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  1. sams

    Question on registering

    thanks
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    Question on registering

    Im looking to buy a colt. The dam is registered but the sire is not. Would I be able to register the colt?
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    fallen crest???

    My sister just bought a mini sight unseen for her son for xmas. She had a friend pick it up for her and he came in very poor condition. He is quite skinny and the crest of his neck has flopped over to one side. My question is what could have caused this and is there any way to fix it and will it...
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    need advice or ideas

    the vet is worried about his age (20) and the fact that he is still so skinny and infested with worms. (he has been wormed 4 times since i got him in Feb and still infested ) As for passing on his attitude i actually have one of his daughters and she is the sweetest thing , i think is attitude...
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    need advice or ideas

    the stallion i rescued in novembr was a sweet heart when he was in poor condition. Now that he is feeling better and sound he is a terror. He attacks any boy within reach (big or small) and has broken fence and stall boards to get at them. He is constantly runnning laps and running the fence...
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    Best exercise to tuck that belly up

    i was always told to do lots of transitions, walk to trot, trot-canter, canter- trot with my big horse. it really does an amazing job, but when i say lots i actually mean a disgusting amount of transitions, but its worth it
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    ? about CDE requirements

    just wondering if anybody involved in CDE know the rules pertaining to cart and harness requirements. also do minis in CDE need to be registered or just any mini under 39 inches? is there a rule book on this somewhere and where would i find it? thanx
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    quick hitch harness

    a quick hitch is a spring loaded metal fitting on either side of the harness that just clips to the mettal fittings attached to the shafts.
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    quick hitch harness

    i havent seen any mini sized quick hitch harnesses or carts, i have a backround in standardbreds so that is what i am used to. does anyone use them for minis? if not, then why? is there any reason against converting my harness to a quick hitch? are ther any safy issues? the other way just looks...
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    question about udder

    mare mare should foal anytime now. I have been cheacking her udders constantly but there is no development at all. how ever all around her udders is swelling, and getting bigger buy the day, esspecially right in front (between her udder and belly button but closer to her udder) can some one tell...
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    minis and acepromazine

    why is ace not recomended for stallions?
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    minis and acepromazine

    pepper is 20+ years old. the reason i hesitste to geld him is because the vet said he would be a high risk case and not a good idea in his opinion, otherwise i would definatly lop them off!
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    minis and acepromazine

    jsut wondering if you guys have any opinions on this or other ideas for me. My little rescue stud has lost his mind. when we got him he was so sweet and thankful for the help and attention we gave him, now he is felling better and is a holy terror. I worry that he will hurt him self. He is skin...
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    very skinny mini

    he has been getting fed by me for about 2 months, he drinks alot of water, about double what the other guys do, there must be some dirreha because it is stuck on his tail sometimes, but i never see it, i just started him on probiotics on the week end. Dont know much about cushings except they...
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    very skinny mini

    no problem with his teeth, and he eats everything right up, he is an older man though, he is about twenty.
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