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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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Morning Hay After the Storm
After a week of relentless storms—hurricane-force winds rattling the house each night—the morning hay still calls. The mud, the cold, the...

Melinda Starr
Feb 141 min read
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Running Free: Horses in the Crisp Morning After the Storm ⛈️🐎
After a stormy night, the herd runs free through the fresh morning air, their hooves splashing through the mud beneath dramatic skies....

Melinda Starr
Feb 141 min read
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Barn Time After the Storm
Even on the coldest, rainiest winter days, we don’t skip barn time! Every evening, I call out “Baaarn Tiiime”, and the herd comes...

Melinda Starr
Feb 141 min read
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Light language Activation with Napping Herd of Horses
Light language Activation with Napping Herd of Horses

Melinda Starr
Jan 281 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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Morning Hay at Starr Horse Retreats
Starr Horse Retreats offers a sacred space for healing, where horses guide us to rediscover freedom, connection, and balance in a world...

Melinda Starr
Jan 191 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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Stormy Horses!
December stormy, wet, cold, windy, muddy day and the horses love it!

Melinda Starr
Dec 15, 20241 min read
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Horses Rear in Play
River and Aspen sure do love the cooler weather. This is the early morning view at Starr Horse Retreats

Melinda Starr
Oct 30, 20241 min read
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Tarot Cards with Horses at the Starr Saloon
Swimming in the river, dust baths, and tarot cards at the Starr Saloon with horses at Rancho Rico. www.StarrHorseRetreats.com 

Melinda Starr
Sep 7, 20241 min read
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Starr Horse Retreats on Tahoe TV
Here is a wonderful segment on Outside Lake Tahoe TV where Pamela Fitzgerald talks about Starr Horse Retreats

Melinda Starr
Sep 4, 20241 min read
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Horses Escape Through the River
Three horses from the herd at Starr Horse Retreats escaped through the river! I took the horses to the Starr Saloon at Rancho Rico, a...

Melinda Starr
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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Bit-less Horse Back Riding
I am riding young River bitless, a six-year-old pinto who has never had a bit in his mouth and has been trained with positive reinforcement.

Melinda Starr
Aug 28, 20242 min read
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The horses are LOVING their vacation!
We loaded up 11 horses from the Starr Horse Retreats herd for a 3-week family vacation at Rancho Rico, our 88 acre retreat space on the...

Melinda Starr
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Horse Family Vacation
We loaded up 11 horses from the Starr Horse Retreats herd for a 3-week family vacation at Rancho Rico.

Melinda Starr
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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2-Year Old Horses Return From 2-Week R+ Training Camp
Solar and Valentine came home from their two week summer camp and the herd was so happy to see them! Solar’s mama wanted him all to herself!

Melinda Starr
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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Two Herds Meet for the First Time
We helped Ari Krause, of Haven Horsemanship, move her 11 horses to their new home on 120 acres. So beautiful watching them as they got to...

Melinda Starr
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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