tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.comments2011-10-04T11:56:34.779+02:00Natural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-88009981928507511742011-03-23T06:48:29.002+01:002011-03-23T06:48:29.002+01:00Love the pictures--you caught some priceless moments there. Yay for pasture time! I love the trails. I&#39;d do those all the time and never do arena, if I could. <a href="http://www.greenpaddocks.co.uk" rel="nofollow">paddock management</a>dancilhoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13841803841744674045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-28484429587070390962011-02-08T14:56:34.217+01:002011-02-08T14:56:34.217+01:00Great post! When I read your article, I really agree with you about this. I hope you will share more with us. Thank you!<br />R.J.<br /><a href="http://www.equestrianlinx.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Horse Classifieds</a>R.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08788087561851544817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-43156178541045326782011-01-31T08:05:56.781+01:002011-01-31T08:05:56.781+01:00Hi from sunny south africa<br /><br />Just attended my 1st PP seminar - and it was mind blowing, seems we are a bit behind the times but i cant wait to get started !!<br /><br />Thanks guys - you have saved by horses (not sure they will thank you just yet - they will have very long faces when they cant get to their lush green padocks anymore!)<br /><br />Will keep you updates,<br />AnitaAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978958363404428717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-59343929552884358142010-05-26T00:13:43.270+02:002010-05-26T00:13:43.270+02:00Hi La,<br />you and Bob look so lovely together.<br />I cannot wait for you to be back in Devon and we are rocking and roling with our business.<br />Your blog is well written and naturalistic in style. you are going to soar and deserve to now you are on the life path you were destined for. see you in August.<br />Love Lara PLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201679975857783239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-89992842118397712532010-04-19T19:24:55.607+02:002010-04-19T19:24:55.607+02:00Thanks! Absolutely right of course.Natural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-23493094432977417982010-04-19T18:23:25.449+02:002010-04-19T18:23:25.449+02:00I would add the confidence is also critically important. Horses sense fear or apprehension. You must be confident too!Horse Giftshttp://www.horse-stall.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-22788085185707947042010-03-08T22:01:02.107+01:002010-03-08T22:01:02.107+01:00Hi Morgan,<br />That&#39;s very kind of you, thanks very much for the support.<br />Frances, NHRNatural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-45018164512031787912010-03-02T14:18:05.914+01:002010-03-02T14:18:05.914+01:00Hi Author<br />I follow your blog for a long time and must tell you that your posts always prove to be of a high value and quality for readers. Keep it up.Morganhttp://www.quickgarage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-80310972379099224602010-01-29T14:32:25.071+01:002010-01-29T14:32:25.071+01:00Hi Claudia,<br />Thanks very much for leaving a comment! I&#39;ll have a look at the site you suggest. I really do need to find some sponsorship/advertising funds from somewhere as that will allow me to allocate more time to the site and make it more comprehensive.<br />Thanks,<br />Frances, NHRNatural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-49683341425078960672010-01-28T18:45:14.130+01:002010-01-28T18:45:14.130+01:00Hi, ur blog is really nice and interesting, i truly like &amp; enjoy it. I just wanna suggest that u should go for blog advertising &amp; marketing there is a <a href="http://www.blogerzoom.com" rel="nofollow">website</a> which is offering very unique features at affordable prices. There are Expert advertising teams who will promote ur blog &amp; affiliate ads through all over the networks. All u have to do is submit your blog plus pay affordable prices and rest leave it to Advertising Team for Promotion &amp; Marketing then see how u enjoy a lots of quality traffic plus good readers to ur blog. Finally I have bookmarked ur blog &amp; also shared with my friends hope u have a wonderful day &amp; !!happy blogging!!.Claudia Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10972198084296024041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-43649556238253212482009-12-17T10:00:12.833+01:002009-12-17T10:00:12.833+01:00Hi Kay,<br />Stephanie&#39;s PP is fascinating - each one is so different. Anyone who wants to share their PP information is very welcome too.