STARR HORSE RETREATS

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...

We loaded up 11 horses from the Starr Horse Retreats herd for a 3-week family vacation at Rancho Rico.

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!

This a fast motion video of the second week of our R+ training program at starr Horse Retreats

Ari and Feather demonstrate ground, work teaching cues for moving the body for our R+ (positive reinforcement) training program.

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...

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...

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...

This is a beautiful example of positive reinforcement Re-training. Previous owners had sent Mississippi to a 5 week crash training right...