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We have a mare with a yearling, and they'll soon be separated when he heads to a new home. He still nurses occasionally and she has a noticeable bag. We're looking for suggestions to ease any discomfort she may have when he leaves- thanks, LG

We're wondering if by chance any of our mare's relatives are/were owned, or known by any of this forum's members. We'd love to see pics. Please just holler out if you know of any of these horses: Hobby Knoll's Premier 10143A Williams Half Pint 72815A William's Rusty Tuckaway's Jim Dandy...

Our Quicksilver show halter arrived in the mail, and since we've never used a show halter, and I haven't been able to reach quicksilver this morning by email, could we please get some advice from those of you who've used them before? When placed on the horse, the larger removable ring of the...

Ok, our foal is going to be in his first- and only show for the year, next weekend. Thanks for the great tips in getting him groomed up and ready. We tried to gently get him used to the clippers (we have only a dog clippers to work with) and today had a 'big horse' friend do the actual clipping...

Is a tasteful ls western shirt with embellishments & fringe along with black pants and black boots a good choice for a child to show in a halter class?

My DD would like to show her mare and foal in one class each next month. This will be the only show they go to for the year. Our grooming experience consists of brushing, bathing and hoof picking. ( and I only own a good dog clipper with a #10 blade) We live in the midwest and the mare's coat...

Our 13 week old colt has started to rub his head and his hinder against anything he can. We though perhaps he's just losing his foal coat, as the hair around his eyes, ears and muzzle have shed, showing a darker color underneath. However, he has rubbed the hair totally off a couple spots on his...

We bought an EE cart when we bought our horse, but I'd like to look into getting a lightweight cart also. The Hyperbike looks interesting, are there other suggestions out there also? thanks, LG

We're over-run at the moment with horse flies. We've always had 'some', but now that we have a couple of minis, they seem to have greatly increased their population! They're good sized dive-bombers, and the foal goes about crazy when they buzz him, and his mama is getting welts from their bites...

We have a small horse trailer with a ramp. We're looking for advice on training our 7 week old colt to load, as we need to bring he & his mama (who loads well) for a 2 hour ride next weekend. He won't just follow his mama into the trailer. We tried coaxing with grass and treats, but he rears &...

I'm wondering if any of you have tried corn cob bedding and what you think of it? Someone locally has started to sell it in bags; a few pennies more than the same sized bag of shavings. They claim it is much more absorbent than shavings and reduces odor. We have a mama and her 6 week old colt...

We have an 'only' foal. I'm wondering what type of toys / household items you give to keep them occupied? Our little guy ignores the mini jolly ball, but loves chewing on the water bucket, or a handle of a rake if he can get to it. I'd like to be able to give him something that won't be harmful...

Our colt is 6 weeks old. He's had watery diarrhea for 2 weeks. However, he eats well, is spunky and growing. I was advised to give him Probios for 3 days, and during those days his stool became more like pudding, but 2 days later, it's back to being more watery. If his diarrhea was due to his...

We bought our 12 yr old daughter a mare in foal a year ago. Her registration was transferred to our daughter. The owner passed along a registration form (partially filled out) for the foal, but I find I'm not clear on it, so my questions are... 1. Does my daughter needs to apply to be a AMHR...

Our (very first!) colt is 3 weeks old. I'm wondering about his rear hooves- He sort of stands back on his heels, and I'm wondering if this is normal? From some angles, you can almost see daylight under the front tips of his hooves. Pasterns look good and he is very active and runs around alot...

Like Mona, we have a colt who hasn't pooped regularly since he was 2 days old. He's 2 weeks old today and usually has one or two hard dog-type turds a day. The vet suggested enemas (without results) and we've been giving mineral oil 2x daily since. He nurses well and is very active. He now is...

Can anyone who has "Natural Training for miniature horses" dvd set give me a review of it? We're looking for a general training dvd that will help us from foal age on- thanks, LG

My daughter and I bought our first horse (mini) last year. She was already trained to drive. She has a foal now and since we've never trained a horse ourselves, we are looking for a dvd that we could use with our foal as he grows. We're looking for a general training dvd (not driving specific)...

Our foal is ten days old. He ventures pretty far from mom and is very active. We've ordered a halter for him and are wondering what types of things you do with your foals at this age? How do you halter train a foal? We are also wondering when we can start driving or taking low jumps with...

Our colt is a week old. I watched him pass 2 piles of meconium within an hour or so of birth. The following 3 days he had typical orange mushy manure. Then everything stopped; no poop! He has always nursed well, and the vet advised giving him a child's enema. He then passed a small amount of...