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I have a mare who is newer to driving but we have been doing well for the last 2 months. Now no bashing as I have trained others to drive with no issues....all the way up to drafts and never had one like her. I have her in a mullen mouth driving bit, we tried a split snaffle and we did not do...

I would like to make my own fly sheets as I have a draft horse sheet that got ruined and can not be used for them anymore but it has good material on it and useable hardware if I can trim it down to size, I am just not that creative to see how to get it down to size to fit my guys. I was...

I am looking for options on what to put up for my mini's. I will have a tight budget and need to stay pretty much either portable or can dissasemble. I thought of the sheds at home depot or something or a carport? Any thoughts? If I build a barn i was curious if any of you guys have built...

Hey everyone I am just see if there is anyone to connect with near Detroit MI. We are southwest MI now and are moving. I have my horsey network here but have no idea where or how to connect with anyone near Detroit so I was seeing if there was anyone on the forum. Thanks for looking

I am curious what is the difference between AMHA and AMHR? I have mini's and they are reg. but need to switch into my name, I keep seeing people talk about the two and I guess while I dont care if mine are Reg. or not I am just curious how all that stuff works.

So we are moving the horses some point this summer to property we are leasing. I will have to put up a temp house, I dont want to drop 2 grand on soemthing I cant move so first part is I thought of putting up one of those like hoop houses or car port tents that you can get at TSC. They close...

My 2yr old mare has always had an off and on snotty nose. She is up to date on all shots and his healthy, vet finds nothing wrong with her and its not ALL the time. My question is would her teeth be interfering with her sinus area and causeing an issue. My vet has looked at her teeth and said...

Ok so I am sure this has been asked before but I am curious how do you guys start your guys driving? I know most start with lunging and go from there but do you ground drive starting in a halter? Blinders? full harness or just surcingle? Do you start off with a bit and if so what kind? What...

Finally our littel rescue mare had a filly about 2 weeks ago, it was so uneventful and at 8pm so I watched the whole thing and got a nights sleep! She desperatly needs a name.....anyone have any unique ideas out there. Daddy is a sorrel and his name is abrias o exquisite and mom is a blue roan...

I know the rule of thumb for big horses is 100 bales per light horse. how do you guys determine with your minis how much hay for the year. I live in the northern states so we feed hay longer then I would like! lol I have 3 minis....well soon to be 3 but this was the first year I wintered and we...

I was curious how you guys determine your need of hay for the year. I have always been told with the large horses about 100 bales will get you through till spring per horse. While I have had horses 10+ years, I have found this to be pretty acurate, even for my draft I give myself a little...

I have a younger mare who is on the smallish side. I think she is right around 30" maybe, I want her to mature more before I do much with her because of her small size but I have seen people talk about those mini's under 30" and am curious, do you drive them? I would like to teach my mare to...

How do you guys work you horses to get them in shape, when they are not trained to drive? I dont want to necessarily work on lunging all the time but would like to get my guys a little more in shape. I can take them on walks but its not really the same exercise as say a good ride where you can...

My mare is so close, I was told when we got her that she doesnt bag up till like the morning of but I dont totally trust the source. I dont know exact dates she is due but she cant go to much longer because of the time frame I got her in. I guess my question is what do you do when there is no...

I have just been able to check on my favorite sites that I have been away from awhile and I like to look into Chances mini rescue, I noticed the story of miss Tenn. and the youtube was taken off. I was just curious more of her story and how she is doing?

I am looking for a pattern for a mini foal blanket. I have nice felt and a baby coming soon and thought I would make it a blanket but not sure what size and how to go about making the shoulder slope. Do most of you prefer buckle in front for babies or just a solid that slides over? Anyone...

I have a draft as well as my minis and I love to do driving and different things with all of them but I never thought of this till someone mentioned to me about mowing lawns with them. So I get online and dont see to much really but know it can be done. Normally its with a pony, they leave...

SO as some of you know (I am fairly new to site so many will not remember) I rescued 2 mares this last may. I did not realize the older mare (12yr) was pregnant, well we got her the first weekend of June and about 3-4 weeks later she blew up like a balloon. She had a bag ("that we didnt notice...

Hello all, I am fairly new here, I have been learking but never jumped on before. I have had horses all my life but never a mini till this last spring. I have always had large and I have always said the bigger the better......but I am kinda hooked on these little guys now! I had a question...