Recent content by Becky

I have to agree that height is a combination of both genetics and diet. Horses that are well fed as youngsters grow and mature earlier than those that are not. Here, I feed mine a quality diet starting as foals as I want them to reach their height as early as genetically possible.

Yes, your boy is a minimal tobiano pinto. He can very likely sire foals with more white than he has out of solid mares. Pretty boy!

Thanks for the reminder! I did mine several weeks ago, but it's easy to forget about them with the hubbub of the holidays!

My guess is joint ill. I had a foal last year that had swelling that went from joint to joint. Oral and injectable antibiotics were ineffective. He also had unusual swellings. Mostly on his head. I had him put down at 3 months of age. Hope this foal has something treatable.

In my observation since I purchased my first miniature horses in 1989, serious, committed breeders are breeding out undesired characteristics. I see way fewer miniature horses with dwarf like features now than I did back in the 1990's. So, there is self-limiting going on which is a great...

It's a blue eyed, bay pinto filly! Foaled yesterday (7/30) morning. I've been so busy getting ready to leave for the AMHA Central Championship Show (leaving tomorrow morning), that I haven't had time to take pictures, but promise to get some up as soon as I get back. Oh, and I had my vet out...

Yes, Diane, expecting a pinto foal for sure from this cross.

Here is Bess who should be foaling very soon. Pictured last summer. And pictured below is the stallion she is bred to, KSB Magical Thunder Storm.

Thanks, everyone. I think he's pretty special! Mary, I have pintos too. From this year, I have a bay, blue eyed tobiano/splashed white filly by Lucky Four Santa Fe So Impressive and out of Redrock News Flash foaled late March. In June, we had a homozygous black pinto filly with one blue...

Centaurus is growing up beautifully! Professionally photographed about a week and a half ago, I thought everyone might like to see how he's coming along. Love this boy!

I've had a couple of foals over the years that were windswept at birth. I related it to how they were laying in utero. It corrected on it's own and within a few weeks of birth, you would never know there had been any problem.

I can't answer that specifically, but I do know that ammonium nitrate fertilizer can cause fetal deformities in some instances. If I was going to be feeding that hay to broodmares, I'd want to find out more information.

Laurie, the sliding stops are being done puposely by Roadster drivers. It looks dangerous to me and must be uncomfortable to the horse! Glad to see that rule change!

A couple of updated pics of Redrock Centaurus at 3 weeks of age. I thought a few of you might like to see him.

Very good advice, Lynda!