What is Normal in the World of Horses?
What is normal in the world of horses is not necessarily right. Is our society accepting widescale animal abuse?
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Jul 3, 20183 min read
Connection With Horses
The magic of connection with horses. What is connection and how do we get it?
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Jun 1, 20183 min read
Horse Health Before Training
Attending to horse health before training is essential. When we have a behavioural issue we must look to possible health reasons first.
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
May 1, 20183 min read
Making it Easy for Horses
Making it easy for horses is not about settling for second best. It's about finding a solution that works for everyone, without stress.
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Apr 1, 20183 min read
Making the Change to Riding Bitless
Making the change to riding bitless opens up a whole new world between us and our horses.
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Suzy Maloney B.Eq.Sc.
Feb 1, 20183 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 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.
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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