šŸ”“Horse yoga: Yay or neigh? Oviedo offers unique experience

Caba Yoga teaches meditation, yoga with rescue horses in Oviedo

OVIEDO, Fla. ā€“ Some of you have made healthy choices and exercise a part of your New Yearā€™s resolutions but if youā€™re looking for a less intense workout that will help you find your zen, Caba Yoga may be for you.

Itā€™s also known as ā€œhorse yoga,ā€ combining meditation, poses and breathing exercises with the love of horses. Trust us, this is not your typical yoga experience.

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ā€œThere are so many different combinations of energy management techniques with yoga courtsmanship and meditation, that you can enjoy a wide variety over a long period of time,ā€ Caba Yoga Founder Caitlin Terry said.

At Caba Yoga, youā€™ll do your exercises outdoors.

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ā€œTypically, when guests arrive to our equine retreat center, we do a little meet and greet with the horses. So we get to introduce you to Jeffery and say hi to him, maybe get him a cookie.ā€

Youā€™ll be getting your yoga on with two horses, Jeffery and Daisy.

ā€œShe starts to feel the energy of people. Theyā€™re very sensitive to energy. I can see right away how the horses feel right and if theyā€™re looking and chewing, showing theyā€™re relaxed,ā€ Terry said.

Terry rescued both horses after they spent much of their lives pulling carriages in the city, rehabilitating them at her farm. Now theyā€™re helping to rehab others in Oviedo through Caba Yoga, holding group and private classes for kids and adults.

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ā€œWe do different energy management techniques. Some are yoga, some are other things Iā€™ve learned to help people chill out. We want to get nice and lose so we can find stillness,ā€ Terry said. ā€œWe do breathwork to help balance our energy, relieving stress and anxiety and finding the balanced zen.ā€

Then itā€™s time to roll out the mats. Terry said she has training in several types of yoga styles and meditation, specializing each pose and technique to her clientā€™s needs and experience.

ā€œItā€™s important to me that we get rid of all the stress and negative vibes before we start working with the horses,ā€ Terry said. ā€œThen we come over here to our grooming bays. Weā€™ll bring the horses out and we have a full grooming kit. I teach mindful horsemanship.ā€

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Then itā€™s time for horse yoga, using gentle poses off and on the horse incorporating breathing and meditation exercises. Terry says it gives your body and mind a workout, activating your core and mindfulness.

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Terry offers group and private classes. She also travels throughout the country teaching Caba Yoga. Would you give this workout a try? Let us know in the comments below.


About the Author:

Crystal Moyer is a morning news anchor who joined the News 6 team in 2020.

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