<br />Thanks very much for leaving a comment!<br />Frances, NHRNatural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-6767292554594267462009-12-05T20:40:59.425+01:002009-12-05T20:40:59.425+01:00Stephanie&#39;s project is very interesting, a creative approach to dealing with her specific property and boarding needs. Thanks for sharing this information.Kay in Oregonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-75172909013329157252009-11-27T12:21:01.508+01:002009-11-27T12:21:01.508+01:00Hi Cathy,<br />Sorry for the delay replying, we&#39;ve had some technical difficulties here, but are up and running again now. Do all your tours involving horses use bitless bridles? I&#39;m really glad they are starting to catch on across the world, so much better for horses - particularly when they&#39;re being ridden by people with varying abilities!<br />Frances, NHRNatural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-4874377849369174532009-11-27T12:08:31.131+01:002009-11-27T12:08:31.131+01:00Hi Albert,<br />Thanks for leaving a message - and sorry for the delay posting it. We&#39;ve had some technical problems here, but now seem to be up and running again!<br /><br />Please do send us pictures of your slow feeders and some info on why you made them that way and we can make a post about them!<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Frances, NHRNatural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-45710733580220971832009-11-19T14:29:26.805+01:002009-11-19T14:29:26.805+01:00Very interesting - we work with horses to -&gt; bitless bridle is one of our most important activities - visit www.opentravel.clCathy Berardhttp://www.opentravel.clnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-57073715584836225432009-11-02T00:11:49.800+01:002009-11-02T00:11:49.800+01:00I have my horses on a paddock paradise in a very hot region of Catalonia (Spain). Here there&#39;s no grass to satisfies our 4 horses so we have had to make our own slow feeders.<br /><br />These consists in a barrel of 250Kg with some windows in the wall, near the bottom. The horses can&#39;t open the mouth and take a lot of hay so they must be eating for a long time.<br /><br />I can send you a photo if you want! (albert.villasevil@gmail.com).<br /><br />2 more things:<br /><br />- Our horses are barefoot and we love Naturalhorsemanship (wich is extremely rare here)<br /><br />- There&#39;s a very interesting site for the people who can have their horses in the pasture and want to prevent common diseases like laminitis, founder, colic... Take a look is very interesting: www.safergrass.orgalbert.villasevilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621210224500002636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-1285363984855707232009-09-01T11:02:01.826+02:002009-09-01T11:02:01.826+02:00Hi Kelly,<br /><br />Thanks for leaving a comment! Do you find that buying in the pellets is more expensive and where do you normally buy from?<br /><br />I wonder if other readers use pellets over hay because of storage issues?<br /><br />Thanks again for stopping by, this site works so much better when people comment and share info.<br />NHRNatural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-81682220684740148932009-08-31T23:15:03.151+02:002009-08-31T23:15:03.151+02:00My horses are on pasture so slow hay feeding only becomes an issue during our snow bound winters. I personally opted for feeding hay pellets that are slow released over a 2 hour period when the horse in a stall. The main reason for the pellets for us was a storage issue. I can keep the pellets dry and dust free much better than bales of hay during our very wet rainy season.Kellyhttp://kingdomofhorses.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-75862444150337753272009-05-13T22:37:00.000+02:002009-05-13T22:37:00.000+02:00Thanks so much for your great comment, it's so nice to get support like this!! Will try to keep it up - the more support the better tho'!<br />Please come back soon!<br />FrancesNatural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-7637478113822289632009-05-12T19:13:00.000+02:002009-05-12T19:13:00.000+02:00Wow, what a great initative! I believe many newcomers to the world of natural horsekeeping will find this site exstremely useful. Keep up the good work and let more people know about you:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-16354884790402917252009-04-11T02:06:00.000+02:002009-04-11T02:06:00.000+02:00Elaine---Where in Ca. are you??? I will be relocating from NY to Contra Costa with my family and horse this summer. I am looking for a Paddock Paradise situation for my horse...Where are you???