Spook Less

What's on the Discs
Our patented CDs contain over a thousand all-original recorded sounds made over a period of years. We have utilized the absolute latest digital recording technology, in portable form, to gather the sounds in pristine quality. To intensify and concentrate the training exposure, we have edited and layered the sounds into relatively short "scenes". Because of the CD's ability to loop and shuffle the tracks, these seemingly "short" tracks can be extended indefinitely, and increased in volume until the horse is virtually immune to them.

Furthermore, Gary Hedden's knowledge of the psychoacoustics of pinnae-related localization (how horses perceive the source of sounds) resulted in a unique recording and mixing technique. This technique actually simulates the ear and head movements of the frightened horse when responding to moving sound sources, and encodes that sound into the stereo signal. Our pictures show that the horses we tested are initially very curious about the sounds coming from the small boom box, because they seem to be coming from locations beyond the dimensions of the speakers.

Extensive digital signal processing was employed in the mastering of these discs to make the utmost of the relatively limited playback fidelity of medium-grade boom boxes.

Technical Details

All of the CD tracks are originally recorded by us, using stereo MS (variable image width) microphone techniques and ultra low noise preamps. 24 bit conversion and storage is accomplished with a unique hand-held digital hard disc recorder. The individual sounds are then edited and mixed in a proprietary 32-bit floating point processor, and mastered with complex dynamic range reduction, so that the end result is consistent and aggressive audio level on the CD.

Product Descriptions

Totally Revised Editions Available and Shipping NOW!
Our newest offering includes SIX revised Editions, each of which contains the most commonly recognized troublesome sounds, plus tracks that are helpful to specific equine disciplines. The Mounted Horse Patrol Edition requires two discs to accommodate the number of tracks.

Please see instructions on How to Use any of these CDs.

Common Sounds on all discs, *except the NEW CMSA Edition (below)

Air Brakes
Big Truck Braking
Cars & Trucks
Children & Babies Screaming
Crowd Cheering
Dog Whistles
Dogs Barking

Farm Animals
Firecrackers
Four Wheeler
Gun Shots
Horns
Horse-Drawn Vehicles
Horses on Roads

Noisy Fan
Noisy Horse Trailer on Road
Sirens
Slamming Doors
Thunderstorm
Whinnies

Trail Riding Edition
12/08: Revised again, and available now!
total playing time 77:58, maximum available on a CD
Even More Intense Than The Original!
45 tracks, Common Sounds above, plus:

Air Tools & Compressors
Branches Snapping & Rocks Falling
Cans Rattling
Chainsaws
Construction Tools
Crop Duster Airplane
Dirt Bikes
Farm Tractors
Farrier & Blacksmith
Heavy Duty Construction Equipment
Horses Galloping
Lawn mowers

Metal Gates
Motorcycles
Mountain Bikes
Quail Flushing
Rattlesnake
Tarp & Flag
Trains
Trail Ride
Waterfalls
Wild Animals
Wild Turkeys Flushing
Whips
Wood Bridge

$19.95 USD (plus shipping and handling)

Show & Driving Edition
total playing time 75:45
48 tracks, Common Sounds above, plus:

Aluminum Bleachers
Auction
Branches Snapping & Rocks Falling
Cans Rattling
Car Alarms
City Busses
Construction Tools
Crop Duster Airplane
Dirt Bikes
Driving Show Class
Farrier & Blacksmith
Fireworks
Horse Show Stable Ambience
Horses Galloping

Motorcycles
Mountain Bikes
Quail Flushing
Rattlesnake
Show Organ
Sleigh Bells
Steel Wheel Vehicle
Stone Boat
Tarp & Flag
Trains
Wild Animals
Wild Turkeys Flushing
Whips
Wood Bridge

$19.95 USD (plus shipping and handling)

Show Riding Edition
total playing time 77:51
36 tracks, Common Sounds above, plus:

Air Tools & Compressors
Aluminum Bleachers
Auction
Car Alarms
Construction Tools
English Arena Class Ride
Farm Tractors
Fireworks

