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Let's be honest, most of us consider our miniatures to be our hobby and while it is fun, most of us (or at least our money conscious husbands) would like to break even or better yet, make money while enjoying this hobby! So let's get a little serious for a moment. Who here has actual broke down...

For those of you who have dealt with a phantom pregnancy, I am wanting to know if their milk PH drops like a normal mare who is open? Or would it be testing in the high 7's - 8's

First of all, I want to say that I have never dealt with a stall weaver or fence pacer, but now that I have acquired one - I now know how difficult owning one is! So please be patient with me, as I literally know nothing about handling this type of situation. Three weeks ago I was given a...

I finally have found a vet in my area that can ultrasound my mares and this year I am wanting to take advantage of being able to do this. My question is, after hand breeding, how many days after the first date of breeding do you do your first ultrasound and if in foal, when do you do subsequent...

I have a show horse gelding that I have on the same diet that he was on last year with his previous owner, where he won 3rd in his halter class at Nationals. He is a 4 year old 34" shetland blend gelding. The thing is, I failed to get measurements for each. He is currently getting 4 cups 13%...

I am looking to see what exercises everyone does with their minis over the winter so they are ready for showing come spring. I am not looking to add supplements for muscle, I am wanting to increase muscle through good nutrition and exercise. My show horses for next year are currently on 13%...

For those if you who show in the AMHA/AMHR circuit, where is a good place online to buy show clothes? I plan to show in amateur halter, multicolor halter, jumper, hunter and obstacle classes so would like to find a couple of outfits I can use for all of them and still be comfortable. Also what...

Was wondering if anyone had any pictures or drawings of your hunter and jumper training courses and how you lay them out? I'm wanting to get ideas so I can go ahead and build my jumps. what is the maximum height I should practice when showing with AMHR? Also, when showing at the local and...

Okay to make a long story short I had a mare that foaled a colt in june, sold the mare to a friend who I let take her and the colt to her farm. I just got him back after weaning. He was weaned and waited almost a week and a half and then he made the 2 hr trip back to my farm. He was eating...

I know I have been asking a lot of questions here lately but I just love picking the brains of the members on here. How many of you let your horses stay outside 24/7 through all weather conditions? If you do, do you keep a blanket on hand if there is going to be constant cold rain for several...

Was debating in the back of my mind on whether or not to build on to my existing barn or to just add run ins and let them choose if they want to go inside or not. So I'd like to hear from those of you who do have a stall for every horse, or have individual run ins, or have group run ins. Right...

I just purchased a horse trailer with a tack area that I am wanting to convert for miniature horses. It should be big enough to haul 5 maybe 6 minis in at one time slant load. My question is, can someone show me pictures of their dividers and tell me how they have done it? Thanks in advance

First, some background info. All my horses big and small have their own stalls and are in their stalls anytime we have any weather that isn't sunshine (thunderstorms, snow, rain, ice, etc.) and I live in the upstate of SC about 35 miles from the mountains. We usually have 1 to 3 snow storms and...

I've been doing a lot of research and have been talking to a lot of trainers in my area but wanted to expand my research and ask my friends here. 2015 will be my first show season with my miniatures and I am wanting to do right by them. I have shown in English and western events with my qh so I...

I am going to be hitting the show ring next year and I know I am going to need a bunch of supplies and I am getting overwhelmed by browsing tack websites. I am wanting to put together a list of everything I will need to have for each horse for showing so I would like to know what each one of...

I am wanting to start showing my miniatures in driving classes with AMHR at the local and regional levels (no plans to go to Nationals for a few years) and I was wondering what kind of cart you can "get away" with having? Would a nice and clean black easy entry cart fit the bill or would I need...

This little girl was born 9/19 and is a loud bay pinto with two blue eyes. She is Magic Man bred and I am so very excited about her future, she will be AMHR registered and I plan on her being on our show string. She was measured at birth at is expect to mature 32", perfect height for me. I am...

This mostly stems off my my other post about my rescue mare who really won't have a place to show since she isn't registered and will never be. I was thinking of getting together with a couple of miniature friends and creating a small, relaxed, family oriented, and educational club for that...

Long story short, I rescued a 4 year old miniature appaloosa mare about 34" tall May 2013. She had no papers and that was fine with me because she was skinny, matted, untouchable and just needed a loving home. She's now able to be caught, haltered, pick up feet, lunging on a line and freely on...

I have a maiden mare that has been testing 6.4ph for about a week now and still no foal. Has white milk for 3 days now and is dropped, relaxed tail head and loose vulva. Every night she shows 1st stage labor signs but then stops. Has anyone else used these strips and had a mare stay at 6.4ph so...