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Melinda Starr
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Bareback and Bit-less Horseback Riding Under the Big Nevada Sky
Incredible evening ride with some of our Whole Horse, Whole Human (WHWH) students attending our positive reinforcement certification...
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Melinda Starr
Mar 26, 20241 min read
Baby Horse Is Too Tired For School
1-1/2 year old Solar didn't want to get up from his nap for our Positive Reinforcement Whole Horse Whole Human 30 day residential...
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Melinda Starr
Mar 24, 20241 min read
Baarn Tim at Starr Horse Retreats.
We are so excited to begin our Positive Reinforcement Horse Training Certification program tomorrow! The training will be offered again...
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Melinda Starr
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Horse Stuck on the Porch
This happened last summer :). Feather went up the stairs of the porch and didn't want to come back down!
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Melinda Starr
Feb 19, 20241 min read
Clicker Training Obstacle Course
No food, ropes or halters and I’m able to get some of the horses to participate on the obstacle course using only the click of my tongue...
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Melinda Starr
Feb 8, 20241 min read
Skeetching the Hotwalker and Sledding with Horses
Skeetching the hotwalker and sledding with horses montage at Starr Horse Retreats.
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Melinda Starr
Feb 6, 20241 min read
R+ Horse Training Certification Program
Applications are open for next fall, September 15-October 13, 2024! Applications for the WHWH Spring 2024 blended learning program are...
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Melinda Starr
Feb 4, 20241 min read
Horses Play in the Snow
They sure do love the snow! Bringing the songs of Hawaii to Nevada!
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Melinda Starr
Jan 22, 20241 min read
Baby Horse Plays with Pony
Some things never change! Jasper has been playing with Solar since he was a foal. In his baby footage, you can see the vulture scratches...
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Melinda Starr
Jan 17, 20241 min read
Horses Play “Game of Cones”! 🤣
Play-by-play broadcast of the big steal in the “Game of Cones”! 🤣
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Melinda Starr
Jan 9, 20241 min read
Solar's First Human Passenger
Solar, who was born a year and a half ago, had his first human passenger today with little Amalie! It was so beautiful to watch! Time...
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Melinda Starr
Jan 2, 20241 min read
Positive Reinforcement Ponying Skills
We are teaching 1-1/2-year-old, Valentine how to pony in front of an attentive equine audience! :) The rider is bareback and bit-less on...
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Melinda Starr
Dec 24, 20231 min read
Mare-y Christmas to everyone!
Foxy and Feather are really celebrating! It is incredible to think that Foxy Brown could barely walk when I first got her. She had severe...
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Melinda Starr
Nov 23, 20231 min read
Example of Positive Reinforcement Re- Training
This is a beautiful example of positive reinforcement Re-training. Previous owners had sent Mississippi to a 5 week crash training right...
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Melinda Starr
Nov 17, 20231 min read
Barn Time at Starr Horse Retreats
I’m so happy with our new shed row that we installed at the end of the barn! Now all 13 horses have a private room for grain time! We...
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Melinda Starr
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Day Retreats at Starr Horse Retreats!
We are now offering "Day Retreats" at Starr Horse Retreats! Kim Holsapple Ziegler and Gianna Vani are hosting Barnyard Yoga Day Retreats...
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Melinda Starr
Nov 2, 20231 min read
3rd Testimonial Video of our October Horse Healing Retreat
If you know anyone who may benefit from this incredible weekend please help spread the word for our April 26th Retreat!...
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Melinda Starr
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Pamela Fitzgerald Testimonial Video From our October 2023 Horse Healing Retreat
Here is a beautiful testimonial video from participant, Pamela Fitzgerald, about our October Horse Healing Retreat. I have two more...
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Melinda Starr
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Samantha Erdmann Testimonial Video From our October 2023 Horse Healing Retreat
Here is a beautiful testimonial video from participant, Samantha Erdmann, about our October Horse Healing Retreat. I have two more...
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Melinda Starr
Oct 28, 20231 min read
One More Horse is Donated to Starr Horse Retreats
Yesterday was crazy at Starr Horse Retreats when Slicker Wildjoined the herd just a week after Ivy Aurora moved in. I introduced the...
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