolia in the summer of 2018. Tammy’s goal in her horsemanship and yoga retreats is to help women gain confidence- confidence in the saddle, but also in their everyday lives.

In 2018, Tammy made her dreams a reality and founded Art of the Cowgirl, a non-profit organization with a mission to provide funding for educational opportunities for emerging western artists. Whether it be a fine art, functional trade or horsemanship, these fellowships will enrich, empower and educate while honoring western heritage. Art of the Cowgirl fellowships seek to remove obstacles such as funding and access for up-and-coming artists, without restriction of age, gender or location.

About the Zapata

Set back in a shady cotton woodgrove beneath the majestic 14,000-foot peaks of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains lies the historic Zapata Ranch headquarters and lodge, which was established in the late 1800’s. Elk, mule deer, migratory birds, eagles, and black bear also call this area home.

The rooms are beautifully furnished and have an elegant southwestern decor that gives them the feel of home. All rooms have individual tiled bathrooms and views that are private, peaceful, and beautiful in any season.