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My farrier is retiring . We live just Southwest of Austin, TX. Does anyone have recommendations for farriers who are good with minis in this area? Thanks!

Yikes! Don't want to PQ every foal just to possibly save $10.00! I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and pay the late fees . Thanks for all of your advice.

Ugh, that's what I was afraid of :-(. My next question then is how late is too late? Does it make sense then to just wait until all my mares are foaled out and then send it in only for mares who had nice healthy babies and save the $$$ on mares that didn't take, etc.? I know $10 doesn't seem...

Hi! For the first time ever I'm late sending in my AMHA stallion report :DOH! . I was filling out the work order form and noticed it says $25.00 for the late stallion report PLUS $10.00 per mare. Does that mean I have to pay $25.00 AND an additional $10.00 for every mare on it? Usually the...

I can also confirm that Jan is a very nice person! :-) . She loaned us a foal blanket when we had an unexpected December foal right before an ice storm! ~Allisa

Thanks for all of the suggestions! It's possible that she has some arthritis in the back legs I guess, she's 16 years old. I don't see any evidence of a stifle problem - she walks very smoothly and fluidly, doesn't seem to have any catch or stiffness in her gait, even when walking in small...

Hi! We just got a mini mare that I adore and is generally very easy to work with - easy to catch, leads respectfully, etc., but she is really sensitive about her back feet. When I try to pick up a back foot, she stomps it down or kicks out backwards (not at me), then steps in towards me as if...

Hi! I am wanting to train one of our taller minis as a leadline horse for a 3 year old. The mare is 37" tall. Now I just need to get a saddle - any suggestions from anyone of mini western saddles and/or saddle pads that are particularly well-made and fit well? Thanks!

Thanks for the replies! I will think about it some more. ~Allisa

One of the dams who had a dwarf was related to this mare's dam. The other dam who had a dwarf is completely unrelated. This mare is a maiden. But her dam has never had a dwarf, and has had 8 foals. Interesting! Do we know for sure that it is a single gene that causes dwarfism? Otherwise...

Okay, so I have the opportunity to buy this beautiful mare, lovely confirmation, very refined. However, I know that her sire has had two dwarf foals with two different mares (but not the dam of this mare). The mare is definitely not a dwarf, and I've seen two other foals from this pairing of...

Is it frame that causes the bald face? Or is that unrelated to frame? I have one with two blue eyes and a bald face that extends out beyond the eyes and down over the chin. Solid black colored body and socks on hind legs. I haven't done the LWO test, maybe I should? I guess it doesn't...

I was reading the thread on LWO and overo genetics that talked about how the LWO gene can "hide" in solid or tobiano appearing horses. I have the opposite question though: Can a horse have obvious frame overo characteristics, yet not have the LWO gene?

A current Coggins is required here in TX when you sell a horse. I have seen on the saleboard where sellers say that the coggins and health papers are to be paid for by the buyer, but my understanding is that here in TX at least it's the seller's responsibility to provide these and therefore not...

I saw on a related post that a number of you feed ground flax seed and have a question for you: do whole flax seeds do anything for the horse or do you have to grind them for them to get the benefits? Do you buy them already ground or do you have to grind them yourselves (and if so, how do you...