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    Accidents you lived to tell about...

    My wreck was with my first miniature horse I broke to drive. He was driving wonderful for a year. Just for fun in arena's and pastures. A person I used to be friends with kept telling me I should show him. I started training him for show driving. One day this person told me my overcheck was to...
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    Purina Miniature Horse and Pony Feed

    7 months on the Purina Miniature Horse feed. My horses are shiny and look wonderful! Staying with this! Dropped tbe grass hay pellets. Just feeding grass hay and the Purina. Very cost effective compared to the other program I had them on. Very pleased highly recommended
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    Round pen owners BEWARE!!!! Injured horse~~

    How did my post duplicate?? That was wierd=-O Sorry about that! Sorry about that! LOL :-D
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    Round pen owners BEWARE!!!! Injured horse~~

    So sorry for your loss My roun pen is lined with plywood and held on with 12 guage farm wire. I came up with this after one of my mares kicked out while I was working with her and caught her leg in between rails. it knocked her down. scared me and her both! Another popular fence for minis is...
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    Intro to two new rescues and myself

    Oh forgot! Purina miniature horse feed at 1/4 pound servings twice a day for each horse. Good grass hay.
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    Intro to two new rescues and myself

    Flying W Farms Little Crescendo is a showhorse. Komoko and Bond bloodlines are in several world champions. I owned a son of Crescendo. He was a sensational driving B mini (36.50 size) He has a Hall of Fame in country pleasure driving and all stars. He is 16 today and still kicken butt:D Your...
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    AMHA lookup

    Yes Contact AMHA. For a small fee they will send you a printout. Hope that helps and congratulations on a rescue!
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    My personal opinion regarding AMHA/AMHR

    Oh my gosh. Your editorial is awesome and exactly what I see and feel about AMHA. Im 40 years into horses. Retired barrel racer. Also gave it a go in other disciplines like you. Train all my horses myself (except one). Spent years with AQHA, APHA, GRA (wpra) , CSHA and local clubs. I am so...
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    177 confiscated horses up for auction *UPDATES 11/18 & 11/30 pg 1*

    Ohmt Up until monday Liska had printed in the catalog buyer to pay for a coggins test for $150.00 But as of Wednesday it is now included along with shots, trims and wormings. I dont know why this changed but makes it easier for our out of state friends to bid. Really sad their not allowing...
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    Tractor Supply Compressed Alfalfa

    Coastal Farm carries the Standlee products in my area I havn't tried their products yet.Thanks for all the info you have my curiosity up and Im going to try this. I have used Chaffee Haye which is wonderful and my minis love but Its not always in stock at our local feed store. What is TNT...
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    Purina Miniature Horse and Pony Feed

    I know I said 60 days till an update but Wow! I started my minis on this Purina mini feed Oct 24th. In 30 days they are doing great! Super shiny coats, much happier and frisky. Just overall wonderful results. I am pleased and will keep them on this. I feed 1/4 pound 2x a day per horse. They...
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    Five things you would tell a new mini owner...

    You all have given great advice :-) Welcome to planet MINI!
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    177 confiscated horses up for auction *UPDATES 11/18 & 11/30 pg 1*

    Lot #7 looks like Champ. I agree the county vet isn't my pick either. My vet said $100 would cover a health/coggins certificate for interstate travel.
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    100 Minis Confiscated and in Need of Help

    Forgot to add: She goes by 3 farm names. Crows Nest miniature horses (changed after the 2009 conviction) to..... Lil Bit of Heaven Magical Miniature Horses
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    100 Minis Confiscated and in Need of Help

    Update: She has been charged with 22 counts of second degree animal neglect, 17 counts of second degree animal abuse, and five counts of prohibited possession of a domestic animal. Numerous carcasses were found. 257 animals were seized. Most were miniature horses. She was convicted in 2009...
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    100 Minis Confiscated and in Need of Help

    I live in Josephine county. Kandi Crow breeds minis like a puppy mill. On many occasion you will see dead minis with foals heads hanging out. The mares could not give birth, died and are left to rot in the pasture! She runs all the stallions , mares and foals together. Her minis are never...
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    Driving Instruction

    A book by Pat Elder available through Smallhorse Press is a wonderful easy to understand way for beginners to train their own mini to drive. Its called "Train Your Miniature Horse To Drive". Hope that helps :-)
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    Very Discouraged-Locking stifle

    I agree that the cutting surgery is the best option. We done injection blistering. Did not work. Slicing surgery next. One stifle got better and the other locked immediatly after surgery and continued to do so. Over the next few months he would seem okay then he started locking again....Its a...
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    Cart Design Question

    I own the top step in cart. Mine is an Amish cart made by Pequea. It is light 90 lbs and very well balanced. Drives comfortably on dirt roads. Does not drive well in the arena is bouncy. Awesome cart but my gripe is the foot cage. The cart is fit for very short adults or children? I removed the...
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    Breeding & locking stifles

    Disneyhorse and minimor my vets would beg to differ. A horse cannot be cowhocked and straight at the same time sorry... You honestly think after the heart break I have been through that Im just way off base here? I have witnessed the connection to cowhocks and stifle locking 100 percent. Im...
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