Aside from catching one, I rope horses to teach them that there's nothing to be afraid of and to give to the pressure. I've found the more you rope them, the more relaxed they become.
Richard Boatwright
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"Sacking out" comes from the open range days when a cowboy would rub his horse all over with a burlap sack to desensitize him. We use flags, saddle blankets, tarps, etc to get the job done today. Most of the supplies found around the ranch or wagon came in a burlap sack. Hardware, potatoes, grain, just about anything. They were also used as saddle blankets or bedroll blankets, too. Sorry, I forgot to mention this earlier.