Recent content by Annetta

I don't really see that a new registry such as AMHS will go over very well, especially if those over 34" to 36" horses cannot be shown or used for breeding. Those breeders now using over 34" horses in their breeding program will continue to use their over 34" horses in their breeding program...

Does this mean that Wanda will not be leaving after all, or is her resignation still in place?

ha ha, for someone that doesn't want to be elitist, you're doing a fine job now IMO. Why would someone one with no money have horses? Hm, perhaps some have no money to spare because they have horses?? Personally speaking, my horses are my chosen hobby. They get looked after, and like I said...

Really, Jill, do you have any concept of what it means to have no extra money? I don't think you do! There are people who have no investments that they can cash in to get some extra fun money--when they say they have no money, they mean they have no money, they don't mean that they have no...

I know there is a whole 'nother world out there when it comes to paying commission to the buyers agent, the seller's agent. Sometimes the barn owner expects a commission when a horse from his barn gets sold--if he had something to do with selling the horse I can see it, but to pay him a...

I wouldn't either, unless I figured that I was paying $120 for something that was costing the other person only $25 a year. Sorry, I can sure see the others guys' point of view on this.

If it were me, I'd continue as planned. One dog is quite different from 4-5 dogs. Certainly a single dog may still attack a Mini--or a goat, or a sheep--not every dog of the LGD breeds works out as a guardian--but I would watch him carefully & see how he does. If he shows any signs of...

"quality" seems to be a funny thing. When I was starting out in Minis I visited a lot of farms. Some of them were big name farms with big name horses, some were small farms with big name "well bred" horses, and some were small farms with nice horses but nothing big name. One thing I noticed...

My horses will munch on the straw but I don't worry about it; I've never had one overeat on it nor had one suffer any ill effects from eating straw. The straw we get here is generally soft & there are no worries of it poking a foal in the eye. I usually prefer oat or barley straw as it's...

I don't know the exact values, but straw would have very, very low protein levels in comparison with hay. I normally use straw for bedding but this winter have some really poor quality grass hay that actually ended up being cheaper than some of the straw I was getting delivered, so I've just...

Sorry if you think I seem snappy, I'm not, actually. Just stating the obvious. Sometimes advice you think is well given, isn't the best for every situation. I see you getting talked into things you can't really afford, and priorities get placed wrong. Shrugs. I don't have a camera, just...

Assuming trailer doors (including any escape doors) can be secure I'd remove the divider & just leave her loose in the trailer. How close to foaling is she? I just hauled a mare that's at about 9 months on a 5 hour trip, in an angle haul trailer with other horses--no extra room for her--and...

Well, I recall it wasn't very many days ago that you posted your concerns about how Foxy looked "different" & it sounded from your description that she had just "dropped" then. You do know that many mares drop a full month before they actually foal? The bag definitely doesn't look full enough...

If Foxy is around 40", if you order an XL Mini halter or "small pony" halter from one of the Mini tack places (check out the LB auction, or go to Ozark Mtn) you should get a halter that fits. Meantime, maybe give Foxy a little bit of a bridle path so that the halter you've got will fit a...

audelsacres--Lyn said it right; Someday you'll be able to state that AMHA papers are foolproof, some day far down the road when every living AMHA horse is DNA tested & parentage qualified. That is still a day that is a long way away, though, since there are still horses being bred that are...