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We are ready to move the minis to their new pens and barn. They are essentially going from a dry lot (they had very minimal grass, but ate grass all summer several times per week for about 2-3 hours at a time when we tied them out) it is fall in Wisconsin, has froze several times, the grass is...

Hello Everyone- I was working with Tilly today and really noticed she is turning her left rear hoof out. I immediately thought she hurt herself, I am weaning her right now. No injury, no warmth, no pain, no lameness and she can surely run yet. My dad whom as had horses his entire life, said...

We are in the process of finishing up our new miniature horse barn, we are down to figuring out the pasture, paddocks, etc. We will be fencing in a pasture for them to run and graze in, but they will not be in that all day long. We will turn them out at night for a few hours, I do not give...

Hello Everyone- Little Tilly is 5 months old, and I need to start weaning her, I am in the process of finishing up our new barn and without that being finished I can not wean her, it should be ready within the next 3 weeks or so. I only have two options of who I can put with Tilly and one of...

Tilly will be three weeks on Sunday, she loves people but is pretty sneaky! You can be loving her up, she turns her hinder towards you, leans tight against you andwants to kick you, then takes off to play. Normal behavior? What would the rest of you do?

I did not have a chance to take a picture tonight, but last night I noticed a bald spot on Delilah about the side of a golf ball right in front of her hip bone but down a little in the crease where her leg would bend, (if that makes sense) tonight she has the same thing same exact spot on the...

Ginny had her foal a week ago Sunday, all is well and the baby is growing like a weed. My question, Ginny is a therapy horse and goes to the nursing home I work at as a RN, the residents, and many of the dementia residents don't remember much but they REMEMBER Ginny was going to have a baby. I...

Hello Everyone- Ginny gave birth to a little filly paint one week ago, what do the rest of you use for fly spray for a mare with a nursing foal. I will need to do something, just not sure what? Thanks. Val

I would like to start sand clear, Ginny is still preggo, she is starting to nibble on the sprouts of grass that are coming up. Most of her lot is sand, is sand clear ok in preggo and lactating mares? The container doesn't say it is or isn't. Val

I have not had any mini's in the spring time, this year will be a first. One of my little guys, an 8 year old gelding I just bought, apparently got "ouchy" (this is what the owner told me) she claims he was sore on the front and they caught it early and he never foundered. She told me that...

I am going to build a new mini barn this summer and would love to see pictures of others barns for some ideas! We are building it 30x60 with a hay mow. We will have a small area that can be used for winter training/riding for our kiddos! I currently have 4 mini's with one on the way, so...

I recently got a couple new minis, little Delilah has eye drainage which builds up over the days. White/yellow. She is very very shy! Scared, ack of social skills ect. Her eyes themselves look ok. I want to avoid the hour trip to the vet, trailering her is very traumatic yet for her! What...

Some of you likely have read about Delilah my little mini who was neglected, not exercised and thin. Her hip bones do stick out and I can feel them pretty prominately. I have not added any sort of supplement as of yet. I only had her a week. She is just eating hay right now. She is on a...

Ginny would chose to stand out in the pouring rain/ice storm all day long even with her nice cozy stall to stay in. She is 315 days, the thing I am worried about is how slippery it its outside and I don't want her hurting herself. When it switches over to snow I could send her out. What would...

I posted this over on the general board but now am giving you ladies an opportunity to let me know what you think...please excuse my poor picture taking abilities, and apparently I must shave Ginny's belly some? Yes? I didn't even give it a thought. I am now of course. I do now know how she...

First let me apologize for the bad "boob shots" it was very difficult to get a good picture. I would have had to lay on the ground underneath her. The vulva pictures are from the end of February and really it has not changed from that. She is a maiden mare, 5 years old, bred by a 28 inch...

So I was very interested in marestare but I do not have the right internet and equipment, I have two seperate barn cams on, one in her stall she is only in at night, and one on the pasture she is turned out on during the day right now. She is not showing any signs as of yet though. I can give...

So I have been placing straw in Ginny's foaling stall for months, apparently that is a bad thing! She has not coliced, she does pick the hay out of it if she sees any. Would you switch her bedding over to hay now? She is 310 days today. I don't see any changes as of yet. She is getting...

I purchased a little almost 3 year old 27.5 inch tall mini this weekend. I bought her half brother whom is also almost 3 and they have not ever been seperated, she is pretty much connected to his side. The lady gave her to me free so they did not have to be seperated. Here is the...

Posted Today, 06:55 PM i bought 2 tiny minis today under 30 inches and a 35 inch driving/riding horse. I only have Ginny,remember who is due to foal soon. How do I go about this. I have completely separated their pens, they can't touch noses, the closest they ever can get is 10 feet in one...