Starr Horse Retreats

09/03/2026

“We are the women our parents warned us against, and we are proud.”

RIP to feminist icon Gloria Steinem, 1934–2026.

A life spent challenging patriarchy and using her voice for women and those too often ignored in our society.

09/02/2026

This was such a beautiful milestone with Feather. ❤️

I’ve had her since she was a year and a half old, and now, at seven, her spine is fully developed, and she did the obstacle course with a rider on her back for the first time.

Angie took her on the ground first, then with me on her back while Angie led, and finally Angie stepped away, and Feather and I did it alone with me holding the reins.

When she stepped off the tire, she paused with her hindquarters raised for the longest time. It felt as though she understood that carrying me changed everything and she was figuring out how to take care of both of us.

Feather has been raised with positive reinforcement, clicker training, bitless ba****ck riding, freedom of choice, and respect for her “no.” Today I felt the beautiful result of all those years of trust.

What an incredible first for us!

09/02/2026

20-Stall Horse Barn Renovation Progress at Standing Rock Ranch

Here is an update on the transformation of the Standing Rock Ranch 20-stall horse barn. It is beginning to take shape.

After years of poor drainage, malfunctioning gutters, and a leaking roof, we were left with rotting rafters and structural roof supports. Much of the damaged structure had to be removed and rebuilt before we could install a new roof, gutters, and siding.

We opened one side of the barn and converted the windows into stall doors leading to outdoor runs for the horses. We are now finishing the interiors of the stalls, completing the electrical and plumbing work, and painting everything. There is still plenty of work ahead, but the progress is becoming visible, and I was excited to share!

08/30/2026

Have you ever dreamed of working with horses in a deeper way, but didn’t know where to begin?

Introducing the Pegasus Constellation Retreat Training Program, an immersive and comprehensive training for people who feel called to create horse healing retreats, integrate horses into retreats they already lead, or collaborate with farms and retreat centers to bring this work into the world.

You don’t need to own horses or land. Pegasus Pollinators can bring horse healing retreats to places where the horses are already living.

In October 2027, a small group will gather at Starr Horse Retreats’ new home, Standing Rock Ranch in Grass Valley, California, to learn how to host horse healing retreats and carry this work forward.

One star at a time.
One sanctuary at a time.
Transforming the way humans work with horses.

Learn more and apply:
https://www.starrhorseretreats.com/pegasusretreattraining

08/24/2026

Standing Rock Ranch Tour Part 3 | The Gathering Grounds

This video is a vision of the future Gathering Grounds at Standing Rock Ranch in Grass Valley, California.

Overlooking the lake, the Gathering Grounds are being imagined as a sacred space for our Horse Healing Retreats, ceremony, movement, music, and community. At the center will be a large labyrinth surrounded by spaces representing the four elements.

The images in this video are conceptual renderings, created to visualize what plan to build as we restore and prepare Standing Rock Ranch.

What makes this place especially meaningful is what is already here. Within the bedrock are ancient acorn grinding mortars, reminders of the Indigenous people who lived on and cared for this land long before us. As we create something new, our intention is to do so with reverence for the land, the horses, and the history held here.

This is the vision. Now we begin bringing it to life.

08/21/2026

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One With the Herd is an award-winning documentary from 2015, tellin...

08/20/2026

Medicine of the Herd isn’t something the horses do to us. It comes from being in relationship with them. Living together. Playing together. Caring for each other. Remembering that we are part of nature, not separate from it.

08/12/2026

Here is the Starr Horse herd from our documentary Medicine of the Herd this morning at hay time. 🐴❤️

We’re training a new caretaker for the herd who graduated from our Spring 2026 Holistic Clicker Training program. Medicine of the Herd was filmed right here during our Spring 2025 program, with these seventeen horses at the heart of the story.

And some wonderful news—Medicine of the Herd has just been officially selected for the 2026 EQUUS Film & Arts Fest in Midway, Kentucky! 🐴🎬