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So I take a comb through them and pull out piles and piles of hair. Then I curry and brush. Then I vacuum. And hair still comes out. So I'm curious if anyone has ever managed to brush a shedding mini out so thoroughly that no more hair came out? 🤣 🤣 🤣

Last year my mare made me wait almost an entire year, and she didn't even look pregnant until after her "due date". This year she looks like a monster, and it appears she is starting to bag up a smidge. We are at day 268. Here is a last month picture of the monster, her last month udder, and...

My horses never seem as shiny as the rest of the show horses. I think they look great until I get to the shows and we are outshined. So help me out please. What are some good tips and tricks to really get that shine, particularly on a gray. I've found some things online, including olive oil, cod...

It's almost a new year, and foaling season is sneaking up on us! Who all is expecting a foal this year? My mare is bred, but I've got a long time to wait. Even longer if she decides to go a full year again.

I've seen people measuring cannon bones, going off how tall they were born, doing a string test, going by when the tail reaches the ground, and other ways. What do you use, and what do you think is the most accurate? Larry is an absolute monster, I think he is going to be big enough to ride. But...

Well, it's that time and Larry moved out of his mom's stall and into his own. He seems to think that's just fine, except he wishes he still had someone to kick. But he's got a ball in there that is taking a beating. Unfortunately, mom is not happy with this arrangement. While he is in the barn...

I was hoping to breed my mare this year, but her heat cycles are a little off. She had one normal cycle, then 13 days later was back in, but wouldn't let the stallion near. Was in for 5 days, out for 7 days, back in but won't let him near her. Previously she had a fairly regular cycle, and was a...

I know I probably should have been driving people nuts with Larry pictures, but my phone doesn't take great ones so I haven't. But here he is. At a week or 2 old he looked very bay. I got today pictured and boy he really is dark. I'm almost second guessing the whole bay thing. He did get clipped...

As far as showing, what's the difference between showing in the regular AMHR halter classes and showing foundation shetland? You still need the cable halter? Do you stretch? Can you bait? Can you bait with a horse cookie? I always see them using hay.

All my showing so far has been Amhr, but I'm thinking about trying out Amha, now that I have a horse with A papers. In my case the only A shows are both A and R, so it's the same people running it. I'm guessing the same judges although I could be wrong about that. Is everything else the same...

It's bad at my house, looks like heavy fog. And they want it to get worse for the next couple days. How is everyone else in the northeast doing? Guess it's a good idea to dig out your leftover masks if you still have them. It's so bad I thought I should leave the horses in tonight but then I...

What's the youngest you have ever gelded a colt? Do you think he got taller as a result of early gelding? Reasearch in larger horses shows that gelding early makes them end up taller than those that were kept a stallion, and miniature is a height registry. I do intend to ask the vet about the...

Larry is getting his first trim this week. I'm curious what everyone else does to prepare. He isn't halter broke yet, so I figure it's going to be a good time.

Princess was pregnant almost a full year, and as a result her foal wasn't as vigorous as I would have liked. His legs were pretty loose and he ended up with an impaction that couldn't be fixed with regular enemas. But after 10 days and a bigger vet bill than I care to think about, he is doing...

My days in foal calculator must have been wrong before, because we are heading on a year. It's 354 days today. It looked like she had a nice v shape going on, but clipping has revealed that it is mostly edema. Please don't tell her I posted pictures, she would be horribly embarrassed about her...

Really I just wanted to play with the poll feature, but take your guesses. I have had the vet out yesterday and am 99% sure if she is pregnant or not. If you think yes, you can take a guess about when you think she would have it. You get 2 clues. 1 Is a slightly fuzzy photo from the back. And 2...

If you were starting over, with an empty pole building or barn, what would you do for stalls? I know you can get modular ones, but I'm sure there are lots of options.

It seems to be a bit more common in minis than in regular horses and it's not something I've dealt with before. It says that early bagging up is the #1 sign, but exactly how bagged up is that? My mare is starting to change and I feel like it's early, but she is a seasoned broodmare and kind of...

Years ago I had a black mare and she was slick, shiny and jet black all summer. But I understand that isn't the case for most of them. So does your black horse stay black? do you have to do anything to keep him or her black? Does clipping keep off the sunburnt parts? Will I be stuck keeping him...

I need some technical advice for dummies. I wonder if they sell that book? Anyway I'm thinking how nice it would be to have a camera on my mare this year. But I don't think I can do it. My barn has electric and lights. I have a tablet that has it's own internet, a flip phone, and cable internet...