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    Contest! Share Your Mini Horse Photos!

    Liberty traveling in honda fit which back seats fold up to flat floor
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    Is this a coyote track?

    check for what is called scat (dukey) as they mostly poop in plain sight and in scat will be clumps of hair, bone, berries and will be very dark.
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    Need to Vent. Many colics, no answers

    There is a great product out there in pellet form which they will eat called U-GARD which horse journal gave great reviews. comes in liquid as well. not terribly expensive. U-GARD makes pellet form and very palatable. i used it for years with good results. not too expensive.
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    Need to Vent. Many colics, no answers

    Hi, If soaking hay to remove dirt, allergens, dust, et cetera, try steaming. I use a wallpaper steamer, make a hole in a plastic tote and steam for 20 minutes or so depending on volume. They love steamed hay but it is possible to oversteam and it becomes like seaweed. To be more specific, I...
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    Need to Vent. Many colics, no answers

    Hi, I had a regular size horse with digestion problems (i.e. runny, sudden bowel movements like soup) and one vet said, oh, it's stress (for 2/12 horse very calm and level-headed); asked another vet, oh, he's in training; he was not being over worked. I had a blood test pulled testing for food...
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    Collapsed trachea

    Hi, Barbie. It's Amy, the one who bought your black mini from you. Tiny is almost ten years old and I have posted some pictures in this thread if you would like to see him today. Amy
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    Collapsed trachea

    First picture is unit which is 1.6 amp, second is hard shell apnea mask with one hole of T attachment covered so medicine does not escape and high flow medicine cup. the piece that comes directly out of mask swivels to keep medicine cup vertical which is necessary. This info is for others who...
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    Collapsed trachea

    Hi, Marsha, Inevitably the question becomes quality of life verses quantity with this condition. My mini, Tiny, is ten years old and I've had him since he was like six months old. I9 years is a good life. here is a picture of him
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    Collapsed trachea

    Hi, Renee. My mini gelding has collapsed trachea and there are some things one can do. Clenbuteral liquid by mouth 1 cc twice a day Steam hay. I have wallpaper steamer and I connect to a plastic tote and cut a snug hole in the side. rinse hay first ten mins, drain for five, plug in steamer...
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    Collapsed trachea

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