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How To Introduce NEW and SCARY Things to Your Horse | DESENSITIZING a SENSITIVE or SPOOKY Horse

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Channel: Life With Horses TV · 2017 · Pets & Animals

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This video shows how to introduce new things to your horses. I like to introduce new things to my horses in the same way that I do when I'm desensitizing them with a training stick or a flag. Each horse reacts differently to new things... some are very sensitive and others are more confident and curious. This video shows my more sensitive mare who thinks the things that I showed her were very scary, at least at first. We took it slow and by the end she was much more relaxed. I think it's very important to always start off where your horse is... and by that I mean... all horses are different so you have to adjust the way you introduce things depending on how your horse is. If it's really scared... you have start with very little pressure that doesn't last very long... then you can increase the pressure and the time as the horse relaxes and accepts the new thing you are showing him or her.
I think things like this are very good for horses because it stimulates your horses mind in new ways. I call it Emotional Fitness for horses, which I explain in the video. 
To me, the goal or reason for showing your horse new things isn't to keep it from spooking when it comes across something it hasn't seen before... it's to show them that they can trust you. They will learn to trust you if you pay attention to proper "pressure & release" when you are showing them a new object. If they trust you then they will look to you for leadership and guidance when they get scared, and that's what it is that you want! So when they come across something new that they haven't seen before, they will trust you and look to you on how they should respond to the new thing. That's the real goal of doing things like in this video. Hope you like it... and if you do... please give us a thumbs up!! Thank you!

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