Maloley Training

11/14/2024

Please wear a helmet!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/WDgDwv2cqa8Sy8DV/

10/18/2024

So you know the difference between Gastro gard and Ulcer gard??
Let's see;

Illegally compounded alternatives to Gastrogard and Ulcergard are a common issue, and are a health risk to your horse. We cover how to identify those, and what the difference is between Gastrogard (prescription treatment) and Ulcergard (over-the-counter prevention).

10/12/2024

Clinic again!! First ride with Sazanne Galdun!!!

10/08/2024

New saddle for my girl!!!!

10/03/2024

A step in the right direction..... 👏👏

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/plus/opinion/carl-hester-we-dont-want-tension-in-dressage-we-want-collection-and-energy-873061?fbclid=IwY2xjawFq0flleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHScSK4aDast3M8XzDwd_9Ajw0mG3P1CpBbqB6CfEGA2MQYj_R60dZQovDA_aem_Vsk8MNth10_ppw0KgdCrkQ

Carl Hester reflects on the LeMieux National Dressage Championships and shares some practical new ideas to move dressage forward

09/15/2024

Ba****ck is the way to go for us right now!!

09/15/2024

Going to video Cantora soon. She has been really amazing ever since I switched out of a saddle!! I love being about to feel her every move better underneath me. It's made both of us more alert and sensitive. 💜🎀 more good things coming once my new saddle fitter looks at our saddle options again!!

08/29/2024

I did not write this, but everyone needs to see it...

When we rush our horses in their training, we aren't expediting their fitness or building muscles faster - we are breaking them down and rushing to a place that will require more veterinary intervention, more alternative therapies, more time off, more risk of injury, more wear and tear on the fragile structures, and a quicker end to the riding career and soundness of our equine partners.

You cannot rush fitness, you cannot rush collection, suppleness, relaxation, it's impossible. Wherever you do rush and cut corners, you will end up with holes and issues in other areas of your riding and the overall health and welfare of your horse.

Don't want to take the time to teach your horse to collect, and instead just force him into a false frame? Well, you're going to be stuck with fixing the slew of problems that come with the tension that was just created.

Don't want to work your way up the scale to create true endurance and stamina? You now risk your horse pulling a muscle or injuring themselves from overexertion and being pushed too hard for too long when the body simply isn't ready for that workload.

Don't want to get a saddle fitted to your horse? Your horse will suffer the consequences of altering his posture and way of going to alleviate the pressure and pain caused by something that isn't suited to his build, even going so far as risking injury to yourself when he can't pick up his feet enough, causing a stumble which can be catastrophic.

Don't want to do boring small jumps to build up to the larger ones? You risk your horse not being able to find a good take-off spot, knocking rails, refusing and even crashing through the jump. You will also make the horse more nervous, anxious and again, tense and sometimes unwilling to jump again.

Don't want to waste time working up the scale of collection to achieve the proper head set without force? Let's just throw a harsher bit in his mouth, maybe tie the nose shut with both noseband and flash to get him into "frame". You've now lost all relaxation, the wrong muscles are activated and depending on how deep you yank the horses face in will determine if he's even able to swallow. Tension throughout the jaw and neck translate all the way to the hind legs, so zero collection is possible, even the slightest bit of engagement and lift of the back cannot be achieved.

Rushing will lead you nowhere except to more problems that could've been avoided had you taken the proper time for development.

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07/29/2024

Cantora felt wonderful tonight and VERY SPUNKY after 5 days off!! Time to get back to it! Thinking we need a new saddle though.....

07/26/2024

WE NEED CHANGE

It’s time to rise up ✨🙏🏻

07/26/2024

This needs to be more common knowledge for equestrians...

INCORRECT SADDLE FIT IS ABUSE

07/26/2024

Heart index for a horse is NOT the same as for a human

07/26/2024

I am so sad to see this... I don't think there is any excuse for it