Paddock Paradise Track Systems

Sharing your home with an animal can be a dream or a nightmare. Making sure your equid has their needs met will give both of you more time to enjoy each other’s company. Paddock Paradise Track System is a modern twist to a traditional square paddock designed for increased movement of horses and protection of pastures.

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Its invention is attributed to Jaime Jackson in the 1980s while he was studying wild horses in their natural environment. If you are interested in more information, I encourage you to look into Jaime Jackson's book titled "Paddock Paradise: A Guide to Natural Horse Boarding".

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The basic principle of the Paddock Paradise Track System, or PPTS as you will see me reference it, is to mimic a natural environment of a wild horse in our traditional domesticated setting. This involves modifying the pasture to creating a track around it with additional fencing and subsequently dividing the interior pastures to accommodate rotational grazing.

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What is so great about it is that it can fit any size property. 1 acre to 1000 acres and everywhere in between, you and your horses can benefit from a PPTS. I can successfully keep 2 adult horses on 1 acre. No, that is not a typo. A PPTS, rotational grazing along with a Pasture Management Plan based off my soil analysis keeps my pastures healthy and protected and my horses grazing all growing season.

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Benefits:

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For your horses

-       Increased movement of your equids

-       Decrease in parasite loads

-       Healthier hooves

-       Improved endocrine, metabolic and immune system

-       Optimum body condition

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For your pasture

-       Protection during wet weather/winter

-       Prevents overgrazing

-       Reduces noxious weeds

-       Normalizes sugar content of grasses

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For you

-       Simplify your husbandry

-       Keeps your horses fit so you can ride

-       Less mowing

-       Less hay

-       Less herbicides

-       Less fertilizer

-       More time to ride