Recent content by QuiltinMom

I am extremely new to horses (about a month now) and we have 3 miniatures. So I am probably not in any position to be offering advice, but I am going to anyway!! I just went to a horse clinic this last weekend that our local club put on. One of the things that I learned was if a horse stops...

I tried searching the forum for DIY projects and haven't been able to locate very much. Maybe I am not putting in the correct terminology. I also tried a google search for "diy" or "homemade" horse stuff and can't seem to find much. I guess what I am looking for is a "one stop shop" for DIY...

I would like to know what your favorite pooper scooper is. We have one of the plastic ones and it works OK, but it seems like there is so much small bits of poop that fall through the tines of the scooper. Am I being too picky to want all of those cleaned up too, or is there a different pooper...

I am fine with erring on the side of caution and keeping them apart for 30 days. As so many people have said in the threads on this forum. Each horse is different. This little guy that we got was extremely gentle before we got him. Now, let me say, we are new to horses and are learning a lot...

THANKS for the info on AMHR. I have printed off the membership forms and have them filled out, but I will wait until after October 15th to take advantage of the discount. It is only a couple of weeks away, so no need to rush. I would not have been happy if I sent it in now and had to pay a...

I am excited for you. We recently got our first mini. We have never even had horses before, so this is all new to us. After our first mini came a second one and then a third one. Watch out, they are addictive!!! Good luck in finding the right little gelding for you.

Nope, not sand. We have some bedding in each of the stalls. Some of it is "large" flake and some of it is "mini" flake. We have quickly learned that we don't like the "large" flake as it doesn't allow you to sift through and only scoop out the poop. We had a friend recommend using the mini...

Antibiotic is listed as: Benzapen (sorry, new to all of this and I think that one is the antibiotic). I am hoping that the vet we choose is one that is fine with us doing some of our own work. When I called and spoke with them prior to us getting any horses they said that "most people" do...

We are certainly having fun, but it does get kind of expensive, at least when you are first starting out. No laughing on the cost of gelding. I called a local vet and they said $95 to geld him. I talked to a friend that has horses and she told me the place she took her mini to a couple of...

Can't take credit for the idea. Found it on the internet somewhere to use conduit for the upright pieces. I thought it kind of fancied things up a bit. Of course, then I told my husband it had to have a curved top on it. He just loves it when I come up with these ideas!!!

She is beautiful. As for a name how about Lil Bit of Cocoa? Since she doesn't have a lot of brown. Enjoy her.

THANK YOU for all of the replies. I did take him today and get him gelded. It is kind of a barbaric procedure but we got it done. He is in some pain still and so is not to uptight about anything right now. The vet did say that they need to be kept apart for 30 days. That is how long he...

We are new to horses and also new to minis. We have a mare that we have had for almost a week. We know that horses are herd animals so we decided to have more then one. Yesterday we went on a LONG road trip and purchased a stallion. Before you all tackle me about getting a stallion, we met...

So, do any of you poop scoop your dry lot? We have been wondering if we should be cleaning that up or just let it break down when it rains.

I am open to suggestions and help from anyone. You don't have to have a lot of experience to have more experience then us!! I think some of the more experienced people or people that have grown up around horses take for granted the amount of information they have. Things just come naturally...