Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Horses That Bite
A horse spends 17 to 18 hours per day eating. Can you imagine how strong their jaws are? Plus, they have nice big teeth at the front of...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 14, 2021
- 3 min
Environmental Enrichment for Horses
When I was at university doing my Equine Science degree, I chose an elective called Captive Animal Behaviour. I had completed Equine...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 3, 2021
- 3 min
Dealing with the JigJog Horse
Some horses seem unable to walk calmly along and are constantly doing a jigjog. It is not a walk or a trot, but a bouncy jogging that is...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
Taking 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...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Nov 14, 2020
- 3 min
What Does Connection Look Like?
The following is a question I was asked that really got me thinking. “I am wondering if I truly understand the term ‘connection’ with my...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
Shut-Down Horses
Recently I went to view a horse as a potential purchase for a client. The current owner ran the horse around a round yard for a few...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Aug 15, 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.
- Apr 15, 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.
- 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...
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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...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Feb 1, 2019
- 3 min
Positive Reinforcement
Many people use positive reinforcement with horses, instead of or as well as other forms of training (negative reinforcement,...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is defined as the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-humans and is considered to be an innate...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Oct 6, 2018
- 3 min
WHAT IS NORMAL?
Humanity has come a long way in terms of respect for animals. We now have animal rights written into our government policies and animal...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
CONNECTION
I’m sure you’re familiar with this word being used in relation to horses, but what does it mean and how do you get it? A dictionary...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Mar 1, 2018
- 3 min
Desensitisation
So what is desensitisation? Well the opposite of sensitisation! And that’s the tricky bit, you must be very clear of what you’re doing as...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Feb 1, 2018
- 3 min
HORSE TALK
For most of the history of horse domestication, we've tended to have communications between humans and horses that are unidirectional....
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE REWARD
Whenever your horse does something that you've asked for it's imperative that you give a reward. This reward lets the horse know that...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Dec 1, 2017
- 3 min
Sentience and Horses
Sentience is the ability to perceive one’s environment and experience sensations such as pain, suffering, pleasure or comfort. An animal...
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