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Stable Management Podcast 33: Desensitizing Horses to Unfamiliar Stimuli With Shawna Karrasch and Jessie Hillegas
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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.
GUESTS AND LINKS - EPISODE 33:
- Host: Hailey Kerstetter
- Guest: Shawna Karrasch and Jessie Hillegas of Shawna Karrasch Equine | Facebook | Instagram
- Please visit our sponsor, who makes all this possible: Ask TheHorse Live
1192 episodes
Manage episode 500409316 series 1153244
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.
GUESTS AND LINKS - EPISODE 33:
- Host: Hailey Kerstetter
- Guest: Shawna Karrasch and Jessie Hillegas of Shawna Karrasch Equine | Facebook | Instagram
- Please visit our sponsor, who makes all this possible: Ask TheHorse Live
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