Finca Soley

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Here at Finca Soley we share our passion and love for horses and natural horsemanship. Come to enjoy, learn and develop.

Finca Soley is a horse project and volunteers are completly involved in everything. Our volunteers recieve natural horsemanship lessons and a spanisch course in order to activly help in the training of the horses and the teaching (weather in the school or riding lessons for kids).


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Finca Soley is a horse project and volunteers are completly involved in everything. Our volunteers recieve natural horsemanship lessons and a spanisch course in order to activly help in the training of the horses and the teaching (weather in the school or riding lessons for kids).


Finca Soley is a very small project that really tries to change something here in the area but also for the horses that get in touch with people that have been with us. We will touch your idea about horses and horse training. Spread the word to create a better world for our beloved horses and the people around them.

Finca Soley is a beautiful Guestfarm in the mountain area of Cartago, Costa Rica's best kept secret. Enjoy seeing and hearing horses neighing outside my balcony doors, watching the volcano smoke early in the morning, cooking over a beautiful fire pit.

LEARN NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP & ART OF RIDING 

We use Natural Horsemanship to understand and comunicate with our horses and learn about their body and how to teach them to use it properly using the academic art of riding without the need of a bit. 

At Finca Soley you will:

  • learn the essential communication with horses on the ground
  • Start to understand what horses are telling you!
  • Learn to play with them in a understable Language
  • Become safe & smart around horses in the field and barn
  • Learn about your Horse’s unique character 
  • Learn to use psychology depending on horse-character 
  • Improve your drive & respect level

All you need to know about the Courses Finca Soley offers

  • We refine our Communication skills on the rope and in liberty.
  • We built a loving friendship & become creative with our games.
  • We improve our riding communication skills & test our relationship by starting to ride brideless
  • We built up our skills on the rope and start to work on our draw system 
  • We will apply what we have learnt on the ground into the saddle
  • Learn to ride using Breathing & Engery techniques
  • Learn about principles of Natural Horsemanship
  • Discussions about various horsemanships from different Nations


Contact Person

isa Avendaño

Spoken languages: Spanish, German, English
  Good response rate

Finca Soley reviews

Hallie Zava rating5.0

2024 at Classical Horsemanship & Liberty

Although I spent only two weeks in this program, there was never a dull moment! The hard work and chores paid off with the wonderful horsemanship lessons by Isa each day, who was an amazing instructor. The staff and other guests/volunteers were kind and easy to make friends with; I never felt lonely ...
Faye Iris de Wind rating5.0

2024 at Classical Horsemanship & Liberty

Ik heb hier een van de leukste tijden van mijn leven gehad! Ik deed de 'Horsevolunteer Program', en het was zo leuk om met de paarden te werken. Ze zijn allemaal super lief en hebben echt een eigen karakter. Daarnaast zijn Isa, haar familie en de werkers ook allemaal enorm aardig. Isa geeft ook ...
Dana Trautmann rating5.0

2024 at Classical Horsemanship & Liberty

I had a wonderful stay at Finca Soley! I only stayed there for 3 weeks and I still feel like I have learned so much about horses and also myself! I shared a room with three other people and I felt comfortable immediately!! The rooms are really pretty and everybody has their own space where they ...
Olivia Meier rating4.8

2024 at Classical Horsemanship & Liberty

I had a great time at Finca Soley. I quickly felt at home and loved every second of my stay. Isa, her family and the staff are wonderful people. Isas horses (and the other animals on the farm) are lovely too. Each of them with a different character, each of them a chance to learn something new ...
Jacqueline van der Willigen rating4.6

2024 at Natural Horsemanship - Volunteer at horse farm

Isa and Milton have created a wonderful living/working environment with Finca Soley. Because of its location, somewhat isolated, high in the mountains, it is somewhat cooler in the evenings and therefore very pleasant. I spent a month doing a combination of farmwork (3 days a week) and natural ...
Virginia Grulke rating1.8

2024 at Organic Farming and Building on Eco Lodge

I was booked for a one week stay at Finca Soley. The final payment was not mailed to me until the day before I left for Costa Rica, busy with training the housesitter, final packing, etc. I tucked it into my carry on bag. Apparently in the small print which I didn't see, they said they would only ...

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