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  1. DixieBelle

    Hand walking - how long to start with?

    I believe it's Achondroplasia.
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    Hand walking - how long to start with?

    Marty, I do not know for certain that she is, but that is my educated guess. Her body appears to be average sized, but her leg bones (specifically the humerus, radius, femur, and tibia) appear to be abnormally short. Her ears are oddly undersized as well. I'm by no means an expert in...
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    Hand walking - how long to start with?

    Pardon the typos. The bright sun makes typing on an iPhone a true challenge.
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    Hand walking - how long to start with?

    Reignmaker, I didn't think that at all. I just didn't want anyone to wonder if I'd turned crazy by seemingly wanted to do something that wasn't my intention at all. After retreading my original post, I can see how it could come across as me wanting to hand walk for conditioning, when I truly...
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    Hand walking - how long to start with?

    Riverrose, thank you for sharing. We definitely weren't looking for Dixie, but rather for a young show-quality mini around 5 years of age. When this situation presented itself, I could not, nor had the desire to, say no.
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    Hand walking - how long to start with?

    Let me be more clear: I'm not talking about taking her in hand and marching at a steady walk endlessly for minutes. I was referring more to a slow meandering stroll around the front yard under the oak trees. In no way am I speaking in terms of conditioning her, but rather just get her moving...
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    Hand walking - how long to start with?

    Here's the background on this girl, complete with photos: http://www.miniaturehorsetalk.com/index.php?showtopic=134506&page=2&do=findComment&comment=1566803
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    Hand walking - how long to start with?

    This is in reference to Dixie, our new-addition 18/20-year-old miniature horse with dwarfism that currently more commonly resembles a pygmy hippopotamus. She's now off the rb, and is starting on Horsetech High Point Grass/Mixed Hay vitamin/mineral supplement. However, she needs to get moving...
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    Purina Mini Horse and Pony/Supplement?

    Off topic, but your little guy reminded me of this guy sitting in a rescue. I keep eying him....
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    Purina Mini Horse and Pony/Supplement?

    I have all my horses, including my mini, on a ration balancer. This way I am confident they are getting the vitamins & minerals they require. My Arab has lost a bit of weight this hot and humid summer, but I'm putting the weight back on him with rice bran and Timothy/alfalfa pellets. I'm a...
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    New here: DixieBelle

    She gallops! O_O LOL I fed them late, around 8:00 pm, which is not their usual time. So they were all up at the front of the pasture. When I gave the "come eat" whistle, my Arab and my Welsh x got all frisky and started bucking and galloping their way to the back. Not to be outdone, Dixie...
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    New here: DixieBelle

    Thanks. I'll be adding to this thread as to note the physical progress, if nothing more than to make sure I'm doing right by her.
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    New here: DixieBelle

    Nice to "see" you again! :D And thanks to both. We're working hard on getting her healthy and purdy, and my boys are enjoying her calm and sweet demeanor, as am I. I needed a break after my boys went to bed the other night, so I went and sat in her stall. She came to me, dropped her nose...
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    New here: DixieBelle

    Edited: I deleted this post, because I was able to correct the previous posts.
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    New here: DixieBelle

    It's been 4 weeks now, and she's really starting to feel her "oats"...that she does not get. She greets me and the boys when we go back to the barn. She comes to the fence to see the boys. Judging by her daily poop piles I scoop up every day out the pasture, she's utilizing all of the 2.1...
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