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Thanks Cayuse for your response. She's a yearling, so I ruled out cushings, but wanted to hear what other people have to say before looking further into it. Thanks again.

I have had large horses for years but just got our first mini about a year ago. I am used to large horses shedding their winter coat and having a very smooth shinny coat naturally through the warmer months before they grow their winter coat again. My large horses get clipped in the winter if...

I just brought our new baby home and we couldn’t be more excited, she’s 4 months old, beautiful and sweet temperament. We’ve owned large horses our whole life, so I noticed that her respiration rate is faster than it should be. She doesn’t seem to be in any distress or pain, she has a very...

My new mini is coming home in two weeks as a 4 month old. I spoke to the breeder and he said he doesn’t vaccinate any of his horses, which means the mother also hasn’t been vaccinated. I know I want to vaccinate, what vaccines should I be looking at giving and when? Thanks for your input

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Thank you all for your responses, they are very helpful. I think I'm going to go with a mixture of grasses, making sure there is no fescue in it. Wingnut, how do you monitor how much grass your minus eat to avoid over eating? Do you leave them grass at will for a coule if hours and then put...

Hi, sorry I can't be of any help, I'm actually on the same boat trying to get a little grassy paddock started but I wanted to ask something. Why do you mention in your post that you have tried really hard to make dry lots for your minis? Is it to avoid grass over-eating and all the health...

Thank you REO, I'm getting a couple of minis in May after several years of not having any. Very excited and starting to get everything ready! Thank you Marty for your suggestion. I did think about dividing the paddock up in two smaller sections and rotate them around. the idea of stocking up...

I am getting ready to plant some grass seed in a small paddock and was wondering what kind of grass seeds I should get. It's a small paddock of about one acre and I will keep two minis in there. I want a grass, or a combination of grasses that will grow year round, so I will have pasture...