Episode 33
Desensitizing Horses to Unfamiliar Stimuli with Shawna Karrasch and Jessie Hillegas
The Stable Management Podcast · The Horse
August 15, 202526m 21s
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Show Notes
In this episode, Shawna Karrasch and Jessie Hillegas of Shawna Karrasch Equine explain equine welfare-friendly ways to introduce horses to unfamiliar or spooky stimuli. They discuss what desensitization means in the context of horse training, the process of introducing a horse to something they perceive as dangerous or frightening, and the importance of timing and human body language during this process.
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