Unique Cape getaway harnesses the healing power of horses

14 February 2016 - 02:00
By NADIA KRIGE

This unusual therapeutic retreat involves hanging with the horses. And your first task is to find them, writes Nadia KrigeOn the pastoral outskirts of Riversdale in the Western Cape lies a stretch of land endowed with more than just a sprinkling of magic.Apart from being a literal well-spring of rejuvenation, where crystal-clear water bubbles up from the earth, Gratitude Farm is also home to a herd of special horses who assist owner Vanessa Malvicini in a unique form of hippotherapy.

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