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April 2008 • VOLUME 32 • © HORSES For LIFE™ Magazine
Creating our Paddock Paradise, by Dawn Crawford & Kevin Keeler. We first learned of Jamie Jackson’s “Paddock Paradise” concept at a Pete Ramey/Dr. Bowker clinic sponsored by EasyCare last February 2007. We knew immediately that this was the answer to a feeding problem in our small herd of three horses. As soon as we got home from the clinic, we purchased the Paddock Paradise book and began making plans. We have two Arabians and one Morgan. The Arabs are older and do not gain weight easily, while the Morgan can gain weight on a blade of grass. The horses have access to 4+ acres of flat pasture and a dry lot the size of an arena, which is covered with crushed red lava rock (very conditioning for the hoof and drains moisture quite well). During the growing season, prior to implementing Paddock Paradise, the Morgan had to be restricted to the dry lot, while the Arabs spent most of the day out on pasture. During those times of separation, the Morgan would stand in one place for hours, never moving except to go get a drink. That was about to change.
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