Paddock trail

Have you ever noticed how horses will wear down paths in a pasture? It seems like no matter how much space they have, horses will follow the same paths (or tracks) every day as they move about. T…

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Paddock Paradise is a horse management or boarding concept developed by Jamie Jackson of the Association for the Advancement of Natural Horse Care Practises (AANHCP). Jamie spent time observing wild horses in the U.S. Great Basin to get a better idea of how they live. His time with the wild horses inspired him to create

Have you ever noticed how horses will wear down paths in a pasture? It seems like no matter how much space they have, horses will follow the same paths (or tracks) every day as they move about. T…

All the guide books on hobby farms stress the importance of identifying your values. One which popped out at me from the start was our desire to make sure the animals on our farm would have a high …

A couple of years ago, I stumbled on an idea that was so brilliant, it was almost unbelievable. Here at Red Gate Farm, we try to house and manage our animals as naturally as possible. That includ…