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I have been a member on here for a little while now and have greatly enjoyed reading everyone's posts and learning lots and lots about minis, but I am proud to say that I will now be able to contribute! She won't technically be ~my~ horse, but I am leasing her indefinitely, and she will...

Has anyone had experience with this or seen it in person? I have been doing some research online and would love to find out more information. Sounds like it would be a fun sport to try out with the minis, and I'm sure it would be a big crowd-pleaser! Perhaps a way to get the public more...

Well I am (quite obviously) new to minis and still trying to learn all I can before I venture out and buy my first. In fact it will probably be a good two or three years before I even think about getting a mini, but I am doing my best to learn everything I can about the breed so I will know...

You know those areas right in front of the gate/ run-in shed/ barn/ etc.? The ones that all the horses stand at every day, that get churned up and turn into mucky grossness after it rains? What do you do to keep the mud pit at bay? I've got a lake growing in front of my stall doors and I...

I've noticed that a great many of you seem to do your own hoof trimming. Why is this? In the big horse world, at least where I am from, this is not heard of- professional farriers are the only ones who trim feet. After spending over a decade around the horse world, I have only come across one...

For those of you that compete in these divisions, what do you look for in a hunter/jumper prospect? What is appropriate tack? What about mane length- is it customary to show them with the full mane of a halter horse or the braided mane of a "big" hunter/jumper? Are tails usually braided...

I was wondering if anyone has had experience trailering minis in a two horse straight load trailer? I'm not sure how exactly I could work it out, as there is a bar running from floor to ceiling where the chest bars attatch for regular sized horses. If I left the chest bar on, it is obviously...

As some of you know by now, I'm on here to mostly lurk and just gain knowledge in general, for any future miniatures I may have, so this is, as always, a hypothetical question for now. In any case, I fully plan on having my first miniature be a colt/gelding. In the event that I do get one...

I'm still planning for the /possible/ addition of a mini this summer- want to make sure I've covered all my bases! Anyway, I was wondering if any of you travel/ have traveled in the past without a trailer specifically for miniature horses. I have a two horse straight load for big horses, but a...

Hey guys! I'm new here and have been lurking around all week. I searched, but couldn't find anything to answer my question. What is the minimum distance you would put between fence boards/strands in your pastures? I am looking into getting a mini to join the herd, but I think some of our...