Recent content by shaepony

Rocky Road, his name says it all, starved and ignored, his coat wouldn't shed out for summer, feet untrimmed, teeth had sharp spurs .I found him in the classifieds for $500 at the time he wasn't worth a thing but to me he was everything. He now has the sparkle back in his eyes. 1week after...

Thank you all so much. He is 10 yrs old. I will try using multiple shallow bucket for water. I don't think he is putting any more weight on with his free feed hay and 1/4lb senior grain am/pm. I am going to work him up to 1/2lb grain am/pm. I thought with soaking his hay his bloated belly would...

I have had this mini for three months now. He is 28.5" aprox 175lb(weight tape if you have a more acurate way to weigh minis please let me know) He is looking a whole lot better since I got him. Though 2 weeks ago he coliced from not drinking enough water for the hay he was eating. I now soak...

i am looking for nutritional % to feed for grain. I have found protien and fiber requirements for a healthy horse/mini. Though I am having a hard time finding % on other vits and minerals. I have a 28" non-breeding stallion that I rescued 3 months ago when he was quite thin. I am used to taking...

What are some good web sites to get solid equine nutrition info.

does amha require stallions to be tested for dwarfism before registry. i purchased a 28" stallion registered amha and want to know if i need to have a test run on him before breeding. I would asume that amha would not register a dwarf or a horse that could pass it on.

My new mini's left rear hock pops when he walks(sometimes more than others) it is easy to see and hear though it doesn't seem to hurt him at all. What might the problem be? and would a yucca or glucosamine suppliment help the problem?

he is registered AMHA and I know now I got a great deal he is looking better and better the healthier he gets.

I just got a 10yr old 28.5" stallion that came from an uneducated home. His teeth have never been floated and he was at the point where you can start to easily see ribs. They were feeding him 1/2 a flake of regular grass hay AM and 1cup of cob PM. I have had this little guy for 1 1/2 weeks now...

I have been in horses my whole life but am new to minis. I just purchased this 10 yr old, 28.5" liver chestnut stallion for $500 from an old couple getting out of the buisness. At the time I felt I was getting a good deal though I also felt sorry for the poor guy; these people either didn't know...

He seems to track up okay. I took him out in the arena today and he ran all over without much trouble. when I look at him on flat ground the rolled sides of his feet cause the fronts to turn out slightly and the hinds to turn in. The hind feet are the worst when he walks, it seems that he twists...

I just got a new mini who is 10 yrs old. his legs and hooves are fairly straight though his fronts roll in slightly and his hinds roll out. I believe it could be due to his previuos owners not taking proper care of his hooves at a young age. My experience in raising horses tells me that once a...

I have been in horses my whole life but am new to minis. I just purchased this 10 yr old, 28.5" liver chestnut stallion for $500 from an old couple getting out of the buisness. At the time I felt I was getting a good deal though I also felt sorry for the poor guy; these people either didn't know...