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Horse Medicine & Emotional Alchemy | Trail Rides, Obstacle Courses & Sound Healing
Horse Medicine & Emotional Alchemy | Trail Rides, Obstacle Courses & Sound Healing
Melinda Starr
18 hours ago1 min read
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Light Language with Napping Buckskin Named Feather
Light Language with Napping Buckskin Named Feather
Melinda Starr
Feb 261 min read
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Tack-Less Trotting
Here’s a glimpse into the magic of tackless trotting, all four feet on the mat, young horses learning the hoof stand, and a bareback ride...
Melinda Starr
Feb 141 min read
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Tackless Horseback Riding
Tackless Bareback Horse Back Riding at Starr Horse Retreats
Melinda Starr
Jan 311 min read
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Horses Running and Playing at Hay Time
Horses, like humans, benefit from approaches that prioritize communication, understanding, and mutual trust. Clicker training, grounded...
Melinda Starr
Jan 271 min read
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Horses in the Snow
Here at Starr Horse Retreats, the horses live as they were meant to—free, connected, and thriving in their natural state. This...
Melinda Starr
Jan 261 min read
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Beautiful Herd Running to Barn Time
Our 30-acre sanctuary is a sacred space and a beacon for helping humanity remember who we are, why we are here, and what our missions...
Melinda Starr
Jan 211 min read
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How to Assemble a Yurt in Under 2 Minutes
At Starr Horse Retreats, we assembled a yoga yurt with a concrete pad to offer radiant floor heating under solid bamboo wood floors....
Melinda Starr
Jan 181 min read
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Celestial Horses
Starr Horse Retreats is a sanctuary for celestial horses—beings of immense spiritual energy, - emissaries of the divine - sacred vessels,...
Melinda Starr
Jan 111 min read
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Holistic Clicker Training Program
Exciting Program Evolution at Starr Horse Retreats As we continue to honor the journey of horses as our teachers and healers at SHR, I’m...
Melinda Starr
Jan 112 min read
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Horses as Sacred Mirrors: The Paradigm Shift From Subjugation to Partnership
Celestial Herd at Starr Horse Retreats Despite the growing acceptance of positive reinforcement in child-rearing and dog training, R+...
Melinda Starr
Jan 115 min read
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Is It Time to Rethink How We Engage with Horses?
Starr Horse Retreats Herd  Can We, as a Collective, Shift the Paradigm to See Horses as Partners for Healing Rather Than Tools for Labor...
Melinda Starr
Jan 43 min read
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Little Girl Helps Train Horses
It’s always a joy when this sweet little girl comes to Starr Horse Retreats to help us train the horses!
Melinda Starr
Jan 11 min read
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Hug a Butt!
Angelene Hall describes her experiences at Starr Horse Retreats . Our next Holistic Clicker Training four-week program begins March 30th...
Melinda Starr
Dec 5, 20241 min read
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TV Interview About R+ Horse Certification
Ari Krause  of Haven Horsemanship , and Starr Horse Retreats  on Outside TV with our Whole Horse-Whole Human R+ program. Applications...
Melinda Starr
Nov 16, 20241 min read
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Tiny Girl Rides Giant Horse Bitless with R+ Clicker Training Techniques
This tiny girl can ride giant Slicker Wild bitless while utilizing her positive reinforcement clicker training techniques. This is so...
Melinda Starr
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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Young Horse Learns to Trot Using R+ Training
The students in our positive reinforcement certification program worked on a final project they presented on the last day. Here’s a short...
Melinda Starr
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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Horses 1st time Under Saddle Using R+ Clicker Training
Pamela’s final project in our R+ certification program was to ride Mississippi under saddle. Previous owners sent Mississippi to a...
Melinda Starr
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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Diana's Holistic Clicker Training Program Testimony
Here is a wonderful testimony from Diana after completing our Holistic Clicker Training program in October. Our next session begins...
Melinda Starr
Oct 30, 20241 min read
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Addressing Problem Behaviors with R+
Addressing Problem Behaviors with R+ at Starr Horse Retreats
Melinda Starr
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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