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We keep our QH and Tb geldings paddocked with our two "B" mini geldings and have for about 3-1/2 years now. Recently we sent one mini off to keep a rescue company for the winter, but then brought in a few weanlings and yearling colts for a friend. I find the mini's have BIG attitudes, and have...

We have Rubbermaid stock tanks, and use the screw-in heaters. It is really important to use the Teflon tape otherwise you are unlikely to get a good seal. Lori is completely correct in mentioning to wrap it in the right direction! And make sure you put the drain plug somewhere you will find...

We purchased our first mini about three years back. Off and on we worked on ground driving with him, but realized that with no knowledge of driving, we shouldn't take it to the next step and hitch him ourselves. We bought our own small farm two years ago, got another mini for company, and...

Oh wow! We have two black mini's, *almost* matched, which we have been thinking about trying to drive team with. We bought them not yet broken to drive, so we've been doing our ground driving with the one, after a bit of a disaster when a friend tried to help us start the other. I really love...

Similarly ... Diesel will stretch his front leg up and out ... and stick his leg through the gate ... right up to the chest and proceed to stand there, gazing adoringly at you with this big Mini eyes. The first few times, I went screaming over there and helped him. But each time as I bent...

I was searching for plans for various mini-sized vehicles, and realized quite quickly that there was a complete dearth of information on that subject around. I know there is a fellow in our area that rebuilds big wagons for light and heavy teams -- gets all kinds of old wagons, buckboards...

Our mini's are on pasture right now, plus they get about a cup of Purina Equilizer 1x daily plus 1/2 cup of black oil sunflower seeds (BOSS) to help keep their black coats black, also given 1x daily year-round. In the winter they are out with a round bale and the three big geldings and get the...

We use a pelleted straw product called Streufex. I have horrible allergies and have trouble with all shavings, can't use straw, etc. Streufex up here is a little more expensive as it's trucked up from the US. The straw is baked and cleaned to remove all the allergens (OK -- it's a little more...

We have a four-horse stock trailer, with a center divider. We usually only transport one or two mini's at a time so we close the divider and give them the front compartment as a box stall. Usually we put some hay down for them to munch on, and it helps provide cushioning for them. We can't...

We did stall our two "B" geldings together. They each had a feed pan and water bucket, in opposite corners of a 12x12 horse stall. Our biggest problem was the rearing Diesel did, because he couldn't see over the stall walls to see what was going on outside in the alleys! When we moved them to...

We have been ground driving our "B" mini Diesel for some time now. I think at this point we need someone to professionally finish teaching this mini to drive as we're extremely green in this area. We are about two hours north of Toronto, so I'm wondering if there is anyone up here that drives...

Thanks guys! I think we'll try a bath with some Super Poo shampoo from Absorbine, some Show Sheen, clipping him damp and digging out the Stable Pro clippers which should be a little stronger. I have realized that we have a "standard" blade, with an adjuster which gives us a couple of different...

Hi! I've lurked on the board on and off for about a year now, and finally decided it was time to ask a question. Some of us don't like rushing into things apparently! We have two mini's, both black "B" geldings. Diesel has an incredibly thick coat and with the recent heat wave in Central...