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My 15 year old mini mare, Diva, was recently diagnosed with moderate stomach and hind gut ulcers via fecal sample after she presented moderate to severe colic symptoms a few days ago. We had bloodwork done as well but are waiting for the lab to send us the results. I am gradually changing her...

I have been looking for a diagram to show me how the lead horse hooks to the wheel horse/cart and what pieces might be modified but I can't find a clear one or any videos showing how to hitch them? I will be ground driving long before I hitch just like with any new team and will be starting with...

I am looking for books, DVDs, or online videos that can help me to improve my driving skills. I have been training and driving my mare now for almost 3 years and she does really well. She is light on the bit and is a free mover. I would like to learn to do more difficult driving so that we might...

All of the mini breeders I have found in my area all like the really small A minis, even for driving horses. I rarely see the B minis if at all and usually they are double registered Shetlands. Which do you prefer, A or B and why?

How do you guys encourage your horses to stretch out and extend their gait and engage their hindquarters without speeding up her gait in cart? I can get diva to extend and use her hind quarters when on a gentle upgrade but when I'm in the arena or flat ground she tends to be lazy and try to...

I have been driving my mini mare diva for about 6 months now with no trouble. She went anywhere you asked her to: Trails, road, indoor arenas and outdoor. She didn't bother with passing vehicles or animals and was very trustworthy. She even let beginners and kiddos learn to drive her under...

Ok so I was looking at Diva's pictures from when I first got her in September then comparing them to her now and they look like two different horses. I know that their coats will be different colors when they shed out their woollies but her mane and tail are different colored as well. She went...

I ride full scale School horses in dressage and sometimes jump a little if my knee feels up to it and I was wondering if I could train my little Diva to do it in-hand. I have started her in the basics of In-hand dressage like walk/trot/working walk/working trot/square stops/collecting/and...

I was looking at some Falabella minis and noticed that Diva looks almost Identical in her build as a lot of the Falabellas. How do you test or tell if your mini is Falabella or has Falebella in them?

Hi guys! I started up Diva's training again since her leg is now fully healed(Such a relief! ) and she is back to her old sassy self. but now she has developed a bad habit of rolling and bucking while practicing groundwork in her harness. She thinks that every time she comes out of her...