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How far back in a horse's pedigree will genes affect a foal's coat colors? for example, if mama is a blue roan with lots of roans/silver dapples in her pedigree on both parents sides will she retain a dapple gene? Genetics... oi...!! What a confusing subject

I have a newborn foal and it's amazing how spunky she is, being born just 3 days ago! She runs around like a fool and sometimes her mom nickers to her like "Enough child! Settle down!" She is already sniffing/nibbling at hay that her mama drops and this morning she was checking out the salt...

An update to this previous post: http://www.miniaturehorsetalk.com/index.php?showtopic=134220 In the wee hours of the morning, my mare Baby gave birth to her first filly. It happened sometime between 2am and 8am Sunday morning - the baby was completely clean & dry by the time I went to the...

I get confused about the different types of Pinto markings. Can anyone set me straight? You have to click the pictures to see them bigger, sorry! Here is Sassafrass (She looks thin in these pics but the vet has her on a different feed and she's gained a bit back!) Here is her daughter...

My little Teaspoon just turned 2 last month. She still has an itty bitty mane - when will it start to grow out? I own her mother also and she has the longest, silkiest mane - when it's freshly groomed and then 5 minutes later she rolls in the dirtiest part of the pasture she can find.

The phrase "what a stud" makes sooooo much sense to me, now that I've owned my little 27" stud, JD, for over two years now. He is by far the most obedient and sweetest of my herd (aside from my 22 year old mare) but when it comes to the ladies - he was breaking out of my pastures and heading...

I haven't posted on this forum in a looong time! I have owned my Miniature herd for 4 years now and looking back on my old posts.... I think WOW what a newbie I was! I still have A LOT to learn but I've learned so much from daily interaction with my horses and help from fellow experienced...

Regarding Blue Roans.... Will my horses have the same colors each summer and also the same colors each winter as their coats adjust to the weather? They were both a lovely silvery at the end of summer and are now almost all black. My older mare has a lot of reddish brownish black which her...

Hello and thanks for reading my question. We have a six year old mare and her 18 year old mother, and they've lived with us for about 6 months. Baby (the six year old) is very playful and I was told it wouldn't be wise to encourage her to run and jump around us. We stopped any kind of...

My husband and I enjoy our mini ponies so much that we want to add to the herd. We've thought a lot about different directions we could go - we own a large barn and 10 acres, which attaches to my parents' 40 acres and have thought of making cart trails for mini cart rides and also riding trails...

I am somewhat new to horses so excuse me if this is a super dumb question. I was looking at a horse book and saw an Exmoor Pony. Are these a type of miniature horse or a seperate breed? Can they be obtained in the US? Also of interest to me is the Dartmoor Pony. The remind of me huge...

Do many of you catch your horses sleeping? The closest I have come to seeing mine sleep is occasionally my younger horse will be resting her chin on the rump of her mother and act surprised to see me. Usually once a day they both have a good roll in front of me (most often after they've been...

First of all, is it wrong to call my girls my ponies even though they are horses? I get very confused on this, but they don't seem to mind what I call them if I have a peppermint or carrot in hand I am making a poster to hang in the barn that has my horses' family tree. (They are mother and...

How can I tell if my horse is playing with me or if she misbehaving? I can't imagine she premeditates ways to be bad, but sometimes she will run from me or nip at me when I brush her and twice now has turned around to kick at my husband with both feet when she was moments ago running and...

I wanted to get a couple of opinions on my mare Dolly's hoof. I had her feet trimmed 1.5 weeks ago (last thursday) and the ferrier said she had mild thrush in her front left hoof and back left hoof. My younger mare Baby also had it in her two back hooves. Ferrier told me to use 1/3 bleach and...

I am enjoying my Mini Horses so much! They are a lot of work but so much fun to be around. I am curious... when I am cleaning their hooves (with a hoof pick) Baby always comes over and licks my sleeves, my hair, my back while I'm cleaning Dolly (her mom). Is she looking for treats or being...

I am excited about learning more or possibly finding pictures of my older mare's parents. She really is a very sweet horse - I'm allowed to do whatever I want to her whether it be washing, brushing, hoof care... Her daughter is also a kind horse, but has a lot more spirit than her mom. She's...

I just adopted two miniature horses in need of a new home. A good friend of mine had a relative/neighbor who had two mini's that her children (now teens) had sort of grown out of. She wanted them to go to a home together so I was able to get them as a gift. I know a little about basic horse...