The Soul of a Horse Paddock Paradise - What We Did, How We Did It & Why?

When we first discovered that the genetics of a horse prescribe a lifestyle of living out 24/7 with lots and lots of movement we threw up our hands in frustration. We had no access to land other than a 2.5 acre plot behind the house that was virtually straight-up-and-down steep with some of it totally unusable. Horses in the wild out in the Great Basin of the western United States - where their genetics evolved - travel 10-20 miles a day looking for grass forage, water, and staying away from predators. How could we even get close to replicating that with what we had to work with? But ultimately we discovered that it's amazing what you can come up with when you really put you mind to it. With less than 1.5 usable acres we wound up creating a tracking system that generated approximately 8-10 miles of movement every 24-hour day for all six of our horses, and we did it quite simply and inexpensively using what we had available. It's all explained in the new video, with specifics and on-the-scene videos (one of them quite whimsical according to Kathleen and I'm not sure how to take that :). Even if you're not planning a paddock paradise I think you'll enjoy it. Have a look then go create :) - Joe

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Pets & Animals

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• horses
• paddock paradise
• barefoot horses
• pasture
• equine lifestyle
• equine diet and nutrition
• horse
• Joe Camp
• The Soul of a Horse
• hoof

[fantasyreflection]

I pile a bale on both racks on a quad and toss handfuls of hay all over 5 acres.

[achanceforbliss]

This video is by far the best introduction to the Paddock Paradise concept that I have found.  Thank you for taking the time to create this and for being a conscious horseman. I've linked this to our blog. In gratitude, Deanna

[UaeNaruto]

thank you far all you have done for our horses, sultan and i could not be more thankful, thanks to you our horses now have turn out, no shoes and are bitless, and i dont know how to begin to explain the changes, all of it was uphill, all positive, and none negative, we spread the word abt ur book and im happy to say that now we have three people who are barefoot! all thx to you, and all in sharjah club! xx

[computerexplorerNJ]

The word is wood

[computerexplorerNJ]

I have done this for 14 years now. WE no longer have cold or upper respiratory problems. No lameness Nothing knock on word

[atarratrynkette]

That is exactly what my horses told me, and I have been raising and training them such for over 25 years! A Native Amreican friend told me that horses were meant to roam the earth... what a great idea to implement. Gave me me ideas to improve their movement!

[atarratrynkette]

That is exactly what my horses told me, and I have been raising and training them such for over 25 years!

[SpringReinsofHope]

Thank you Joe -for listening to the horses and portraying their message! You are a gifted messenger! CeC