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My cousin's horses were attacked and one of them killed by an 18 year old nut job. He told law enforcement they were laughing at him. While not exactly miniatures, these gentle geldings were raised and cared for with love. My cousin lives near my mom in a small rural town where these things just...

Every fall my late father's VFW puts together "Treats for Troops" boxes to send to deployed soldiers for Christmas. My mom belongs to the VFW Auxiliary and just now told me they also include deployed Military Dogs! Each dog gets his or her own box also! All year the Auxiliary collects items...

Finding good, safe, reliable, harness/driving trainers is almost impossible. How do you all find them? I'm going to possibly need one in the future. Thanks

With ice balls that don't release and cause some hoof inflammation I trim close, give bute and put easy boots on. In the past I've had to shoe, with rubber pads. I've never had luck with butter, crisco, silicone spray, hooflex, vaseline, etc.

I have a coming 3 yr. old colt that is out of a AMHR sec.A mare that was given to me when she was pregnant. The previous owners moved across the country and I have not been able to find them. I'm guessing the mare was at most 30 days pregnant so I don't even know if they knew about it. She...

Has anyone used those large bale hay nets with their minis? Our choices for hay baled in different forms is getting smaller and we may have to go with large round bales. I don't like them because a horse can stick their face in the bale and breathe in all sorts of unhealthy things. I am...

We had this problem a few years back with my daughter's 4H pony. We tried spraying silicone, packing with Hooflex, Lard, spraying with Pam. Nothing worked and it was important we did something because the snow pack was giving him Laminitis. The first winter we had to give up and keep him in the...

My daughter is planning a trip to Toronto to see the sights. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? Is there anything she should avoid? Are there hotels that should be avoided? She will be flying in from Duluth. Thanks

I have been feeding Purina Mini Horse and Pony ration for the last year and am very pleased with it. I was feeding a mare I did not know was pregnant (bought her as "open") and she did very well, delivering a robust healthy little boy. She has been holding her weight while nursing and the...

We have used 16 ga. wire. It is thin enough to break if something gets tangled up in it. We tied survey tape on it at intervals and the horses learned to look for it to judge the new and old fence lines and also lets you check very easily to see your fence wires are still where they should be...

I agree, he needs to see a vet. One thought...I had a nursing mare one year, in the HEAT of summer would get wobbley, we would have to help her into the barn, almost unaware of her surroundings, etc. As she ate her grain she would slowly return to normal. Turns out she was having low blood...

I was thinking of offering soaked beet pulp to my pet goats (Nigerian Dwarf) as a treat. Has anyone done that?

Thank you very much. Both good ideas and ones I will try. I'll let you all know if the mystery of little Gussie's sire ever get solved.

Here's the story - - - In early June last year 2011 we got a very nice mini mare. We did not know at the time that the mare was about 15 days pregnant. I thought the mare was the only mini this woman had. On April 21, this year, we were very surprised to find the most beautiful, perfect...

Buy Glow sticks. They will give about 9 hrs. of light and are safe. Fill Zip Loc Bags not quite full, with water, and put as many as you can in your freezer. They will help keep things cold when elec. goes out and you will also have water to drink when they thaw. Have canned foods (and a...