STARR HORSE RETREATS

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 with the Whole Horse Whole Human certification program taught by Ari Krause at Starr Horse Retreats

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...

Addressing Problem Behaviors with R+ at Starr Horse Retreats

Holistic Clicker Training Program takes a holistic approach to horse handling. During this immersive experience, students learn to work...

We are now in the second week, third day of our instructor training, of our Holistic Clicker Training Program Here we are focusing on...

Here is a glimpse into the second day of our four-week Holistic Clicker Training Program at Starr Horse Retreats There is a kinder way to...

Today was the 1st day of our Holistic Clicker Training Program and the students received their targets and packs to practice positive...

Here is a wonderful segment on Outside Lake Tahoe TV where Pamela Fitzgerald talks about Starr Horse Retreats

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...

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.

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...