Why It's Good For Horses To Have A Modular Paddock System

[@scratchgolfer12]

I agree with you on the open space grazing. You are so thoughtful of your horses. That’s one of the reason I watch you. You let horses be horses.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you!

[@lynettehicks3602]

What a clever idea! Good property management and supports mental health for your horses. I really like your style of horsemanship. Laid back, family/herd oriented, and well seasoned with common sense.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you Lynette! I appreciate the compliments and the time taken to write them :)

[@uniquelyursuladesigns9120]

Horses are herd animals and thrive being with others, they need movement and variety in their lives. A paddock paradise system is so much more healthier for horses than tiny boring yards. It gives horses the mental stimulation they need and creates a much happier and relaxed horse. If you look at horses in the wild or even in a pasture and see how much the horse moves around compared to horses housed in a yard or stable it’s a no brainer that a track system is much horse friendlier management system 😊👍🏽

[@christinerussell2657]

Great that your paddocks open up, great idea Graeme,lots of hard work,but your half way there.Your such a great dreamer,and more you make it come through. Thank you so much for Lovely video.🐎🐎🐎

[@susanflowers6282]

I learned something that I had asked about when I first began watching your videos. And that is; it's good to know that you free range your OWN personal horse's together. That's great! I've always not liked the idea that horse's are kept separated, I know that's not good for them because they ARE social animals and depend on each other for good mental health, as well as grooming and that sort of thing. I absolutely LOVE your property! It's so Beautiful! You do a great job maintaining it.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Yes, quite social and daily interaction is quite important. Thank you for the compliments! I love this place too :)

[@thomasrussell2997]

What a fantastic idea Graeme 🐎 Love your idea and will give your beautiful 🏇 Horse's freedom to rome about.Thank you for all the information as it helps a lot of People, including myself.God Bless ,and the best of luck.👍 Love Zeus.

[@teresajohnson7233]

I guess mine is like a paddock paradise. I have their paddock that has a gate that can open into their field. I have another field that I close off to let grass grow that has a around about that goes back to their paddock. I hope that made sense. Wish I could draw it on here. I really like how yours are set up for a lot of horses.

[@StableHorseTraining]

That sounds great! I wish we could create some fields here.... too much forest!

[@SteadfastTrailFarm]

Thank you for sharing! My friend just did diagram ideas for pony paradise paddocks on our farm! So creative!! It's nice to see one in action and not just on paper!

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thanks! Yes, it's a work in progress all the time but it works well

[@bonblue4993]

Glad to see the horses getting a chance to stand on the softer earth and munch on some delicious grass!

[@StableHorseTraining]

It's nice to watch. That said, as soon as they were done, they just wandered back into the shelters and paddocks. Horses!

[@SFD-Horses]

I think your doing a great job. Lots of work that seems to never be done right? I'm in my 2nd year of "Farm" ownership so I'm learning that also.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thank you! Yes.. living the farm life is a long term learning process

[@martineinfrance]

Yes, a great idea for happy horses to roam a bit more, as they all get on well. I'm concerned about the weeds on the other side of the fence, as some plants can be toxic, should they try to push their heads to grap some. Difficult to detect buttercups when they stop producing flowers. What happened to Ruly's foot, she has a bandage. Peggy's summer coat color is awesome with her white mane and tail.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Just a scrape from lying down, almost all healed up. It's more of a cover for her pasterns as the ground is so hard to lie down on.

[@martineinfrance]

@@StableHorseTraining ok thank you 👍

[@lorineidtinytoadplot744]

Love it 😍 I'm going to post a new video of our setup. Im fighting with buttercups too, so no judging 😂

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thanks! Yes, we have buttercups aplenty. I've decided if there is ever an opportunity to farm them, I'm making a killing!

[@martineinfrance]

Soon buttercups' flowers will no longer blossom, only the leaves will mix up with the grass, which will make it difficult to just remove the plants themselves

[@lorineidtinytoadplot744]

@@martineinfrance do you know how to be rid of buttercups ? My working progress : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIjNmaqVjs5kmqc

[@sallyannefrancis8647]

Buttercups give horses ulcers !!!!!

