The bias of us, trainers.
The hardest thing in training any animal, to change, or encourage a behaviour is the human bias of what we feel about the behaviour. But...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Sep 26, 20221 min read
Directional predominance - forelimbs.
Horses show strong indicators of being predominant in forelimb directional influence - therefore, the forelegs tend to define the...
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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
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
May 26, 20222 min read
The Quad of foundation movement patterns.
The horse as a quadruped has a slightly different way of managing movement patterns to humans. This also pairs, with the horses very...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
May 20, 20221 min read
Baso-lateral Amygdala.
#BiologyMatters Not only does the horse have a larger comparatively sized amygdala than most mammals, that predominates it to have a...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
May 11, 20222 min read
Relaxation installation.
Relaxation installation. I think one of the easiest trends to fall into with horse training is falling into the philosophy of the...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Apr 10, 20221 min read
There are no naughty horses.
We must be clear here. Horses don’t do anything to just simply be difficult. They do it because the stimulus they are experiencing, or...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Mar 18, 202210 min read
I have a confession to make.
I have to share something that feels like a confession. What feels like a fraudulent guise that I have just found peace with… after years...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Mar 3, 20221 min read
The frame is your own - not the horses to make.
As a Horse rider, horse driver or horse handler our role is well defined. We must know what we want & what the horse can achieve. Then we...
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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
Jan 1, 20223 min read
‘To learn, is to empower your own direction of change.’
I’m not so into end of year wrap ups. For me, it feels like closure - and closure of experience isn’t something that sits well with me....
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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
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Whoooa there. The cracks are starting to show.
There are 24 hours in a day. 7 days a week. 52 weekends a year.... Your horse, #equineathlete needs rest days to gain fitness, and learn...
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Nancy Ellison-Murray
Apr 12, 20212 min read
Conflict Behaviours - How can they begin?
Conflict behaviours are responses shown by animals that are experiencing an inability to cope with mental, or physical discomfort. These...
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