Katrina, the links suggested below will
probably be the best source for answering your question. Here is an excerpt from
the www.paddockparadise.com website:
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.
Kevin
From: Katrina
Mosshammer [mailto:ammosshammer@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
10:05 AM To: Kevin Myers;
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Paddock /
Pasture Paradise - Michelle Aquilino
Forgive my ignorance but I have never heard this term
before. What is Paddock /
Pasture Paradise?
Katrina Mosshammer (AERC # 5763)
"Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you
tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only that the cat died
nobly." - Arnold Edinborough
For more reading about Jaime Jackson, visit www.paddockparadise.com. For
more information on the Association for the Advancement of Natural Horse Care
Practices, go to www.aanhcp.net.
This is in the dry west, but have a look at this
about my own experience in Scottsdale.
Feel free to email me privately at kevin @ endurance . net.
Best,
Kevin Myers
Has
anyone implemented one of these?? I love the idea, and would love to talk to
someone who has worked one out for themselves.? Am particularly interested in
anyone on the wet east coast, as opposed to the dry west ;-)? But would love to
talk to anyone and everyone in general!
