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Thank you! :) He is beautiful and sweet. When I was brushing him out a couple of days ago, I noticed that there is a new growth of tail hair coming in, in a milk chocolate colour. If I leave everything alone he will be more evenly coloured, but I'll miss the beautiful contrast of the bright...

Thank you for the suggestion but I'm afraid it has actually darkened, it's almost a dull milk chocolate. :) My silver dapple did the same thing, the older he got, the browner his mane and tail became; however, Chinook's darkened evenly so it looked natural. Cola has that lovely bright tail and...

Hi, I have a silver bay gelding whose mane is getting darker as he ages leaving him looking a little unbalanced with his very light tail. Is there a way to lighten it without using any chemicals. I've considered trying lemon juice in the sun but have heard various things from "it works wonders...

Excellent, thanks for all the info. I never thought to ask how to spell it.

I have a very itchy gelding who has come up with scabs all over and called the vet clinic. When I asked about lice she told me about a topical treatment called Silence that was supposed to work like Advantage does for fleas. 1cc per 100lbs along the back. I did an online search and can't find...

This is Mist who the woman said was "positively UGLY!" I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but other than her short neck I think she's very pretty. Unfortunately this is the best photo I can find. No point in showing new pics since she looks like a oversized plushie right now...

Thanks for all the help. Some things about the birds: They are my Mom's pets and she's had them for years so I can't ask her to give them all away especially since I hope to be moving when I'm finished some courses I'm taking. I had to move in here a year ago and other than stuffing up and...

Thanks for the tips, I'll try that. Knowing that others are managing well is encouraging. The doctor I saw just said there was nothing I could do except move out away from everything. I feel bad about Mom's birds but by the way she was insisting I think she's thinking it's a good excuse to...

Thank you for all your kind thoughts. I love my minis so much. My mom has apparently decided that she has too many birds anyway and announced this afternoon that all but three are going (she has 14 - mostly budgies). She told me not to place the horses yet, that she and the rest of the family...

I have to find homes for my minis right away. In the spring I developed a rash that has gotten steadily worse which turns out to be an allergy. I never thought about the horses because this never happened in the past. Things got so bad that in this last month my eyes were very swollen and...

My vet told me to wait a week. He said the three to four weeks thing was just to cover the entire healing time. In our case though I couldn't put Chinook in for quite a bit longer and then had to supervise because he was determined to kick the daylights out of my mare.

Don't rely on a shock collar to train the dog. Too many people who have no real understanding of how to use one try it and (pardon the expression) screw things up royally for both dog and owner. Very few people have the consistancy and/or timing to use one properly. What a person very often...

Thanks Bob, the only one of mine I'd be interested in showing is Chinook and he has a lovely long neck. My mare came as a package deal with a 2yr old gelding, he's so ugly he's cute. The mare has no papers and is a B size, although there is a slim chance I could still get papers on her. So...

Just as something that happened to us once... We had an electric water heater for the goats. Everything was great and then one day we noticed the goats had started to sneak up on it, dip their lips for a quick sip but then leave without really drinking. We cleaned it (shoved our hands into...

Thanks for your thoughts. I had wondered about dwarfism, but I wasn't sure if there had to be other signs of it as well. After more reading and seeking out pictures I'm wondering if Chinook also has signs that I'm not recognizing due to inexperience. If that's the case it would mean I have...

The reason I didn't want to breed my mare is that she has a short neck - a REALLY short neck. It's all of one inch longer than her head, otherwise she's a very nicely put together girl. Because I'm a curious type person this got me to wondering - How hard is it to put a neck on? I know from...

Well so much for my next question. What a load of garbage. I've been on boards where desperate people got great advice and were extremely thankful for the kind help of others who have gone through similar experiences. I can't believe they have laws banning people from sharing advice, no one...

How I was taught to get them to set their feet right (after they learn to stand still) was to tap the hoof you wanted moved gently with your toe until they set it where you wanted, then you praise them and pet them. After they learn to place it correctly you tap further and further back from...

If I have one that wants to cut in at a certain point I take a few steps toward it just as it's coming up to that spot. They automatically step out and I step back to create the distance. Usually they start keeping the space themselves after a few times.

When I was first learning about the minis I was very surprised that so many people sold colts without gelding them. I don't understand the idea that they are worth less or should I say "worthless". I know my Aunt sold some of her QH geldings for $30,000 + and some of these went to Europe (this...