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Condé Nast TravelerAug 12, 2026

On an Equine Therapy Retreat in Indonesia, Letting the Horses Dig Up Old Feelings

I joined equine healer Candice Webster at Nihi Sumba to experience a retreat built around trust, intuition, and the extraordinary sensitivity of horses.

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Nihi SumbaHotelUltra-luxurious hotel settled at the shoreline
Candice WebsterPlaceEquine healer with a reputation for transformative trauma work
Nihioka sanctuarySightCeremonies are held here, an hour's ride from the hotel
Carol SharpePlaceNihi's onsite horse whisperer, launched the equine program in 2013
Sandalwood poniesPlaceFree-roaming ponies that canter along the beach
MarapuPlaceIsland's ancestral animist religion, reveres horses as 'untamed nobles'
HunterPlaceA large bay native Sandalwood horse

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