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Has anyone had positive or negative experience using this or similar products Feed-Thru Fly Control Pellets for Horses ? https://www.amazon.com/Formula-707-MultiFly-Feed-Thru-Control/dp/B0977J3CQH/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B0977HC7P5&th=1 ALSO Has anyone tried a zebra striped fly sheet for their...

I have been looking at Chipaway Stables minis for a couple of years, but wound up rescuing Consuelo from Maine. I am still looking at their postings and hope to acquire another within the year. I am so pleased to know that others have minis from Chipaway in the area. I am in SE Mass. I also...

They are beautiful - all three of them! I have a small retirement hobby farm in SE Massachusetts with one mini. Looking for a rescue companion for her.

I've been walking on our 14 acre farm paths with dog and pony every chance I get. We cover about 3/4 mile. Sometimes Consuelo walks right behind me, making me wish for a rear view mirror to see what she is up to, other times, she races ahead, kicking up her heels. But since I have no competition...

I can so relate to your experience. Consuelo was let loose out of her paddock today to run free, and much to my delight, she chose to race around, kicking up her heels, then return at a gallop to my side. She stayed with me the whole time for a 3/4 mile walk around the fields and through the...

Your weather looks about like ours. I am in Massachusetts but only have one mini, Consuelo, and a small herd of sheep. Stay warm!

I like your pants. I wear high wool socks - Vermont made Darn Socks are the best, wool leggins, an outer pair of pants, wool longsleeve, wool sweater, wool gaiter and wool lined leather vest, then an overcoat. I'm in Massachusetts,and the coldest is about 0 F. We get a nasty wind from the NE...

Abby P, Not redneck at all, my Massachusetts dad used duct tape for everything. He did grow up on a Depression era farm tho. I might try it to see if it stops some of the rattle. I'd rather listen to the beat of little hooves. I've looked into the bolt on kits, but my hubby is skeptical of the...

I love my little EZ Entry cart, but for a couple of things. One is the rattling of the joined shafts. I don't know if it is possible to replace metal shafts with wood. Has anyone tried it? The other is more important - my aging back is resenting the bumpy ride we get crossing frozen fields. I...

I am looking for advice regarding the Portagrazer. They have a model specific for feeding minis. Does anybody use it? Pros and Cons? It is not a small investment, but worth it if less hay is wasted and soaking more convenient.

Consuelo is slowly losing weight and getting in condition with 45 min a day pulling an EZ entry cart. Now with 8 inches of snow on the ground, I'd like to continue our regimen, but my husband questions whether the runners that are marketed for conversion will work on unpacked surfaces. His...

When I purchased/rescued Consuelo last Spring, she had badly overgrown but not quite slipper feet. I had her hooves trimmed in February before she was shipped to Massachusetts, and again around April. My farrier has retired and I have contacted everyone in my area, but nobody will come out to...

I have a handy hubby who used to be a steelworker, so I am following your story with interest. I bought an EZ entry cart, which will be nice when I want to give another small person a ride, but I love the style of your cart type. Good luck and keep us posted.

What a pretty girl she is, and I love her name. I am also trying to document my training with Consuelo, but it is hard to hold phone and lunge line! I set up weave poles made of plastic electric rope stakes. They are set just a couple of inches wider than her ample belly. I am ground driving her...