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Hi, I have had horses for 16 years but only recently acquired my three minis. I have a 3 year old 34" mini that was given to me in May. He tapes at 350 pounds. The vet and I are very concerned. I don't want him to founder. He currently receives about 1/3 of a flake of grass hay three times a...

Just to clarify. Our lows at night are going to mid forties. Our daytime highs are mid seventies to low eighties.

I was given a 3 year old mini with a weight problem. He is 34" and weighs 350 pounds. I live in Tucson and he is horribly hairy. I feel like I can't work him with all this hair but next week our lows go into the forties. Should i clip him and then blanket or is it better to leave him unclipped?

When do you normally do your first trim? I bought a three week old baby and I noticed his pasturemates who are about six weeks have very long mishapen feet already. Also, when do I introduce him to the halter? I play with this guy a lot. Already have started picking up his feet so I wondered...

Great News!!!! The popping is gone! The farrier trimmed him on saturday. He's been a little tender footed due to all the hoof he had to remove. Today though he went in our indoor with soft footing and ran like a wild man!!! He even has flying lead changes. We were all listening for popping and...

Hi, Thank you so much for your response. I don't want to offend but it is not his stifles. The vet made this very clear. It is his hocks. It is audibly and visibly apparent. That is why it is so surprising to the vet.

I bought a 3 week old mini last week. I can't take him home until he's weaned but the breeder had another adorable, yet neglected, palomino mini. I said he was adorable even though he was wild and jumping like a pogo stick in his stall. She said oh I don't like him, he's a gelding and useless...