The Paddock Paradise is a concept for keeping domesticated
horses in an environment that sets out to mimick as closely as possible, their life in the wild.
The primary intention of the Paddock Paradise set-up is to
encourage behavioural movement and socialisation and more natural feeding patterns. This in turn lends itself to
helping maintain not only the horses hooves but their mental and physical overall wellbeing.
The CloverRose Equine Paddock Paradise was first started over a year ago and continues
to develop.
We started out here in
the Highlands with good draining land with traditional paddocks and began the change to a Paddock Paradise after reading Jaime
Jackson's Paddock Paradise book.
Initially our first move was to create a ring around the outside of the existing paddocks, utilising ground that we
had previously considered as too "rough" for horses. The creation has now grown to incorporate natural features
within the property, including the use of numerous amounts of natural stone that have been spread on the track to improve
natural conditioning of the hoofs and the provision of a natural water source.
The creation continues to develop and evolve and now features an additional smaller "paradise"
within the larger initial one. We are now working on improving the grasses and plants available within the paradise
and adding additional trees. At the same time we continue to monitor the positive improvements that we are seeing in
the physical and mental wellbeing of the horses
and the improvements in their hooves.
Paddock Paradise Consultations
Nick is available to discuss the creation of your
own Paddock Paradise, utilising his own experiences and discussions and input from both Jaime Jackson and Dr Bruce Nock during the creation and continued development of the CloverRose Equine Paddock Paradise. In addition, limited places
are available to visit our Paddock Paradise and discuss your own ideas, plans and answer your questions. For more information
please contact Nick.
Please contact Nick either by phone or e-mail to discuss this further.
