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Oh they are tiny jumps and she is 2.5 yrs old. She only jumps it two or three times. I'm keeping my eye on the goats. I ended up using an Australian site that has a feeding program which is used by people on another forum. It's a great invention and has given me peace of mind in what to feed...

Thanks, when I mean she is in very very light work, I mean she is only getting lead around and doing some tiny mini jumps for a few minutes every 4 or 5 days, so she is totally allowed to be a baby. I wouldn't actually call it work at all. As for the goats, I think they are getting along well...

Okay, so she is in the pasture now with her two goat friends. They are all friendly and stand together but feeding time is another matter. She lOVES her food and is chasing away the goats whenever they try to steal her share. But being in the pasture 24/7 I'm not sure if I should be feeding...

I think I've made my mind up and my husband and I have decided to keep her at the paddoch and every few weekends we will walk her back to our place. Like it was said it will be really handy to have our yard still set up if she takes ill or so something else happens where she needs watching. But...

Thank you Max's mom, you are very understanding. Seems like you went through the same thing. I'm the same with the poop lol and I don't want my neighbours start complaining about the horsey smell if the poop starts to pile up. I know that it is better to have horses with horses, but honestly I...

Getting another for the backyard would be totally out of the question. We actually want to keep our lawn. She nibbles it down, but I think if we had two, we would have no lawn left. Also I don't think we could keep up with all the manure two would produce in such a small area. I was thinking of...

So I've had my mini about 2 weeks now. For the first 4 days I kept her at a paddoch up at my work which has 75 acres of smaller sized paddochs. It's free to keep her there, it's only 4 minute drive away and there are 3 other full size horses on the property but she can't always see them if they...

I'm 37 and just started back into having a horse 3 months ago. I had one as a teenager, was never taught to ride him properly and soon lost confidence and interest. Fast forward 20 plus years, I bought another horse along with riding lessons. Things just didn't turn out, the boy I bought was...

This is wonderful to see and very inspiring. I just started clicker training with my new girl and we are just charging the clicker at the moment. It's so great to see the light bulb go off when they start getting it. Next will be touching the target. All I know so far from lots of research is...

Oh there is some great ideas here. Will definetely try the jugs on the fence. That seems a popular one. I've tried one of those big yoga balls and a smaller soccer ball but she doesn't seem interested at all. Keep the great ideas coming I'm sure this will help a lot of people be creative in...

Hi, Looking for ideas for my mini for when she is in her dry yard. At the moment all she sees is the green grass next to the fence and that's all she thinks about. She does get let out for that everyday for 1 hr or so, but I am looking for some things to entertain her when she's in her dry...

Helicopter - I am in south Australia. Hi fellow Aussie:) yes I think everyone is right the more I read from you guys and more I look at her I think she's just the nice right size. I think I'm just not used to seeing a little belly, as my full sized horses were all skinny and had no bellies at...

Chandab, thanks for the pics. This helps. The first pic is how I would like her to look and the 3rd pic is definetely heavier than she looks now. The last pic is probably close to her now. So, I'm thinking as she is a little taller than yours 200 lbs weight would be correct for her?

Hmm.. Interesting. Okay when I go to feel her ribs you can feel them slightly if you are pressing down firmly. In saying this, It is summer here in Australia but with the on and off weather patterns we have had she still doesn't have a full summer coat. I don't think she is really finely boned...

Okay, yes I'm new to minis but I've had two regular sized horses in the past. Now measuring her heart girth she measures 45" around. She is almost 2.5 years old and she is almost 33" in height. I worked out that she is weighing 267.03 lbs or 121 kg. I was thinking she should lose maybe 30kg...

Hi all, I'm new here and just purchased a mini a few days ago. Now looking at her it is pretty obvious that she is too fat. She has a dry yard but she also has access if she needs, to our backyard grassy lawn. If I allow her on our lawn she pretty much eats it all day, so I know this is way...

Hi all, I am new here and will be picking up my first mini this Friday! So excited. Anyway I am big into clicker training and want to start ASAP with my new mini. Just wondering what you other CT'S use as the treats? I very much want to watch their weight and don't feed grains. I used to...