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Misty foundered the first time over a year ago. So we changed her diet from sweet feed to Purina Well Solve low starch, low sugar and changed her hay to a first cutting a longer cured hay from the beautiful clean green hay she was eating. She is outside during the day on a mostly dry lot no...

I need all the advice and the expertise you all can give me, I'm so scared and upset...... Came home this afternoon from taking our dog to the Vet. Misty was laying down in her field/paddock area which she does sometimes but not for long periods. My neighbor called within minutes and he said...

Misty turned 3 this past spring and I would like to get her saddle broke in the next month or so. My oldest granddaughter is 4 next one is 3 then the youngest 2 and one on the way so I'd like to be ble to give them a ride on a lead line before they are too big? I did not want to put a saddle on...

Unless I've missed something, seems like there are not as many foal cams this year??? I remember watching last year........Lady K and a few others, I am drawing a blank on the names right now.......but I remember watching at least 8 different farms????? Anyone else notice this? Or have existing...

I wanted to set up and save everyone's cam links so I can just jump from one to another......I have found some looking at individual posts but it would be GREAT if we had a post just for these links like last year!!! I put all mine on an app called Puffin on my iPad and it is so easy to navigate...

I have not been on the forum very much since the holidays..........the week between Christmas and New Years I came down with the flu, I did have my flu shot in October as I always do because I have RA. Having RA can cause serious complications from the flu.........and boy did it. I ended up in...

This will be my 3rd winter with my minis in our new little barn. The first winter was not too cold so I only had frozen water buckets one or two times. Last winter was very cold here in Va. and I had frozen water buckets almost daily for weeks even the ones in the stalls froze overnight. I have...

Misty turned 2 last spring.....I have been working with her on various skills, lunging, walking over the jumps that are set low, and leading with the halter. She does well with the halter but I wanted to get her used to a bridle over the winter months, hoping to get a saddle on her in the...

My husband and I have been looking into getting a camera for inside our barn and perhaps an outside one too. I'd like to be able to check on my minis during the evening/overnight or if they are inside due to bad weather. We have looked at some different types......one that looked good was a...

I was just bringing Misty and Josie in for the night and I always look them over and I noticed Josie had a small piece of hay sticking out of the corner of her eye. I picked it out, it wasn't really stuck in deep but it was poking her and was causing her eye to tear. She had a small amount of...

I clean Misty's stall everyday. I rake through all the pine shavings, removing all manure and wet shavings. Then I put all the shavings that are still clean in a pile. I also remove any hay that has fallen to the floor or mixed in with the shavings. This time of the year the weather is nice and...

Misty turned 2 this past May and I think she is turning into a really nice looking mini! I have had several compliments from people including my farrier that have said she is really put together well and looks like a "true miniature horse"! Now I would like to hear from the experts here on...

My husband bought and had a pretty weathervane put up on my barn for my birthday!! It's a copper running horse and looks great!!! Also a picture of my granddaughter and Misty in the barn at evening feeding time!! Misty just loves her and is so gentle around her!!

I'm not epecting any foals in my barn but still would like to be able to keep an eye on things out there. Many of you have cams that have great clear pictures!! Can anyone suggest which kinds/brands are the best??? My barn is not far from our house where we have our internet. In fact I can get a...

Need some advice for training my mini to drive.........Misty will be 2 in May, I have had her since she was 4 months old. She leads nicely with her halter and lead line. I wanted to know if I could start any ground training with her this summer? What type of harness or training tack would I...

Today I was doing my usual routine, cleaning the barn/ stall and a freaky thing happened that scared the you know what out of me.......my husband got a muck cart for me back in the summer, I was using a couple of buckets before and this makes the walk across the field to empty them way easier...

We got a new puppy right before Christmas, she is a wirehair dachshund!! Her name is LuLu and she is the cutest little dachshund pup!!! She is getting along great with our other 3 dachshunds and we are getting her and our year old Lab used to each other too! When she went for her vet check last...

We picked up our new little wire hair dachshund puppy this past week!!!!! LuLu is just so cute and so sweet!! She went for her vet check today and weighs 2.4 lbs and is doing well, although she cried when she got her shot poor baby! My almost 3 year old granddaughter LOVES her and is so gentle...

I've noticed the past few days Misty has been shaking her head???? She will do it a few times then go about eating or running and playing with Josie etc. She kind of puts her head down when doing this. It is not often but often enough for it to catch my attention. I looked in her mouth, looked...

So today was rainy and cold, high 30's. I kept Misty and Josie in until mid morning and let them out while I cleaned their stall and barn. After I cleaned I put plenty of hay in their hay rack in their stall and left their stall door opened all day. They were in and out all day munching on their...