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Questions over the years. Topic: DM Exercises.
“But I didn’t do that exercise? Why didn’t you tell me to do that??” Your horse, under the expectations you place on it, doesn’t need...
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Mar 16, 20233 min read
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Stimulus will be followed by a response, we can define what that is.
The more a particular stimulus leads to a predictable outcome, the more likely cognitive relaxation (reduced mental & physical load) will...
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Aug 3, 20221 min read
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Rosie rules.
When Rosie came to me, & we began to unwrap what she had trained herself in over her first 4 1/2 years of life - there were 2 distinct...
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Aug 1, 20223 min read
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A sense of agency.
Agency is to have a physiological & cognitive sense of predictability & control over ones experience. This can be developed extrinsically...
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Jun 8, 20222 min read
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You cannot build houses with houses.
A horse cannot master, learn & develop complex movement patterns from only attempting & repeating the movement pattern. When we...
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Apr 22, 20221 min read
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Im sick of silence.
I’m sick of silence on this. I am so so so sick of seeing horses broken both physically, and mentally by breakers/starters/trainers, then...
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Feb 18, 20222 min read
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Choose something fun.
Well, Yes I guess so …. #equestrian #horseriding
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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A post message worth sharing.
All you are ‘required’ to do is provide for your horses needs. Page link: https://www.facebook.com/hiddencreekeq Post link:...
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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Unclear is unkind.
“Clear is kind, unclear is unkind. Most of us avoid clarity, because we tell ourselves that we are being kind. When actually doing this...
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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Clear is kind
Understanding what your horses base pattern of behavior or the movement response, gets us closer to being able to critically problem solve.
Nancy Ellison-Murray
Jan 15, 20206 min read
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