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
Training the Rider to Train the Horse
In the horse world, there are two main types of people, horse riders and horse trainers. While trainers are an excellent option for...
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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 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.
- 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
THE CONVERSATION
When I meet a new horse we often go through what I call ‘the conversation’. This is where we check each other out and decide how we’re...
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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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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
- Dec 1, 2016
- 3 min
Learned Helplessness
The theory of learned helplessness was originally devised by Martin Seligman in 1967. It is a psychological condition where individuals...
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