Answer: A. Desensitization.
Desensitizing is when a horse becomes less reactive to certain stimuli. One common example is “sacking out” with a saddle blanket, a technique used to help a horse accept a saddle blanket on its back. To learn more about horse training, read the June eTips article “How Horses Learn” and watch the recorded webcast “Clarifying Learning Theory Terminology to Enhance ‘Fair’ Horse Training” by Dr. Camie Heleski.