Horse Show Stable Ambience
Horses Galloping
Metal Gates
Rodeo & Roping
Show Organ
Tarp & Flag
Trains
Western Arena Class Ride

$19.95 USD (plus shipping and handling)

Mounted Horse Patrol Edition
total playing time 1:54:37 (nearly 2 hours)
contains Two Discs
61 tracks, Common Sounds above, plus:

Air Tools & Compressors
Aluminum Bleachers
Bagpipes
Big Cats & Elephant
Branches Snapping & Rocks Falling
Building Implosion
Calliope
Cannon
Cans Rattling
Car Alarms
Chainsaws
Chaos/Mayhem/Riot
City Busses
Construction Tools
Crop Duster Airplane
Dirt Bikes
Farm Tractors
Farrier & Blacksmith
Fireworks
Glass Breaking
Heavy Duty Construction Equipment

Helicopters
Horse Show Stable Ambience
Horses Galloping
Jackhammer
Jets
Marching Band
Metal Gates
Motorcycles
Mountain Bikes
Parade Ride
Quail Flushing
Rattlesnake
Sleigh Bells
Taps
Recall
Tarp & Flag
Trains
Wild Turkeys Flushing
Whips
Wood Bridge

$24.95 USD (plus shipping and handling)

*NEW!!!
Cowboy Mounted Shooting Edition
total playing time 75:39
31 tracks, specially chosen for CMSA training sessions:

Air Brakes
Aluminum Bleachers
Cannon
Crowd Cheering
Farm Tractors
Farrier & Blacksmith
Firecrackers
Fireworks
Four Wheeler
Gun Shots
Horse Show Stable Sounds
Horses Galloping
Horses on Roads
Metal Gates
Noisy Horse Trailer on Road
Parade Ride
Rodeo & Roping
Sirens
Tarp & Flag
Western Class Arena Ride

Unique CMSA Tracks:

Pistol & Rifle Cocking & Dry Fire
Pistol Shots
Rifle Shots
Shootout Event Sounds
Compressor & Filling Balloons
Horses Running Different Level Courses
Dry Fire Rundowns
Level 1 Rundowns
Level 3 Rundowns
Level 5 Rundowns
Rifle Rundowns

$19.95 USD (plus shipping and handling)

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Additional Services
We are qualified and available to provide unique solutions for you. Gary Hedden’s audio consulting company can design, specify, and install custom sound systems that can greatly enhance the ear conditioning process. We are also available to create custom CD compilations of our existing library of sounds, or to field-record specific sounds that you specify. We can produce custom surround mixes of any of these recordings as well.

Custom Compilations from our library, and creation of Surround Sound mixes
New Recordings chosen by clients, made anywhere, anytime!
High performance Custom Playback System (multi-channel) Design and Installation

Contact Gary Hedden, to discuss your requirements

WARNING
DO NOT PLAY THESE AUDIO COMPACT DISKS AT HIGH VOLUME IN THE PRESENCE OF HORSES, OTHER ANIMALS, OR SMALL CHILDREN. These audio compact discs contain recordings that are intentionally modified to increase their impact on the listener. Consequently, they may be frightening to young children, horses, domestic pets, and other animals, especially if played at high volume. A natural response to this auditory stimulation may be a self-preservation urge, which may include actions that are harmful or injurious. The producer, manufacturer and seller of these products, Sersland-Hedden, LLC, its owners or employees, assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the consequences of their use, even if used in accordance with our recommendations.

Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability
Individual results from the use of this product may vary due to genetic, environmental, health, management, and facility issues. Therefore, Sersland-Hedden, LLC, producer of Spook Less products, its owners and employees, disclaim any warranties or guaranties, express or implied, as to individual results.

User expressly agrees that use of Spook Less Equine Ear Conditioning CDs is at user's sole risk, and that the user is solely responsible for the way that this information is perceived and utilized. Sersland-Hedden, LLC, it owners and employees, disclaim any liability for any injuries, damages or losses that might occur due to the use or misuse of these products, the advice contained within, the content of these compact discs, or the content of any information, service, or image provided through www.SpookLess.com.

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