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There is an expectation difference between Pleasure driving, Combined driving and breed ring driving. In the ADS type driving (pleasure and combined) one usually has a whip whose stock reached approximately the saddle of the harness and the lash (including the cracker which is usually 12")...

Gene, So you are the ones who were lucky enough to get little Dakotawinds Alize. Anyone who is fortunate enough to own a Dakotawinds horse not only gets all the beauty that Carolyn breeds into her animals but all that wonderful handling too. I understand she has already been trained for the...

YOU SAID: I agree, Just have a question, I have always wondered about. If you have a horse registered with AMHA OR AMHR pemanent papers says 34" Why oh why do people put their horse in jumping or racing in B side and say oh I just let the horse hooves grow to enter? Should they not be...

I'm going, horseless...although I have a good friend who has offered to drive me around. Really looking forward to it! What do you suggest we 'wear' to make us obvious as Lil Beginnings folks?

Actually, a few late entries have trickled in... We are now at 84 horses entered for the show next weekend.

www.sstack.com also has metal hangers that can hold lumber and just hook over the top of the stall walls. They come in different widths for cement, etc. Although they are for 2x4's you can use lighter 1x4 boards and I find with the thinner wood, you can overlap your boards so you don't have to...

I just love my pen from http://www.carrilitecorrals.com/mini.shtml I only weighs a few pounds per panel, fits together in different shapes because of the way the pins work. You can lock it into triangles, rounds, squares...etc The panels collapse down to a very small size that fit in the...

I have put up the directions for making a muzzle on our club's website BUT I would NOT put it on a baby...they have to nurse regularily. She might just be trying out new things....all babies like to put things in their mouths, but I would be a bit worried too. Offer her a mineral block in the...

Grow and Win is a great feed...about 2/3 of a cup twice a day should give him the minerals, etc that he needs to grow (that and free choice salt) Having said that, we have had youngsters, in the past, who have had the big belly thing. Although they seem to grow out of it, it has been a concern...

Hay cubes are just compressed hay and weigh the same as baled hay....just more compressed in volume. We feed our one little gal cubes only since she has a bit of a breathing problem. I use the mixed cubes for her rather than the pure alfalfa ones. I always use a kitchen scale to 'measure' out...

Take a 1/4 sheet of plywood...thick enough to hold the horse so at least 1/2" or more....and get a 24" section of thin fence post or a 4" black plastic pipe. Drill a hole at each end of the pole/pipe and bolt it to the plywood a few inches to one end of the center. (try lying it on the pole to...

Last year I purchased a Coleman 'Hot Water on Demand' system since we camp at the shows so I want a hot shower and, if it is cold, I want one for the horses too. At home they have an installed hot water tank so I think that is only fair <G>. Anyway, the Coleman unit can be either set up to...

Before you decide on where to place the single tree, might I suggest you read the article I was just given permission to post on our club's website. It is on angles of draft and explains the comfort and efficiency of draught (draft) angles. Much depends on the type of harness, size of horse to...

Every registry will have happy and disgruntled people....that is just the way it goes <G> What is more important is what you want that horse for. Around here (Ontario, Canada) horses that are not AMHR or AMHA have little re-sale value. They can be shown at many fairs and schooling shows, so...

True, being very closely related can cause some physical (and/or mental) deficiences BUT if these horses are all closely related, is the common ancestor at fault? I have seen a bad attitude horse pass on these 'traits' to offspring...is this a physical or a learned attitude, I don't know but it...

Please be careful when tail jacking....on a foal, the bone structures are soft and maliable, not so in a full grown horse. Jacking a full grown horse's tail can cause permenant damage to the 'swishing mechanisms' and leave your horse without the ability to chase flies. It can only take one...

Firstly, ask your Mom how far down the horse she can clip without hurting her back. If she can get belly and knees ok then you only need to raise the horse that much. If not, a tall stand is good but I would think, unless your Mom is really tall, that 2 feet makes the horse's back awfully tall...

If your horse won't stand when ground driven, he isn't ready to be in the cart at all! I cannot stress enough that WHOA is one of your most important gaits....SAFETY FIRST! If he won't whoa with blinders on, try training him in an open bridle first then move on to blinders when you have a...

An easy way to limit spring grass intake is a grazing muzzle. Not all of the comercial ones are really any good on Minis but one that seems to work well on all size horses, is the home made one shown on the "grazing muzzle" link at <www.mhco.ca> Take a peek! I have been using them for years.

I too am sorry to hear about your problems. My best wishes go to you both. Did the vets say anything about future pregnancies to you? I know after a C-section many mares go on to have successful births but when we had an older, maiden mare present a bad distocia followed by a C-section, we...