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My first wee one is black. I do not show Eddy. I wondered if I would be doing him a favor by giving him something like a hunter clip? Would his coat grow back in time for winter? Our summers have typically been in the 80s and often in the 90s with a few days at or just above a 100...

Thank you so much!!

My 37/38" Eddy can just reach the 100 gal trough if it's full. When the water level drops down he cannot. Thus I use a plastic muck bucket that I keep outside for his water which is perfect--untill it freezes so hard I can't break the ice up with a hammer. So, with latest bit of icy dicey...

I've been trying to balance my forage on FeedXL. Turns out the locally made supp which is high in Se (we are in a deficient area) was low in lots of other things. I found that MPV D-Carb Balance is almost perfect at 1/2 the dose for a large horse but the RDA percentages are so high. The...

Thank you. I think I'm on the right track. Because I accidently ordered my new vitamins in Smartpaks and not bulk, I will need to use less than they put in the wells. For about a year now I have even been giving my "big" horse slightly less than the amount for a 1,000 horse. Of course if we...

Smartpak and manufacturers of supplements seem to just say to give half of a full sized horse's quantity for a 500 pound horse. My guy may not even officially be a mini but at around 300 pounds it seems I'm either ODing him or throwing my money away. Seems that it should be calculated based...

I was just searching posts and found yours. When the vet came out the other day I commented that Eddy looked more like a horse than my friends' minis. He was a rescue and I have no idea what his background is. The vet commented something about him looking more like he has hackney in his...

I hope no one points out anything is wrong with this but on a whim I decided to try the wire cat brush to help my guy Eddy shed out. He seems to love it and it does a great job of getting rid of that never ending supply of hair. And what is it about mini hair that makes it cling to you? I...

I've been using a Hay Chix "Micro Mini" horse with a 1-1/4 inch hole since last September--one for my 14 hand horse and one for Eddy (approx 37"), my mini (/pony?!!). I decided I wanted to get a 2nd one for Eddy. They have replaced or renamed it the "quarter bale feeder" and besides the 1-1/4...

I have owned a fairly green approx 12 year old gelding for about 9 months. My inclination was to work him in a round pen to work on moving forward. However, when I was at a presentation by a breeder, she said not to start them in a round pen until you've got them trotting in hand on a lead...

Could I bother you with another question since Star Point can't get back to me for 24-48 hours and I'd like to order ASAP. Perhaps this is just a senior moment, but when they give the measurements on the web site, is that the measurement of the halter or the horse's head;i.e., is a medium 17''...

Very cute minis! Where do you get your halters? Thank you!

My friend and I are going to take a liberty lesson with our minis. The trainer likes you to have rope halters with 4 knots on the nose for full size horses. She's never worked with minis before and says 4 knots probably aren't necessary. I'm hesitant to get a halter with 4 knots for such a...

Yes! I got a wonderful little guy (the one in my photo). I'll see if I can remove the ad. Thank you!

Do you mean that you feed only alfalfa? No other type of hay?