STARR HORSE RETREATS

BEYOND THE SADDLE: A Holistic Clicker Training Journey

Bonnie is all speed and spirit, racing to barn time to beat the others!

Starting a Colt Tackless | 2 1/2-Year-Old First Rides with No Tack!

Light Language with Napping Buckskin Named Feather

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...

Tackless Bareback Horse Back Riding at Starr Horse Retreats

Horses, like humans, benefit from approaches that prioritize communication, understanding, and mutual trust. Clicker training, grounded...

Here at Starr Horse Retreats, the horses live as they were meant to—free, connected, and thriving in their natural state. This...

Starr Horse Retreats offers a sacred space for healing, where horses guide us to rediscover freedom, connection, and balance in a world...

Starr Horse Retreats is a sanctuary for celestial horses—beings of immense spiritual energy, - emissaries of the divine - sacred vessels,...

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...

Celestial Herd at Starr Horse Retreats Despite the growing acceptance of positive reinforcement in child-rearing and dog training, R+...

Starr Horse Retreats Herd   Can We, as a Collective, Shift the Paradigm to See Horses as Partners for Healing Rather Than Tools for Labor...

It’s always a joy when this sweet little girl comes to Starr Horse Retreats to help us train the horses!

Angelene Hall describes her experiences at Starr Horse Retreats . Our next Holistic Clicker Training four-week program begins March 30th...

Ari Krause  of Haven Horsemanship , and Starr Horse Retreats  on Outside TV with our Whole Horse-Whole Human R+ program. Applications...

This tiny girl can ride giant Slicker Wild bitless while utilizing her positive reinforcement clicker training techniques. This is so...

The students in our positive reinforcement certification program worked on a final project they presented on the last day. Here’s a short...

Pamela’s final project in our R+ certification program was to ride Mississippi under saddle. Previous owners sent Mississippi to a...

Here is a wonderful testimony from Diana after completing our Holistic Clicker Training program in October. Our next session begins...