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After falling off a big horse months ago, I decided on mini's instead. Well, I guess I am a glutton for punishment because I missed big horses and riding. So I went back to lessons on a lesson horse. Then a month ago a friend offered me her horse for free. She thought he is what I needed to get...

Since I have been a new mini owner, I have heard so many things about feeding. I actually went out and put a weight tape around one of them this morning. The other one would not let me even near her with it So Lady, my 32" mini is 350 lbs according to my purina weight tape. :DOH! My other...

I haven't been on in a while. Been having computer issues. But FINALLY I get to show more pics of the girls. I have grown to love these two so much. While I love them both just as much I have a soft spot for my grumpy gussy, Chantal. I love learning their personalities and their little quirks...

I have always fed my big horses 3 times a day. I just spread out what they would normally get into 3 feedings. I was at the feed store and I was asking questions about feeding my mini's and when I told her I fed them 3 times a day, she reacted like I was insane. I feed the minis 3 times a day...

Finally let the little ones out in the turn out. They moved around a bit but were more interested in the dead grass! lol And you can her Amber in the back screaming and screaming. Lady is really a lot more spunkier of the two and she is the 21 year old!

Bare with me When I do a search for fly masks there are different mini sizes. How do I figure the correct sizing? Can I bathe them as you would a large horse? Is it ever safe to let them loose with my 17 year old 14.3 mare in my 1/3 acre turn out? They are housed side by side and the only...

How does one get involved in this type of work? I would love to visit assisted living homes etc. Just wondering if anyone here does that kind of work.

I am so excited. We picked up my new mini's on Monday and brought them home. They settled in immediately. My big horse Amber (the QTR) did not fare so well. She was a big ball of anxiety. She made a 4" hole where she paced back and forth. Lady and Chantal just watched her. They are side by side...

I have a lot of books about the care and feeding but it's always nice seeing what everyone else is doing. Right now the minis are on pelleted feed and grass hay. She is sending home with me half the bag and a full one. I believe the pellets are a alfalfa mix of some kind. And they get timothy...

I will be moving to the new property this weekend and getting the barn ready for the horses. I never used bedding for the big horses but now I want to use it for all of them. What is the best type of bedding to use for my daughters Quarter horse and the minis?

I got my first pair of mini's yesterday. We pick them up on Monday but they are mine now!!! It was like they were meant for me. I just sold my big horse and I had tried two times before but could never bring myself to do so. The woman who sold me these had been putting off selling hers for the...

I am in southern calif and was wondering if there is a driving club out this way or someone that knew of someone who gives lessons first. I don't want to invest in a horse and cart until I know for sure it's what I want to do.

I am soooo excited. I am looking a couple of older girls tonight and they sure are purty So if they look like good first mini candidates for me and we "click" then I will be buying the little sweeties. Then I will be able to show you the lil cuties. They are 18 & 21 ang registered. So I will...

I found a woman who has two mini's for sale, very inexpensive. Her daughter is in college now and lost interest. They are 18 & 21 year old mares that must be sold together. She bought them in 2002. What are the pros and cons?

I don't know what is wrong with me. I didn't even think of this until someone mentioned it to me on another forum. I am going to take driving lessons first just to see if it's for me. So I thought cool, take lessons then buy a horse that I like and have it trained. And someone made the above...

I just am so excited I had to share!!!! This is the new house we are renting. We went out today to take come corral panels over so I snapped some pics of the outside for now. This is the barn. I never had a real barn!!! The big side you see will be for my daughters Quarter horse. The right you...

I have a horse for sale. Prospective buyers came yesterday and really like him. They left a deposit and are awaiting the vet check. This is what they want to do. They want to get a hauler to haul the horse to their vet about 64 miles away. I said my instructor hauls but I found out only on the...

Okay I know Calif is expensive but why the huge spread in mini prices? I was just playing on dreamhorse and looked up all mini's in every state. There were some beautiful horses all over and the price ranges were from $300.00-3500.00. For example I see this beautiful strawberry roan with a...

I pretty much have my big horse sold, pending the vet check. One of the uses she wants for my Walker is to teach him to drive. She teaches all her big horses to drive. I told her I wanted to possibly drive miniatures and she made the remark "Be careful. There are 300 ways to get killed riding a...

I might be jinxing myself here but....naaahhh. Tomorrow I got a very interested buyer looking at my big boy. If he sells....I GET TO BUY MY FIRST MINI!!!!! So I don't know exactly what I want to do yet. I think....I pretty much know I will be interested in driving. But I guess I can...