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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
Buying the Dream Horse
When people get a new horse, they have visions of cantering down the beach into the sunset, hair blowing in the breeze with not a concern...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jun 17, 2020
- 3 min
The Inside Becomes the Outside
I have been looking into the power of beliefs. What I am observing is that whatever a person believes, they somehow make reality. This is...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
Take the Pressure off Your Horse
I have always said to my riding students to look ahead and focus on where they are going. But today in a lesson I found this going to a w...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Whipping Horses
The image of jockeys swinging their arms and continuously whipping horses is familiar to most of us. What is less known is the extensive ...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 19, 2020
- 3 min
Grooming Horses
Grooming is the first thing you do with your horse after catching them. The quality of grooming time can set the tone for all that’s to f...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 19, 2020
- 3 min
Chatting With Horses
Recently I found myself saying to a student, ‘it’s a conversation, not a command’. This one phrase is probably the most important thing I...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 19, 2020
- 3 min
What is Training?
Training is the action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behaviour, according to Google. The main word in this...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 19, 2020
- 3 min
Heads Up! And How to Avoid This
One thing many people have difficulty with is horses sticking their heads up when under saddle. This is undesirable for a number of reaso...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Oct 5, 2019
- 3 min
The Head Drop
Asking a horse to drop their head with a soft and immediate response is one of the best things you will ever train into your horse. When ...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Sep 20, 2019
- 3 min
Sharing Human Grief
Recently I experienced a high level of grief in my life. After three weeks away I returned home a different version of my former self. I ...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Sep 20, 2019
- 3 min
From Domination to Listening
Recently a student pointed out that my work is defined by how I listen to horses. The traditional way of interacting with horses is to te...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jun 26, 2019
- 3 min
Forgive Yourself
‘You don’t know what you don’t know’, this a wonderful expression. Sometimes we do things that hurt others because we simply don’t know. ...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jun 17, 2019
- 3 min
Colombian Caballos
In the Spanish language, horses are caballos. Recently I was staying with a Colombian family who had a large farm in the Andes that had b...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- May 16, 2019
- 3 min
It's Not Amazing
I sometimes hear the phrase, ‘It’s amazing that you ride bitless’. Then; your horses must be very quiet, you must be a great rider, you m...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 31, 2019
- 3 min
Positive Reinforcement
Many people use positive reinforcement with horses, instead of or as well as other forms of training (negative reinforcement, habituation...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 17, 2019
- 3 min
The Art of Lunging
When a young horse misbehaves, the lead mare may send them out of the herd, running them in circles until they give signals saying they a...
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