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  1. Poodlepill

    Why would you use a tongue bit thing (dont know that its called)

    Last March I got a 6 year old intact male that was never used for breeding. He was trained to drive (sent to a trainer) the year or so before. Ok, I got him on a Friday and he was gelded on that Monday LOL, boy was he mean to my poor innocent geldings just wanting to look at him through the...
  2. Poodlepill

    Bitting rig

    So I was at a casual mini clinic and they had a driving trainer there demonstrating how to start your horse. He used a bittig rig. Do you all use a bitting rig to start your horses too?
  3. Poodlepill

    National Drive

    I am going to the National Drive this year, havent decided if its with my mini or not. I was wondering those that went before, is there a decent amount of vendors that carry mini stuff? like harness and carts for me to shop/look at. Also, I am looking for a new (to me) EE cart, do people bring...
  4. Poodlepill

    When will I know its time for the formal introduction

    I got a 6 year old intact male and had him gelded about 2 weeks ago. He was charging at the other two geldings along the fence when I first got him (got him on a Saturday and gelded on that Monday LOL) He no longer lunges at the other two geldings along the fence and I can walk him on a lead...
  5. Poodlepill

    Mud, mud, mud, mud and more MUD.

    I have never seen so much mud out in my pasture and paddock. In fact I slipped (in the mud) while going out to feed, fell flat out on my back and have been hobbling along since Sat....ouch. So there really isn't a place for my mini boys to walk were there isn't any mucky wet mud and that means...
  6. Poodlepill

    Thinking about getting a new mini

    I am seriously considering getting a new male (I only like my boys). I currently have two gelded mini's one 3 and one 4 years old who are best buddies from the moment they met. They are always next to each other never squabble just boy play. The new male I am considering is 6 years old, has...
  7. Poodlepill

    steel rims

    What do you guys think about the steel cart rims with the hard rubber? I've never seen them before and my husband is all over them and trying to buy them for my cart and his too. He has his hand on the buy button LOL Let me know
  8. Poodlepill

    Strange and unusual?????

    I have 35 chickens that free range the pastures along with my 2 mini's. If you have chickens you know that anything and EVERYTHING wants to kill them, so I loose a few each year. Well today I came home and found one chicken dead by the coop, feathers everywhere and one of my mini's looked as it...
  9. Poodlepill

    Flehmen responce

    So I was clicker training my mini and I noticed he was doing that flehmen lip thing a lot for no apparent reason to me. So I thought "oh, I should use that action to teach him to smile" so I clicked him a few times and he seemed to get it. Well later I was concerned that since he does it quite...
  10. Poodlepill

    My boys summer shave

    I posted pictures to Face Book and it says I can use this link, guess I'll see if it works here. These are my boys, first one is my black/white pinto Bristol, he is a 36" grade gelding and trained to drive. I like the feathered feet so I left them on both They had crazy mane's splitting down...
  11. Poodlepill

    My horses aren't very vocal

    I'd actually like them to whynny and nicker when they see me. I have them come running to me when they see me....so cute. Out of curiosity Is there anything I can do to get them to be more vocal. I have only heard my little guy very quietly 2 times nicker over food and I could barely hear him. I...
  12. Poodlepill

    Moon eye or recurrent Uveitis

    I am worried and think my mini has this. Taking him back to the Vet today but this is his second bout with cloudy, squinting. tearing eye. What a bummer, I have only had him for a few months and didn't notice the darn eye when I got him as he had his harness on and headstall with the blinders...
  13. Poodlepill

    Having a hard time judging size from a picture

    I was just looking at the other thread about show attire and saw some nice driving pictures and wondered what size those mini's were. Then I got to thinking I always want to know how tall when I see mini pictures especially in the cart, size it looks deceiving. Could I see some pictures of you...
  14. Poodlepill

    Is this an old wives tale?

    I heard this from a mini owner..............."When the tail touches the ground then they've quit growing" My little guy is 32" and he's 1 1/2 years old and his tail IS touching the ground. I actually wouldn't mind if he grew another inch or two. Any hope?
  15. Poodlepill

    Pawing the ground what does it mean

    My B size mini paws at the ground while he is eating his grain. He stands quietly for haltering and tying, quiet in the trailer and when he is eating his hay out of the feeder so the only place he paws is while he is eating the grain. There is only him a 3 year old and a 1 1/2 year old A size...
  16. Poodlepill

    Is this any concern

    I have just two mini's a 4 year old and a 1/12 year old. Seems like my 1 1/2 year old lays around more than the other one, now personality wise, the older one is a bit more spirited (but still a very nice boy I can halter in pasture) and the younger is a bit more laid back, very sweet and not...
  17. Poodlepill

    To tie or not to tie

    That is my question for hauling. Do you tie your mini's in the trailer or leave them free. I have a stock trailer and I have been hauling my mini (when bought them) in the front part of the trailer using the divider. I bought 2 mini's from 2 different people and both of them asked me if I wanted...
  18. Poodlepill

    To tie or not to tie

    That is my question for hauling. Do you tie your mini's in the trailer or leave them free. I have a stock trailer and I have been hauling my mini (when bought them) in the front part of the trailer using the divider. I bought 2 mini's from 2 different people and both of them asked me if I wanted...
  19. Poodlepill

    Curious about the bridle path?

    I am curious why they shave the "bridle" path that it goes far past where a bridle would be? To me the mane is a beautiful asset to the horse and to take half its mane away always bothers me.........just sayin
  20. Poodlepill

    Which side for the mane?

    My little guy's mane is growing out almost split down the middle. How do I determine which side the mane should be trained to stay on. And once determined what are some tips to make it stay there. Thanks
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