Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Rewarding Horses When Using Negative Reinforcement
Whenever our horse does something that we've asked for, it's imperative that we give a reward to 'mark' the desired response.
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Dec 1, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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.
Nov 1, 20173 min read
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.
Oct 1, 20173 min read
TRAINING/DETRAINING
TRAINING/DETRAINING Everything we do with our horses is training them or de-training them. We call it training when the horse ends up...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Aug 22, 20173 min read
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...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Aug 1, 20173 min read
THE BIG SECRET
Recently my husband related a story to me of an experience he’d had that day. He was talking with someone when the topic of horses came...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Jul 1, 20173 min read
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, 20173 min read
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...
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Suzy Maloney
Apr 1, 20173 min read
Respect
I looked up the definition of this word and came up with – ‘regard with deference, avoid degrading, insulting, injuring or interrupting...
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Suzy Maloney
Mar 1, 20173 min read
Bribery or Reward?
The use of food in training horses is a controversial topic. Many ‘horse people’ are against using food treats. With all other species of...
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Suzy Maloney
Mar 1, 20172 min read
The Happy Place
Everyone’s looking for the happy place. This is where life is beautiful, there are no pressures on us and no stress, this is where we can...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Jan 1, 20173 min read
Train the Brain
I am very fortunate to be able to meet and work with many different types of horses. Every single one of those horses without exception...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Dec 7, 20161 min read
Bitless Bridles Part 1
#happyhorsesbitless #bitlessbridles #naturalhorsemanship #bitlessbridlevideo
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Dec 7, 20161 min read
Bitless Bridles Part 2
#happyhorsesbitless #bitlessbridles #naturalhorsemanship #bitlessbridlevideo
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Dec 7, 20161 min read
Bitless Bridles Part 3
#happyhorsesbitless #bitlessbridles #bitlessbridlevideo #naturalhorsemanship
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Suzy Maloney
Dec 1, 20164 min read
Torso and Seat
And now we make it to the final discussion on the rider’s body parts. So far the legs, hands, arms and head & neck have been covered. The...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Dec 1, 20163 min read
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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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Oct 1, 20163 min read
How Do You Stop a Horse in a Bitless Bridle?
This has to be the number one question that people ask me, and it’s a good one. Horses are famous for being able to run fast, very fast,...
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Sep 1, 20163 min read
Finding the Present Moment with Horses
It has been suggested that one of the things that sets humans apart from other animals is our ability to think of the past and of the...
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