Horse Retreat & Horse-Assisted Coaching in Portugal

Cavalo Feliz, Portugal

Today I want to share with you one truly special place - Cavalo Feliz in Portugal. When I first met Elke, I knew instantly the world needed to discover this retreat, not just the land, but the love and purpose behind it.

🌿 Cavalo Feliz is a heart-led horse retreat nestled in the peaceful countryside of Portugal. Founded by Elke Schatzdorfer-Reiter, it offers a unique opportunity for personal growth and deep inner healing through MindMirror® horse-assisted coaching.

Elke grew up in Austria surrounded by horses and now has over 50 years of experience with them. After falling in love with Portugal and the Lusitano breed, she and her husband followed their dream and created this peaceful sanctuary, a space where people and animals reconnect through presence, trust, and care. With a background in health management and as a certified physiotherapist, acupuncturist, and MindMirror® coach, Elke created Cavalo Feliz to help people find themselves again, with the quiet guidance of horses.

🧡 In this short film, we follow Victoria, a guest from Germany, who kindly allowed us to share a glimpse of her beautiful journey at Cavalo Feliz.

💌 If this story touched your heart, like and share it.

This is the first in a series of soul-driven short films by Wonderveld Pictures, telling stories of the most heartwarming, organic places around the world — built on love, purpose, and healing. Let this be your reminder: beauty and peace can be found in all the corners of the world. And sometimes, all it takes is to look around.

With love,
Maria Steppe
Wonderveld Pictures

About The Place:
Quinta Cavalo Feliz Website: https://www.cavalofeliz.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cavalofeliz.pt
Location: Casal das Lombas 1159, 2640-232 Encarnação, Portugal

Maria films Maxi and Victoria

“That was THIS. When you fall in love with process, people, place and the story just created fluently from the heart.”