Books
The Natural Horse: Foundations
for Natural Horsemanship
by Jaime Jackson
This is the original work that started it all!
Jaime Jackson's unforgettable foundation for
the natural horse care movement...
The Natural Horse is the story of Jackson's
journey into wild horse country in the 1980's
to study the hooves and lifeways of the wild
horse. What he found, and how he applied this
information to his practice as a farrier of
domestic horses is both fascinating and
compelling.
What Jackson discovered is that horses do
indeed have a natural order, and that
knowledge can be applied in truly helpful ways
to our domestic horses. In a thoughtful,
systematic approach, Jackson lays out his
revolutionary ideas about natural horse care in
this remarkable book. In the first chapters, the
reader steps through wild horse country with
Jackson as guide, and is drawn into the nuances
of social structure, locomotion and gaits, and
the hooves. Having armed the reader with a
solid foundation of the horse's natural world,
Jackson then challenges the reader and nearly
every major principle of modern horse care, to
"apply what we have learned."
The result is both comprehensive and specific
-- recommendations which promote a far
greater understanding of the horse, and create
more natural and healthy lifeways. As one
reader noted, this book is truly a "milestone in
horse culture."
Softcover, 192 pgs $24.95
Sale $16.95
Reader Review
"This book is fundamental, in multiple ways. The main topic described and discussed is the horse's
hooves. Anyone who knows horses understands that hoof care is truly fundamental to the soundness of
the horse. This is the best explanation I have ever seen of how nature intended horse hooves to
function, and how our removal of horses from their natural environment impacts their hooves, thus their
ability to move as nature meant them to. The author's deep and broad knowledge of horses is especially
to be appreciated. In addition to opening our minds to a greater understanding of their natural
locomotion, he also explains clearly many other aspects of horse behavior in the wild, and how their
needs change as we put them in unnatural situations and make unnatural demands on them. Anyone
responsible for a horse's care, rider or not, should be required to read this book. Anyone who just loves
these magnificent beasts will appreciate them all the more for the enhanced understanding of them this
book makes possible. If you are thinking of acquiring a horse, make this the first book you read."
-- Kahokualohi, on-line reviewer
Reader Review
"This book presents information on how to bring our domestic horses back to a natural, healthy lifestyle.
Jaime (the author) takes vital information from the wild horses and uses this information to create
better living conditions and practices for our horses. This book really shows how far we have brought
the horse away from his natural ways, and it outlines how we can help our horses to become happier and
healtier in simple, inexpensive ways. I've used this information and my horses are doing better than
they've ever done. I have several of Jaime's other books also and all my horses are barefoot and
completely sound and healthy." -- Tara from New Zealand
Star Ridge Company
Because Barefoot is Best.
