Where Learning Becomes An Experience
Some things with horses can only be learned through experience. Our retreats and clinics give you the opportunity to experience the Waterhole Rituals™ firsthand, with personal guidance as you learn to recognize and respond to the subtle communication happening between you and the horse. You’ll develop your timing, awareness, and ability to read a horse more clearly, while discovering how trust, respect, and willingness are built through the choices you make in each moment. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of the Waterhole Rituals™ and the practical skills to create a more connected, willing partnership with your own horse.
The Waterhole Rituals Liberty Horsemanship Clinic
El Castillo, Costa Rica
October 8th - 13th, 2026
Liberty Training Clinic/Retreat
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Escape to Costa Rica and immerse yourself in a week where horses, nature, and Liberty Training® invite you to slow down, reconnect, and experience your relationship with horses in a deeper way.
Spend your days learning the Language of Horses, working closely with horses at Liberty, and discovering what becomes possible when trust, communication, and partnership replace pressure and control. Surrounded by the beauty of Costa Rica, you’ll have the time and space to deepen your horsemanship, renew your confidence, and reconnect with what drew you to horses in the first place.
Come for the horses, the beauty, and the experience of a lifetime. Leave with a deeper connection to horses and memories you’ll carry long after you return home.
More InformationPrivate Liberty Training® Immersion
Arenal, Costa Rica | Choose Your Dates | Available Year Round
Come to Costa Rica for a private Liberty Training® experience designed around you. Spend your days immersed in horses and Liberty Training® surrounded by the natural beauty of Lake Arenal and the Arenal Volcano. Between training sessions, enjoy the privacy and peaceful rhythm of Costa Rica while having the space to absorb what you are learning.
Whether you come on your own, with a partner, or with a small group of friends, this is your opportunity to step away from everyday life and give yourself the time to focus fully on your horsemanship.
Choose your dates, come to Costa Rica, and experience what becomes possible when you have the time, guidance, and horses to take your connection and horsemanship deeper.
Work closely with Master Trainer Nancy Zintsmaster and her extraordinary herd of rescue horses in an intimate setting where your training is personalized to your experience, your questions, and the areas of your horsemanship you most want to develop.
Without the distractions of a large clinic, you’ll have the time and space to slow down, observe more deeply, receive immediate feedback, and experience the Waterhole Rituals™ through hands on learning with different horses and personalities.
What Others Have to Say...
"My horse journey unraveled 2 years ago when I took Nan Zintsmaster's Liberty Horse Training clinic in Aptos, CA and fell in love with the transformative experience of being able to connect with a horse at liberty. I remember feeling very timid and shy about being inside the arena with the horse and with the audience watching. Knowing this, Nancy offered to turn off her mic and coached me through the entire process. Half way into the process, something just clicked, and I began to run alongside Mystic and felt the palpable connection...it was exhilarating! It was a moment I could have missed had it not been for Nancy’s encouragement to step inside the arena. Her thoughtful consideration and intuition on how best to create a safe space for participants to explore and connect with the horse physically and emotionally, while also maintaining respect for the horse’s energy and focus is so beautifully balanced. That experience gave me confidence to say “yes” to future challenges."
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