"Shawna's refreshing personality holds our attention and her calm, professional manner makes it easy to assimilate the information... Watching her handle the Warmbloods and Thoroughbreds that tower over her petite form, it's hard to believe that Shawna Karrasch had her first riding lesson a scant eight years ago. She is firm, confident and relaxed in the interactions with her equine subjects."

 

"I could not inspire him to move forward. Riding him was becoming an unpleasant chore. Just as I was about to give up, I got a call from Shawna Karrasch...

Before Cibor and I began working with Shawna, we'd place in the middle of the class (or lower) when we showed. Since then, we've been placing close to the top, or even winning. My test scores are averaging about ten points higher, and both judges and spectators have complimented my lovely 'forward' horse.

As Shawna said, Cibor just needed a little motivation - which thanks to On Target Training, he certainly has now. He's happy, spirited, and fun to ride."

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"Help comes in the form of positive-reinforcement training and research funds."

 

"The beauty of the system is the clear, methodological way in which they have laid it out, breaking down the path toward developing a better relationship with your horse into specific steps. With this incremental training system of positive reinforcement, Shawna and Vinton Karrasch have hit the target squarely."

 

"The respect and appreciation of horses that Shawna and Vinton have is a value shared by the Equine Research Center... It was such a thrill to see the demos attract a broad cross-section of horse enthusiasts, from Thoroughbred, Standardbred, warmblood, and heavy horses, to many who own horses just for the fun of it. Shawna is an excellent speaker and teacher and we look forward to having the Karraschs back."

 

"The ultimate goal in riding is to train the horse to perform certain desired actions, whether it's juming a fence, executing a piaffe or galloping confidently cross-country."