Jaime Jackson

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(-), US farrier, researcher and writer. By now, president of AANHCP (Americal Association of Natural Hoof Care Practitioners).

• Every system of horsemanship practiced in the horse world today should come into scrutiny. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• The natural hoof, like natural locomotion, is what nature has intended for the hooves of the modern horse. The natural shaped hoof found among wild horses in the outback is nothing less than a structural masterpiece; it has no rivals among domesticated horses anywhere. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• Variation is clearly nature's way. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• The wild horse - healthy, prolific, and fully capable of surviving on its own - provides us with the perfect window throungh which inquire, observe and learn about nature's grand plan for the quintessential natural horse. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• Forsake the use of violence on defence of reason. Remember, horses are unique with minds of their own and need to be related to as such if we are ever to have enjoyable and productive relationship with them. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• Don't loose temper with the horse - this ultimately defeat your best intentions.(from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• Not all horse care practices are bad; some have evolved for very sound reasons. But for those practices where the intent is bad or the results are harmful or ineffective, it is time to go back to nature and think things over. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• Be patient. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• The waste majority of lameness in the domestic horse world cannot be understood properly or completely without considering the effects of abuse. Although many might argue to the contrary,most lameness among horses is really more an issue of ignorance, violence, and complicity than is of veterinary medicine; veterinar scools, clinics, and slaughterhouses are simply the processing stations that have to deal with it. What is not an issue here are injuries that stem from unfortunate accidents, where the horse enthusiasts made an honest miscalculation or innocently followed the bad advice of someome they trusted. What is of concern is abuse that results from neglect and bad intent. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• Unfortunately, equine lameness has also become a booming business in the horse world. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)
• The domestic horse world needs to usher in a new order of horsemanship, based upon the paradigm of the natural horse and rider. (from The Natural Horse, 1992)