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To those of you who knew her -- and those of you who didn't -- I'm sorry to say that Susan Hopmans, of LaVista Farm in Santa Ynez, CA, passed away yesterday from cancer. She was an amazing woman of great character and generosity, who loved nothing more than sharing her passion for minis with...

Both my three-year- old minis got rushed to the equine hospital on Thursday with viral infections of unknown origin. Trickster was not hit as hard at Ollie & already is on the mend but Ollie is now fighting for his life. He's on IVs, of course, getting antibiotics and is in the best of hands but...

I've had Ollie since he was 11 months old (he's now a three-year-old gelding) & got him from his breeder (La Vista Farm), so I know every bit of his history. He's always had a tiny bit of attitude, but nothing terrible. We've had a couple of "come to Jesus" talks when he's gotten pushy once or...

I have been struggling to find just the perfect leather barn halter for my minis. I come from the hunter/jumper world where all our horse use leather halters, which I prefer. I don't want a halter with an adjustable noseband (hate those) and I don't like thin leather halters. I get my "big...

I have two two-year old minis (in addition to my big horses). Have had them for more than a year. They live together 24 hours/day in a large dry-lot field with a stall. I turn them out in the big horse field for a couple of hours a day, as well (when the big boys come in). The big horse field is...