Sacking out your Horse

Sacking out is a very general term for getting your horse used to objects. Desensitizing. Not Frightening the Begebees out of them. Desensitizing.
We start out with a very small item, say a white towel, something that you can handle easily, fold it up, let them smell it, show them, take it away, show it again.Rub it on their face, take it away, start over from the head to the tail, gently show them it is not going to hurt them. Do the same with your stick, or whip. Do the same with a plastic or paper feed bag. something that makes some noise, crackeling and such.
Be patient and kind, especially at first. Use your coat, a slicker, a Horse sheet, a clipper, a Ball,a Rope, ect.
Eventually you can get bigger and more animated, but give the horse time to think about it and show some respect for his Natural responses. Show him what you have let him smell it, use his natural inquisitiveness to your advantage.