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...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Aug 3, 20221 min read
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...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Aug 1, 20223 min read
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...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Jun 8, 20222 min read
A sense of agency.
Agency is to have a physiological & cognitive sense of predictability & control over ones experience. This can be developed extrinsically...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Apr 22, 20221 min read
You cannot build houses with houses.
A horse cannot master, learn & develop complex movement patterns from only attempting & repeating the movement pattern. When we...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Feb 18, 20222 min read
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...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Feb 17, 20221 min read
Choose something fun.
Well, Yes I guess so …. #equestrian #horseriding
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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:...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Jan 15, 20206 min read
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.
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