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Has anyone ever used a Buxton martingale on a miniature, like they use on the standbred? It looks to me like it would be a good training tool. If you fastened the Buxton to a surgical, then it could be used for long reining. Then I could fasten pvc shaves to the surigual to act like...

If you were reading my other post about the foal, you know that I was planning to breed a 4 in hand, but this weeks set back has me questioning a few things. I have never hooked of driven a 4 in hand, but I was thinking it would be a novelty.... But so would be a three abreast. It would offer...

when you group house your minis in either a big stall or a run in shed, what does your hay racks look like?

I have a 34" mare that was bred June 9,10,11, and 12th last year. Picking the 9th, see is 304 days. When should I move her to the bedded down foaling box by herself? This past Sunday, I felt her udder and for the first time I could feel a change in it. Checked it this morning and it is...

https://horseharness.ca/product/presidential-miniature-team-horse-harness-with-collar-and-hames/ I am wondering how much a team of minis could pull with harness like this? with the light hames and trace attachments, I am wondering if they could do some gardening? or just driving around with a...

Hi, I am wondering why I couldn't build a fore cart with this piece of equipment? It would seem that handle could easily be refitted or changed to a pole, and then a lawn tractor trailer could connect to the ball. What do you think?

We have a mare and foal that was born in May. We weaned him completely a little over a month ago. They live in separate stalls. Anyhow, how long do they have to be separated before I can turn them back out together? or possibly live in the same stall? the foal is still a stud, but the mare...

I was looking through a catalogue and found this.   I was thinking that I could take the handle off it, and build a set of shaves so that I can put my mini on the front, and a dump traler on the ball.  what do you think...

Hi everyone,   You might remember that  had a beautiful foal born this spring.  His mother has been great with him, and he is growing into an adorable "mini Belguim" still colt. He is not quite 5 months yet, but looking ahead towards weaning, I am wondering what is the best way to feed a young...

I am wondering  about housing for miniature horses. Right now I have one mare, and one foal.   When I look at future goals  1)  I might like to keep using the mare to raise foals...…… I did rebreed her this year. 2)  I would like to have a driving team.  ( I have trained and used,  work...

The fellow I sold the stallion to, was in this weekend to see the foal..   No longer having a stallion, rebreeding the mare wasn't really something I was considering, until he offered to bring him down for "a bit" of 50.00.  It would be nice to have a team of full siblings.  The stallion looks...

I bought a miniature mare and a stallion......... let them run together the summer before last, expected a foal in July of 2017, that never came. I had kept the mare and stud separate in case they might fight and hurt the foal..... By the middle of June I was afraid she wasn't bred, and...

Does anyone keep their minis in group pens or stalls? I know that cattle can be kept in loose housing of in a freestall, where they have stalls for sleeping and an area for standing and then a feed rack..... does anyone have a set up like that for their horses? I have seen some housing...

I thought it best to start a new topic with this although lots of us have already been talking about your new 3 year old stud "Oliver". I have been reading about the teasing and covering process, and it seems like most of what is written is designed for the Big horses. SO How much of the...

There are no studs to breed with around locally, and there are several ads on line where people are looking to breed to one. There is a 3 year old stallion for sale about 3 hours from here, and I am thinking of buying him........ I have worked with Draft horses, Ponies, saddle horses, and...

Hi, I have a miniature filly. She just turned three. I got her the first week of july last summer. So she was two when I got her. She was in a pasture with several minis including 2- 18 month old colts and a 20 year old stallion. The males were in the pasture from March until the day we...

We have one driving mini, and starting the second one. My plan was to train them as a team, but was extremely surprised at how much more expensive team harness costs. SO............. I am thinking tandem. I have never driven a tandem hitch before, but as I understand it, then I simply need...

Does anyone know if you can buy miniature sized gardening equipment? such as a small harrow? garden hillers? cultivator or anything such as that? if so Where would one find such things?

Hi there, I have been looking for a second Miniature horse to put together with the one I have in a team. I have been offered a filly that is just coming two. My concern is that she has been running in the pasture with about 20 other miniatures. One is a mature stallion, and there are also...

Hi everyone, I know this is probably a loaded question, but if you were building a miniature horse barn, and were also thinking about resale value and what the next person might want it for too what would you consider a good size for Everyday stalls? Foaling Boxes? A stall for a stallion...