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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
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.
- 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.
- May 1, 2018
- 3 min
MAKE IT EASY
Here’s a good question to ask. When I am with my horse am I making it easy for my horse to succeed or difficult? Sometimes I see people m...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Oct 31, 2017
- 3 min
THE PASSENGER GAME
This is a great game to play with any horse that has a rusty ‘go button’. It develops forwardness in the horse, gets snappy responses to ...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Aug 22, 2017
- 3 min
PREPARATION AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING
This heading sounds a bit like a topic for a conference, not the horse paddock. But it’s a very important subject to be aware of when wor...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jul 1, 2017
- 3 min
EXPAND AND CONTRACT
Here is a great little exercise that will improve your feel for your horse and your riding skills, make your horse suppler, and increase ...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jun 1, 2017
- 3 min
THE TRANSITION TO BITLESS
I was very fortunate when I changed all my horses from being ridden with a bit to a bitless bridle. Without exception they all took to th...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Sep 1, 2016
- 5 min
Head and Neck
As with every part of the body when we’re riding, our aim is to have our head and neck in a balanced position. The main problem I see is ...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Jul 1, 2016
- 3 min
Why Go Bitless?
My own personal journey with bitless bridles began over ten years ago. Since then I have passed through many and varied learning experien...
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