>>> That's true! So wonder what is wrong with the "Paddock Paradise" idea
of keeping them moving?
I never said it was bad. I haven't read that book and I said that. I
really only got drawn into this at all because of Janice's ("she made me do
it!") joke that it was a book that she should have w
>>> If you have flat land, I like the horse toys, you can put treats in and
they have to roll them around to get them out. Just putting interesting
things like boxes, plastic bags, platforms, cones, etc., under supervision,
(like Karen and Judy have done) in a paddock that is familiar to them, is
>I know I used to feed every supplement I could find. I >have since
>discovered that less is more. They have >almost 100% grass hay, a salt
>block and access to clean >fresh water. They are thriving...
>Wanda
I'm with you Wanda. I give my mare who's still occasionally nursing a
six-month o
This is along the lines of Behavioral Enrichment, what most Zoos are doing
now to keep captive animals mentally as well as physically healthy. They
hide food and play things in different areas around their enclosure.
If you have flat land, I like the horse toys, you can put treats in and they
Karen Thomas wrote:
> I wouldn't judge their behavior after only a few weeks as what it will be
> like.
>
It's very much Starri's normal behavior to stand around and do nothing!
Not sure about Kopar...his old owner says he is frisky when it's cold
and a slug when it's hot. He does have
My friend sylvia has two horses living in a roundpen. She is on a
fixed income. They have feed and hay and she rides them almost every
single day and often camps with them five and six days at a time. Its
almost like she LIVES with them. She rides 50 miles a day frequently.
They are in prime c
>>> Once my horses ate the paddock down, they just stood around. I can only
keep them in the big pasture so many hours before I take them off and back
in the paddock. I've tried the grazing muzzles but can't see them all the
time and Starri already got his off.
You've brought up two different t
>>> I am not an experienced horse owner--I've owned horses for just a bit
over a year so I read a lot of books. I know reading and doing are not the
same so I'm glad I can share my thoughts with experienced horse people here
on the list--get opinions, hear what works and what doesn't.
I remember
Virginia Tupper wrote:
> When we buy our farm I doubt we'll be able to purchase as nice a
> place and maybe not as much land, so I was thinking I could make
> a 'Paddock Paradise' which would be much more interesting for my
> horses and I wouldn't need acres and acres.
>
> Anyways--just thinking
> When we buy our farm I doubt we'll be able to purchase as nice a
> place and maybe not as much land, so I was thinking I could make
> a 'Paddock Paradise' which would be much more interesting for my
> horses and I wouldn't need acres and acres.
>
> Anyways--just thinking and dreaming.
> Virgi
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Virginia Tupper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>"Paddock Paradise" by Jaime Jackson
I am not an experienced horse owner--I've owned horses for just a bit
over a year so I read a lot of books. I know reading and doing are
not the same so I'm glad I can share my
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