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The International Buckskin Horse Association (IBHA) has opened its registry this year to miniature horses currently registered with either AMHA or AMHR that meet the IBHA's color criteria of buckskin, grulla or dun. We will be registering all of our eligible horses and showing at IBHA...

After more than 8 years out of the show pen, our 32" grullo stallion, Dusty Lane Vegas Bet a Buck, stepped into the show ring again. This was a IBHA sanctioned show (International Buckskin Horse Assoc) and the first time they've allowed minis to show - we had a total of 11 minis attend. In 2015...

We are so pleased and privileged to be the Featured Directory Member on the Main Page this month! Thank you, LB team, for choosing us and using a picture of our Gunner (Silver Birchs DBLs Trouble Gunsmoke)! To top it off, Gunner received high honors at the Mid-Michigan Magic AMHR show in Ionia...

Similar to the Pinto Association (PtHA), the International Buckskin Horse Association has voted to allow buckskin, grullo and dun Miniature Horses to register and show in their IBHA sanctioned shows beginning in 2015. The animal must be registered first with AMHA or AMHR before it is eligible...

I was flipping through the pages of the recent AMHA and AMHR magazines and noticed that the majority of the pictures of animals shown in harness had two bits in their mouth - one attached to the reins (of course) and another smaller ringed bit attached to the check. Currently, I have my check...

It's been a long couple of months, but our new 4 year old ASPC / AMHR 37.5" buckskin stallion, Gunner, is finally here! He came to us all the way from Vernon, British Columbia, to our farm here in southwest MI. Our thanks to Sandy Frank of Silver Birch Miniatures and Shetlands for the...

Pinch me, I think I'm still dreaming! We are purchasing Gunner (Silver Birchs DLBs Trouble Gunsmoke in AMHR / LDB Double Troubles Gunsmoke in ASPC), a 37.5", 4 year old buckskin stallion, with blue eyes, chrome, and he is oh so handsome. Next step will be to work on getting him from British...

There's a possibility that we may soon want to transport a miniature horse stallion from Washington state to southwest lower Michigan. If you have any recommendations of transportation companies that you trust - as well as those to steer away from - could you please PM me? Our other option is...

Here in our neck of the woods, we're feeding hay now due to the extreme drought conditions. Hay is going to be scarce / expensive this year, so I'm looking ahead for additional types of forage. I know that there's much less 'chew time' with some of these alternatives, so I'll still be feeding...

I gotta get on my soapbox here and get this off my chest... I was just browsing an online auction and nearly all the mares had been 'bred for 2013', most to the same stallion. I'm thinking, if I wanted to buy one of these mares and decided I wanted her bred, I'd want her bred to a stallion of my...

Had to share this... last weekend, we took 6 kids and 5 minis to the the Mid-Michigan Magic Miniature Horse Show in Ionia, Michigan. It was a great show and we had a wonderful time! All the kids did super and they brought home a respectable number of ribbons. My three year old nephew loves to...

Seems like a lot of publications are getting on the equine genetics bandwagon lately! Here's one from "The Horse" magazine (just received the link today via Facebook): http://www.thehorse.com/pdf/genetics-chart/equine-genetics-chart.pdf So, LB genetics enthusiasts, authorities and afficianodos...

So not to highjack the 'Dream Barn' thread, those of you who have refitted large horse stalls for your minis, how have you done this? I have 6 large horse stalls (12' x 12'), but would like to make 4 of them into double stalls for my mini kids. Can you share your experiences and/or ideas on...

Planning your 2012 show scheduled? Close to southwest lower Michigan? Plan to come to the Mini Whinnies 4-H Club open miniature and pony horse show on Saturday, May 19! All proceeds to benefit the Mini Whinnies 4-H Club. We don't have a set show bill yet, but beyond the usual halter and...

My husband was working on outside today and this is what I saw when I went out to check his progress... the two on either side of him are our weanling (grulla) and yearling (pinto), with a 21 year old broodmare (red roan) in the back - she must be supervising! Apparently, it takes several...

Long story short, a friend bought an AMHA registered mare with a 2011 foal at her side. The foal is by an AMHA registered stallion. Both sire and dam are PQ'd according to their registration papers, but a breeding certificate was not sent in last year. The stallion was sold at an Amish...

A friend sent this to me via Facebook, about a miniature horse that rings the bell at a Salvation Army red kettle outside a store. What a great ambassador for minis! http://www.jsonline.com/news/ozwash/one-tiny-horse-brings-big-christmas-donations-1l38crt-134731413.html

Wondering.... do you have a facebook page for your farm? If so, do you accept "Likes" or do you monitor who joins your page using the "Friends" function? Do you post on your page frequently? Use it for advertising, just for fun, or both?

Our mare, Whitney, was was thin and in general poor condition when we purchased her this spring. She gave birth to a nice little filly about two weeks after we brought her home. Anyway, I was fooling around with the camera tonight and took some pictures of her - it really shows how much she...

At our County Fair last week, 35 Mini Whinnies 4-H members had a wonderful time showing their miniature horses. I got the biggest kick out of the costume class. With over a dozen entrants, I really loved these...the kids thought them up themselves (of course, Mom and/or Dad helped put things...