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BEING WHOLE

FINDING YOUR TRUE SELF

IMPROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

Meet the land: Weaselskin: A story of preserving the past, educating and healing the present all for the benefit of future generations.

To truly capture the epic saga of Weaselskin, one must first bow respectfully to the ancient footsteps of the Puebloan, Dine’, and Ute tribes—who, quite frankly, were here long before anyone started worrying about board meetings or tax brackets. Then, as is the way of all modern storytelling, we throw in a dash of B corp lingo (because impact is everything!), quickly lose our way down the rabbit hole of tax credits and equity investments (the realm where spreadsheets reign and dreams go to nap), and, for good measure, recall the Thurston family’s proud traditions as educators and philanthropists. Of course, no tale would be complete without Jennifer sheepishly confessing her lifelong horse addiction—an affliction that, rumor has it, is only partly treatable by purchasing more horses. We round it all out with a not-so-humble brag about the fabulous retreat we’ve built, where nature, wellness, and questionable zoning decisions collide. All in all, if you’re seeking community, wellness, philanthropy, equine obsession, and a scenic getaway, Weaselskin delivers—with proper punctuation, naturally.

However, to tell the Weaselskin story succinctly, we only need to use one word—Hozho’.

Hozho’ is a term, a construct, which is held by the Dine’ people, suggesting that to be whole, one should walk their life in beauty. Not just physical beauty—although physical beauty is everywhere on Weaselskin, from the mountain views, overlooking the Animas River (River of Souls), the flowering barrel cacti, and soaring red-tailed hawks.

Hozho is a beauty of health that comes from connecting with everything above, below, and around you. A healthful connection that comes with being part of the land itself by nurturing what exists naturally, or regenerative planting/growing edible produce and livestock, by using sacred water wisely, and walking the land in appreciation.

Hozho is a beauty of internal contentment and understanding of oneself and the beings around you. Our equine experiential practices hold true to the French classical belief that we ride horses for the pleasure of creating beauty. Classical riding is a method which strives towards a perfect harmony between horse and rider by creating a dialogue between two bodies and two souls. Our Lipizzan and Andalusians give nobility without pride, friendship without envy, and beauty without vanity.

Hozho is about the beauty of community. The Durango community overflows in the sense of improving the lives of others through education, healing, and wellbeing. We connect with many community healers, facilitators, educators and organizations

Weaselskin: The place where you will be is very beautiful indeed. You will be blessed to walk in its beauty. Blessed to reconnect with your beauty and share with others wellness and balance.

Meet the denizens: “Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray, where nature heals and gives strength to body and soul alike.” – John Muir

Weaselskin: a place so stunning, even your phone will forget to ask for Wi-Fi. Here, you’re practically guaranteed to trip over beauty at every turn—whether it’s a glorious sunset or, more likely, a suspiciously photogenic cholla cactus. You’ll be blessed to walk in, on and with the land, reconnecting with the best version of yourself (the one who doesn’t check emails on vacation) and sharing in wellness and balance with fellow seekers, skeptics, and maybe even a few horse-crazed locals.

Come for the jaw-dropping scenery, stay for the chance to laugh so hard you forget why you were stressed, cry when the beauty sneaks up on you, and bask in timelessness until you’ve forgotten about living in the 21^st century. When you’re ready to leave (if you ever are), you might just catch a glimpse of your true self reflected in the mirror of this place—and yes, it’s the one who’s rocking a new sense of balance, wellness, with dirt under your fingernails and grass stains on your yoga mat.