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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question from Paddock Paradise member: Anya Lav Feedout free PP system? Hi all, It seems that people generally feed out horses on a PP setup. I don't & can't, so looking for alternative experiences & advice please. I'm relatively new to PP. Started with a half track on 4 acres start of last year, with the dam down one end, open grazing ...at the other. They've been on the full track for the last 4 months. 2 horses & a pony on a 4 acre single track (app 510 metres) setup. It averages about 10ft wide, but rounded corners & some bigger areas such as around the dam. I don't live there, not able to get up daily, feed out, etc. I have been moving the internal elec fence, making 'dents' for different patches of grazing for them. This has so far been fine for ensuring they have adequate food, but is labour intensive - means I spend at least half my little & precious 'horse time' opening or closing off patches. The horses are also not losing any weight, which they could all do with & I can't think of a way of further restricting their grazing without them overgrazing areas. Of course the actual track is overgrazed, but I don't let the 'dents' get eaten out before closing them off again. They might get a bit more exercise than in an open paddock, but I'm not sure they get that much more. I have some gravel down in their hangout/shelter area and some along a 12m(30') section where it gets muddy. I'd love to upgrade & put down more gravel, etc, but this property is also not a long term prospect that I can afford or justify putting money into. So... I'd like to hear of other's experiences of feedout-free PP systems & how they work, and I'd like to hear of any ideas for better efficiency & further promoting exercise. Cheers! See More If you have experience with this and would like to offer suggestions, please click on HERE and respond. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paddock Paradise is both a term and a concept used to describe natural horse boarding. Introduced by veteran hoof care professional and natural horse care advocate Jaime Jackson in his 2006 book, "Paddock Paradise, A Guide to Natural Horse Boarding" (Star Ridge Publishing). The premise of a natural boarding model is to provide safe, humane, living conditions which use the horse's natural instincts to stimulate and facilitate movement and other behaviors that are essential to a biodynamically sound horse. Based upon numerous studies of the wild horse, research shows that horses will thrive physically, mentally and emotionally if kept in an environment that takes into consideration the most basic elements of their natural world by situating and propelling them into forward movement. According to Jackson, who founded the American Association of Natural Hoof Care Practitioners (AANHCP) in 2002, the hoof is adaptively cross-linked to the nexus of natural behavior and movement and can be restored to its native integrity and soundness by putting horses in such a simulated natural environment. |
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A Message from Jaime Jackson, Author, Paddock Paradise |
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"Thank you so much for coming to this new website and please accept my apologies for taking so long to get it posted! I promised it to you back in 2006 when Paddock Paradise was published and my only defense for this negligence is the many time consuming responsibilities I've incurred as Executive Director of the AANHCP (Association for the Advancement of Natural Horse Care Practices at www.aanhcp.net). "First, an update.... I dare guess that there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of "paddock paradises" around the world. No one knows for sure. Not even me! Many horse owners are still discovering this book, so I imagine we will see more and more. Many of you have requested some sort of “support” network so that you can share ideas with each other. PP is an experiment in natural boarding for horses, and so facilitating a way that people care share their successes (and failures) seems logical and obvious. Along this line, we have created a Paddock Paradise page on "Facebook" so that there is a place for an exchange of these ideas. In addition, I am hoping to begin working on a Paddock Paradise Symposium. Seems like this would not only facilitate networking, but also would provide a forum for formal presentations and workshops.  | Click HERE to Purchase a Copy of "Paddock Paradise" Click HERE for all Books by "Jaime Jackson" |
"I also have a "Paddock Paradise Workbook" in the pipeline. These will be supplements to my book -- sort of like “lab manuals." Soon, I will be asking for you to contribute diagrams, photos and information on successful paddock paradises you've created in order to start get the first workbook published. If these individuals really wanted to “get into it”, they could also host future clinics at their properties to give more “hands on” experience for others. |
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Deutsche Übersetzung von Jaime Jacksons "Paddock Paradise" |
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Jetzt erhältlich: Deutsche Übersetzung von Jaime Jacksons "Paddock Paradise"
Das in diesem Buch vorgeschlagene Musterbeispiel für ein völlig neues System von artgerechter Pferdehaltung ist eine langjährige Entwicklung. Vor über 20 Jahren, als ich das Land der Wildpferde zum letzten Mal verließ, begann ich ernsthaft über natürliche und humane Lebensbedingungen für domestizierte Pferde nachzudenken.
Fuer alle Leser, die nicht mit meinen bereits geschriebenen Werken vertraut sind: meine Abenteuer in die Welt unserer natürlichsten Pferde, Amerikas freielebende Wildpferde, haben das Fundament einer dauerhaften persönlichen Philosophie über natürliche und artgerechte Pferdehaltung gelegt. "Jaime Jackson" Preis Euro 25.- zzgl. Euro 6.- Versandkosten (Deutschland / Österreich / Schweiz) Versandkosten in andere Länder bitte erfragen. Klicken Sie HIER zum Bestellen. |
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Paddock Paradise: My Thoughts on Psychological and Physical Rehabilitation |
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Ideally, natural horse boarding practices mean the horse is turned out 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with horses of all ages, sexes and breeds and without the encumbrance and disruption to its own thermoregulatory system by being forced to wear a blanket. It is also necessary in extremely hot, sunny areas for the horses to have access to shade as well as the ability to freely access some sort of shelter from a constant barrage of rain and snow. Many people have created some very clever paddock paradises but periodically they will describe some very 'unnatural' practices they've incorporated -- such as separating the mares and geldings -- as a result of fear or ignorance. For example, no matter how great the environment and feeding situation you provide, if a horse is alone -- either totally isolated or across the fence from one another without the ability to touch (i.e., groom) each other -- then it is leading an unnatural life and you are contributing to a stressful, unhappy situation. I had a conversation with a woman who ran an 'equine rescue operation' and she explained that the pony she needed to have trimmed was 'not alone' because it was able to 'see' its fellow pasture-mates from a strategically placed window inside its run-in shelter. It was not turned out with any equine buddies and she could not understand why it consistenly had bouts of laminitis when it was not being fed a rich diet. It both bewilders and concerns me to think that anyone charged with running a 'rescue operation' would have such little understanding of the physical and emotional needs of the equine species and keep these animals in either total isolation or in a small, confined lock-up situation where they cannot move freely. Another enthusiastic Paddock Paradise inquiry came from a woman who just can't bear to take a chance on putting the mares and geldings in the same space. It made me think back to a situation with one of my own horses, an Arabian now 22 years of age, who was a stallion until the age of seven and was gelded just four or five months before I bought him. Due to the fact that he was intact, he had not been turned out with other horses since he was a weanling colt. And because he had been primarily 'housed' in a show barn before I bought him, he demonstrated completely unnatural behaviors -- he had excessive nervous energy in addition to being quite aggressive toward other horses, especially in the close proximity of any mares in heat. But long before I'd ever heard of Paddock Paradise (back in 1995 before it was written!), I discovered that it took only about 10 days of being pastured just over the fence from the rest of the herd (mares and geldings) before he had calmed down enough for me to feel comfortable letting him join them. And while he still exhibited 'breeding' behaviors with cycling mares, he was quite the gentleman about it and no one has ever been hurt in all these years. To this day, I've never had to separate a new horse for more than 24 hours before allowing it to happily join the herd. |
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