Book recommendation - On track and barefoot - keeping horses, naturally
Anyone who has their own horse knows the value of keeping their horse in the most natural way possible. The domesticated horse is forced to live very unnaturally compared to his wild cousins and ancestors, who will spend their days continuously on the move.
If you would like to learn about keeping your horses in a more natural way, read Paddock Paradise - a guide to natural horse boarding by Jaime Jackson.
“The barefoot grazing idea outlined in his book is very simple, but very clever. He suggests making a track around the perimeter of your field for your horses to live on all year long.
Food, water, shelter etc are positioned around it, in different places, so encouraging the horses to remain on the move all the time. The idea is quite amazing, so simple but yet unique in the horse world today.
Paddock Paradise is well worth reading in order to gain greater understanding of this barefoot grazing concept. The theory is all there, it is then just a matter of transfering that theory into practice, in your own particular situation.”
