Paddock Paradise-A Guide To Natural Horse Boarding was first published by Star-Ridge publishing
(U.S.) January of 2006. This comprehensive tutorial provides the reader with a template as well as
information based research to provide a suitable containment area for equines while simultaneously
encouraging their innate free roaming capabilities while in domestication. The author, Jaime Jackson,
traveled among the wild horses of the Great Basin from 1982 to 1986 to observe and document their
social organizations as well as their causes of natural locomotion. These natural locomotive behaviors
are documented in The Natural Horse table 3-1 which defines these actions as Ordinary, Unusual or
Extraordinary. This information directly resulted in the writing of Paddock Paradise as a more holistic
approach to an equine habitat. The premise of a paddock paradise is to simulate that natural movement
within a contained area by using two paddocks, one contained within the other, and allowing the equine
to access the perimeter area only. This idea was derived by the author when he realized the equine
viewed the fence as mearly an obstacle that could not be crossed. "Arguably their cognitive awareness
doesn't even interpret the integral parts of a fence like we humans do." Jaime Jackson Paddock
Paradise. This became the foundation for this much more holistic approach to fencing. Placed between
two fences, the equine was reported to move continually around the perimeter of the track resulting in
better hoof concavity, more topline muscle and a healthier weight. These reported observations were a
direct result of using the 95-5 principle whereby the equine is "on track" or in the perimeter 23 hours a
day and allowed free run of the open center field for one hour daily to allow the same percentage of time
for extraordinary behaviors as their feral counterpart. In addition to choosing a terrain that most resembles
the hills and valleys of their natural habitat, a paddock paradise has to provide encouragement for natural
movement to occur. This is accomplished by spreading the hay and/or feed sparingly around the
perimeter of said track several times daily to allow the Relative dominance or "pecking order" to ensure
near continual movement. The author suggests providing free choice minerals and salts as well as mix
grass type hays and unsweetened oats in small quantities until further research on the wild horses diet
have been reported and published. These can be located to suit the individual owners needs in
accordance with the template provided. This author acknowledges an alternative to modern
horsekeeping practices in keeping with his views that green grass is not natural for the horse, but breaks
down the digestive and immune systems. These views best are best described in another of his books:
Founder; Prevention and Cure The Natural Way and Hoof Mass, Motion & Mythos of P3 Rotation; one of
his many bulletins.
(U.S.) January of 2006. This comprehensive tutorial provides the reader with a template as well as
information based research to provide a suitable containment area for equines while simultaneously
encouraging their innate free roaming capabilities while in domestication. The author, Jaime Jackson,
traveled among the wild horses of the Great Basin from 1982 to 1986 to observe and document their
social organizations as well as their causes of natural locomotion. These natural locomotive behaviors
are documented in The Natural Horse table 3-1 which defines these actions as Ordinary, Unusual or
Extraordinary. This information directly resulted in the writing of Paddock Paradise as a more holistic
approach to an equine habitat. The premise of a paddock paradise is to simulate that natural movement
within a contained area by using two paddocks, one contained within the other, and allowing the equine
to access the perimeter area only. This idea was derived by the author when he realized the equine
viewed the fence as mearly an obstacle that could not be crossed. "Arguably their cognitive awareness
doesn't even interpret the integral parts of a fence like we humans do." Jaime Jackson Paddock
Paradise. This became the foundation for this much more holistic approach to fencing. Placed between
two fences, the equine was reported to move continually around the perimeter of the track resulting in
better hoof concavity, more topline muscle and a healthier weight. These reported observations were a
direct result of using the 95-5 principle whereby the equine is "on track" or in the perimeter 23 hours a
day and allowed free run of the open center field for one hour daily to allow the same percentage of time
for extraordinary behaviors as their feral counterpart. In addition to choosing a terrain that most resembles
the hills and valleys of their natural habitat, a paddock paradise has to provide encouragement for natural
movement to occur. This is accomplished by spreading the hay and/or feed sparingly around the
perimeter of said track several times daily to allow the Relative dominance or "pecking order" to ensure
near continual movement. The author suggests providing free choice minerals and salts as well as mix
grass type hays and unsweetened oats in small quantities until further research on the wild horses diet
have been reported and published. These can be located to suit the individual owners needs in
accordance with the template provided. This author acknowledges an alternative to modern
horsekeeping practices in keeping with his views that green grass is not natural for the horse, but breaks
down the digestive and immune systems. These views best are best described in another of his books:
Founder; Prevention and Cure The Natural Way and Hoof Mass, Motion & Mythos of P3 Rotation; one of
his many bulletins.
What exactly is a "Paddock Paradise?"
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Below are links to a few paddock paradise blogs or sites. There is an open community forum on
several of these links that can answer any further questions you may have about setting up or
operating one. "Paddock Paradise has been nominated as a finalist in the 2013 ESMAs in the
category, "Most Informative Use of Social Media." click here to post question to Jill Willis and
Jaime Jackson on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/PaddockParadise/
several of these links that can answer any further questions you may have about setting up or
operating one. "Paddock Paradise has been nominated as a finalist in the 2013 ESMAs in the
category, "Most Informative Use of Social Media." click here to post question to Jill Willis and
Jaime Jackson on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/PaddockParadise/
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