[@StableHorseTraining]

Sallyanne, can you provide some proof of that? I've never heard that and I feel like I've heard a lot of things. Ulcers are sores on the stomach lining of the horse and the amount of time forage spends in the stomach relative to the amount of other food in there makes it hard to believe that theory and I'm very interested in seeing how that was proven. Perhaps if all the horse ate was buttercups, then maybe. The leaves and stalks aren't proven to be bad for horses too much, it's the roots that hold the negative effects, mostly indigestion, but I've never heard of ulcers which actually take quite a bit of time to form.

[@tpandw4753]

Opening doors via automation with remote/command center telling you which doors are open and which are closed--also some route to main arena.....

[@StableHorseTraining]

I've heard of that where people have tagged their horses and they can be tracked and open/close gates etc. It's not for me... but I like the idea. Too many other things to do around here! But.... you've got me thinking about it again so you never know!

[@samantharubio1861]

Did you make these covered feeding stations yourself? or have them built? I love the design of them... would be great to hear more about it.

[@StableHorseTraining]

hey thanks :) Yes, I built them from scratch, my own specific design but modeled off of what I think I've seen out there.. I've done a few videos about the build. Is there something specific you'd like to know?

[@JillUdart]

This may be a dumb question, but are those white fence wires/strings(?) strong enough to stop a horse? are they plastic? or coated wire? Thanks!

[@StableHorseTraining]

Not a dumb question at all. They are a type of stretchy plastic. Originally called Bayco Fencing. Very strong and durable and easy to install. Also relatively cheap against all other alternatives.

[@kerrymti1151]

ROFL, poor baby has to get on her knees and stretch under to get a bite...lol. Love it.

[@ayeda69]

I think it was Ruly.

[@StableHorseTraining]

Yup, that was Ruly

[@tpandw4753]

What's next idea?---- putting an AI speech module onto Lena so we can have a Q/A with Lena herself talking to us humans? Leave it to Graeme he could do it.......

[@StableHorseTraining]

That would be neat... I could make a lot of money I think

[@Adventuring_outdoors]

How many acres is your farm

[@StableHorseTraining]

This is 5 acres here

[@Adventuring_outdoors]

@@StableHorseTraining thankyou I have just bought 2.5 acres and trying to work out how to set it up to have a house and two horses but also keep them happy

[@StableHorseTraining]

@@Adventuring_outdoors That's not bad at all actually, you should have ample enough space I would expect

[@ayeda69]

A mini Pasture!

[@StableHorseTraining]

Yes! Very mini... still nice to have either way I think

[@renewyourmind1815]

Did you hear about it or read the book by Jamie Jackson?

[@StableHorseTraining]

Yes

[@miabeaulieu3149]

What kind of dog is Zeus?

[@sarah-mj9tw]

He had a video of revealing all his breeds!

[@martineinfrance]

Yes, Zeus is unique ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIOvgnqrgJ6nkNE

[@StableHorseTraining]

He's an Australian cattle dog for the most part. There is a video about his breed that I did. If you do a quick search, you may enjoy it ☺️

[@lorineidtinytoadplot744]

@@StableHorseTraining ha ha ha I thought for sure he is corgi

[@erika7674]

@@lorineidtinytoadplot744 Corgis were originally bred for herding cattle, too!

[@motoboyz305]

What do you do when one horse becomes best friends with another horse and they won’t leave each other?

[@StableHorseTraining]

Healthy social horses can make friends with any horse. I'm going to make an assumption though that you're referring to a situation where there are only 2 horses. There's very little you can do about that other than to acclimate them both to the idea that one will leave and come back in time. Start with short times, extend them. Over time the horse that is left, will calm. Remember that horses live in the moment and have very little foresight. They think that when you take their friend out that they'll never see them again and horses hate being alone, it's quite scary for some.

[@motoboyz305]

Stable Horse Training Yes, there are only to horses. That is good to know, thanks

[@StableHorseTraining]

You're welcome

[@clairehennessy4064]

Watch out for poison ivy

[@StableHorseTraining]

Thanks Claire. We don't have any here though