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LUNA
Hi, I'm Luna. I am the manager and chef at Caballos de Luz, where I welcome guests, cook, and help manage the daily life of the guesthouse.
I have a beautiful 4-year-old daughter, Aurora, who sometimes joins me at the posada. I love living close to nature and preparing homemade, delicious meals for our visitors.
I'm also a singer-songwriter, and I enjoy singing folk and traditional songs that carry stories and emotions through music.
I am only starting to learn English…but we will be fine!
Marcelo
I’m Marcelo, the quiet guy. I am from Uruguay, and Lucie’s partner and I love being part of the team at Caballos de Luz. I don’t speak any English, but I’m always happy to help with anything that keeps things running smoothly. I love all our horses — but Runa is my favorite. Or maybe Jyoti?
Lucie
Lucie has been thinking mainly about horses since the age of three. After many years doing dressage and showjumping in Austria, with rather moderate success, she travelled around the world several times, first by plane, train, bus and rickshaw, then more and more on horseback.
In South America she found countries where it is still easy and acceptable to travel solely on horses, and so she travelled some 2000 km on horse back. First she joined the Nomads United in Peru, then she chose to travel alone with a horse and a packhorse.
After two years as a horse tour guide in Costa Rica life called her to Uruguay, where she found the land of her dreams and, with the great help of Santiago, built her home and farm in the Sierras de Rocha.
Highly inspired by the work of horse men Monty Roberts, John Lyons and Pat Parelli, her time is divided between being a hostess to her horse riding guests and the starting of young horses with violence free natural horsemanship, which she finds extremely fascinating and rewarding.
Amanda
I’m Amanda, a 34-year-old Brazilian who has lived her entire life among horses — from competing in Endurance Riding to teaching riding with bitless practices.
At Caballos de Luz, I will take care of the well-being of all the horses, prepare them for the rides, and accompany our guests on the horseback tours. If needed, I’m also happy to give riding lessons.
I speak Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
My main specialty is Playful Riding Lessons for children, where I use games and creative dynamics to teach riding while nurturing bonds between child and horse, always guided by safety and mutual respect.
