Desensitizing Horses to Unfamiliar Stimuli with Shawna Karrasch and Jessie Hillegas

15/08/2025 26 min Episodio 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 KerstetterGuest: Shawna Karrasch and Jessie Hillegas of Shawna Karrasch Equine | Facebook | InstagramPlease visit our sponsor, who makes all this possible: Ask TheHorse Live