<BR/>AngelaAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03307878926569213843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-64877315576397155482009-04-11T00:00:00.000+02:002009-04-11T00:00:00.000+02:00Elaine!!! WHERE are you in CA?!?! I am relocating to Ca. from NY. I am desperately trying to find a PP situation to bard my horse. she currently lives ouside 24/7 with run in shleter in NY. I am blown away by the typical boarding situations in Ca...stalls with 12x12 "paddocks". I feel like I'd be putting her in a cage..We'll be living in Contra Costa County. Where are you???<BR/>AngelaAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03307878926569213843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-63552445565081589642009-04-06T12:02:00.000+02:002009-04-06T12:02:00.000+02:00Hi Kay,<BR/>Would love you to share your experiences, thank you. I hope the fence construction went well for you this weekend! Taking pics as you go along will be really useful for our readers if we can incorporate this into the article. <BR/><BR/>Maybe we could create something slightly different with your PP that shows more of the process and then later on we can add a section where we can add in what is/isn't working and the results that you're noticing from your experiment?<BR/><BR/>It's a challenge, isn't it, different horses (and donkeys in your case), different rates of weight gain/loss!<BR/><BR/>40 acres - isn't your gang lucky!! What size area will the track be going on?<BR/><BR/>Look forward to hearing from you soon. If you want to email me, you can at: naturalhorseresource@gmail.com.<BR/><BR/>Take care and talk soon,<BR/>FrancesNatural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-78443675452041036102009-04-03T01:32:00.000+02:002009-04-03T01:32:00.000+02:00Hi Frances, I'd be happy to share my experiences with constructing a Paddock Paradise. We bought a solar charger, posts and electric tape last week and will put it up this weekend. We're starting with half the fenced field and will expand the track after we've had a chance to see it in action. My track will be small and simple at first, with an area for loafing, a watering area and several hay feeding stations. I'm not going to incorporate a gravel or sand area because my animals spend lots of time on gravel in their paddocks or our driveway. They will be turned out on our remaining 40 acres for some time every day, depending on the amount of grass in the fields. Our larger field has a variety of natural features, trees, logs, etc. If my first version of a Paddock Paradise works well I hope to put in another track and incorporate many natural features. My first version is an experiment and an attempt to convince my husband that a track paddock is worthwhile.<BR/><BR/> I have an obese miniature donkey and a chubby Icelandic horse, plus a standard donkey who's carrying a little bit extra weight and an Appaloosa horse of normal weight (hallalujah!). I want to encourage my donkeys to move around more, as exercise is the only way I'll be able to safely reduce my mini donkey's weight. I haven't had him tested, but I suspect he is insulin resistant as he gains very easily and loses very slowly. So far he hasn't developed laminitis but that possibility is always in the back of my mind. I need a place where he can and will move around but not be able to eat pasture grass. I'll take pictures of my track set-up as I go along. I have greatly appreciated seeing what other people have done with their tracks.Kay in Southern Oregonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119762345415894022.post-47374717011389358112009-03-25T23:14:00.000+01:002009-03-25T23:14:00.000+01:00Hi Kay,<BR/><BR/>Absolutely thrilled with your positive comment - JoAnn has created an excellent film of her PP hasn't she! I hope she has noticed this message that you have left.<BR/><BR/>PP can be done on a budget and cost-effective solutions are one of the elements we are exploring in this series. I have personally found that electric fencing was the most cost-effective way of creating the track. <BR/><BR/>Our natural boarding page has links to other Paddock Paradises and maybe the Paddock Paradise Wetpaint site can help you as there are lots of people on there with Paddock Paradises.<BR/><BR/>Would you be willing to contribute yourself if you decide to create your own Paddock Paradise? The more people that contribute the more horses and owners we can help!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again and keep in touch!<BR/>Frances - NHRNatural Horse Resourcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03662706108154236662noreply@blogger.com