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  1. Calico

    Fat minis and contradictory farrier advice

    Ok, I've made a few changes to our routine. To start, I am feeding them a little less. I don't think they're thrilled about it. (I'm thinking about buying a couple more of the Busy Horse hay nets with the smaller holes so their hay lasts them longer. I only had one mini hay bag, and initially...
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    Fat minis and contradictory farrier advice

    Marsha- I wish! That's a long-term goal for us. He's not trained to drive, I don't know how to drive, and I'm too inexperienced to try to train him...but one day, I'd love for both of us to learn to drive! I'm using the Enrich Plus as his protein source-- it's a vitamin/mineral supplement for...
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    Fat minis and contradictory farrier advice

    Wow, thanks for all the input so far, everyone! Here's a picture of my fat boy, Caspian. Pardon the filth, the light was fading, so pictures came before grooming! First off, I'm not looking to fire my farrier, I just wanted opinions on what he said since it seemed so completely opposite to...
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    Fat minis and contradictory farrier advice

    Today the farrier came to trim hooves on my two minis. I was at work so my dad was the one who was home to meet the farrier- I didn't speak to him myself. When I got home, my dad told me that the farrier had been concerned about my horses' weights. Now, I know my gelding is fat. I had asked the...
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    Losing baby teeth

    Thank you for the advice, everyone! I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner-- I usually check the forum from my phone at work, where it's hard to type replies. I read all your posts right away, but didn't realize that I'd never come back to reply! Marsha- Wow, that tooth looks like it must have been...
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    Losing baby teeth

    I had a big scare a couple of weeks ago when I went out to check on my mini in the evening and found that one of his front teeth was "broken" off! It was 6:00 on a sunday, so I couldn't call the vet. He didn't seem to be in any pain and was eating like normal, but as a fairly new horse owner, I...
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    New to horses-- help me understand my mini!

    Thank you everyone for your help and advice so far! I've been keeping your advice and comments in mind while I've been working with Caspian. I'm not afraid to push him around a little if that's what I need to do-- I just want to be sure that that's what I should be doing! He's been a LOT...
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    New to horses-- help me understand my mini!

    I've just acquired my first horse, a 2 year old mini gelding. He's a very cute little guy and a sweet horse, but I'm quickly finding out just how little I know! Situations in real life aren't just like they are in the books or in internet articles. I really want to do my best for this horse. I...
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    First aid kits-- the bare necessities?

    Thank you everyone for the replies so far! I'm taking notes and making a shopping list ;) So far, I've acquired some vet wrap, gauze pads, blood stop, and generic brand neosporine. We have peroxide around the house already, and I'll dig through my aquarium supplies and see if I have any suitable...
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    First aid kits-- the bare necessities?

    Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum (although I've been lurking for a while now) and new to minis. I have one on his way to me now. He will be my first horse, so everything is new to me! I'm wanting to put together a basic first aid kit to have ready just in case anything happens. I've seen a...
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