Connection, Clarity and Confidence
Have a Positively Unforgettable Experience...
Deepen the trust between yourself and your horse with R+ and expert guidance.
Upcoming Clinics, Immersions and Live Event Schedule Below!
Attend A Clinic
Step into a welcoming space designed to help you and your horse grow together. Our clinics are crafted for hands-on learning and focus on using gentle, positive techniques to build trust, understanding, and confidence. Spend a day with like-minded women who share your love for horses, while gaining new skills to deepen the bond with your horse. No matter your level, you'll leave feeling inspired and connected.
Experience an Immersion
Ready for a personal compassionate equestrian experience? Our Immersion programs offer a multi-day, in-depth experience that allows you to explore positive reinforcement training on a deeper level. Over several days, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with your horse, or ours, one on one with Melissa, advancing your understanding, deepening connections and honing techniques that create lasting, transformations. It’s a chance to fully unplug, rejuvenate, and focus on your journey with your horse in a supportive, peaceful setting.
Host a Clinic
Share the Compassionate Horse Click experience with your community by hosting a clinic! When you host, you’ll be bringing together local horse lovers eager to learn more about positive training and bonding with their horses. I’ll provide the guidance, support, and materials—creating an unforgettable experience that’s enriching, fun, and meaningful for everyone involved. Let’s make a positive impact, one clinic at a time!
NOW BOOKING 2026 EVENTS in Burgaw NC and Beyond
Check out what others have to say about their experiences.
Event
Location & Date
Join Us
Burgaw NC, March 13-15 2026 / call for other dates
Positively Happy Horses - Enhancing connection, confidence, and behavior and/or performance within the bounds of a safe, healthy, happy relationship.
Burgaw NC. April 3-5, 2026 - participants are requested to arrive on Friday for late afternoon / evening activities
Positively Happy Horses - Enhancing connection, confidence, and behavior and/or performance within the bounds of a safe, healthy, happy relationship.
TBD, Possibly Late May or Early June
Presenting International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants Conference 2026 (IAABC)
April 25, 2026
Hear from a Compassionate Horse Click Member
Jenn wasn't sure she knew enough - she'd never been to a R+ clinic. Her horse was so green. "Oh man, should I do this thing???".
She took a leap of faith for her horse's sake. Hear how it turned out. See how it went for her, her horse and other participants and auditors.
Hear from a Compassionate Horse Click Member
A conventional equestrian shares her clinic experiences...
Jenn Cryan
"Loved the CHC clinic I audited and plan on attending as many as possible. Loved being with like minded people, learning more about + R, and all the problem solving strategies. Such an uplifting experience! Melissa’s clinics focusing on relationship based connection, liberty interaction, and herd dynamics are very interesting and help me understand my horse and equine behavior."
KK
"Melissa is a top notch horseman who can change the way you look at your horse forever. Her empathy towards the horse but also towards the human makes the material easier to absorb and implement yourself. Melissa takes her mission seriously and all who meet her benefit in ways that reveal themselves long after we’ve gone home!"
Jenn Foust
"Honestly, I always gain knowledge at the clinics - watching others, listening to others' questions, having you there to point things out in the moment etc. The atmosphere is always welcoming and so is everyone there. I truly just am in the moment and there to learn and enjoy the weekend, that's always my goal and I've always achieved it 😏"
Dr. LIbby Edwards
"After one clinic it’s so much easier to catch my horses and despite what I might do by accident in the trailer loading and hauling they are much more resilient than before!"
