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HOME | R&R Ranch Miniature Horses Wildwood, MO is a good resource with tons of information, including all that was involved in Martha and many others they have rescued because they have the money to improve their little lives.

If this shows strange,my old laptop is having issues. I defer to the equine researchers, can't find my original paper but I have this small link:Feeding the Miniature Horse - Kentucky Equine Research. They know what they are doing, and these formulas are for miniature horses, not biggies...

https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/horse/how-to-weigh-a-horse How embarassing! Yes you are correct, I've been buying harness and that stuck in my head for harness measuring.

Point of shoulder to point of hip, and measure the heart girth like you measure minis for harness, where the back flattens out just behind the withers.

Just FYI, I have used these easy calculations many times on many mini's. I have checked the results against my vets floor scale and each time the calculation is within 25 pounds of accuracy. Formulated by Kentucky Research Foundation. Weight tapes are not accurate on miniatures. Keeping...

I hope I don't get in trouble for asking this, has anyone tried using a carpet cleaner hose attachment to get that first spring cleaning done for clipping? Long story short, my husband suggested this as we cleaned up our SUV's carpet that was soaked in soured milk. Over the years we have tried a...

Point of shoulder to butt lol. I use my helper and we measure the farthest points at each end but not wrapping around like when ordering harness. Kentucky Equine Research developed 3 formulas, if you want to look it up.

Beet Pulp for Horses This has some good information. Yes, that is why I feed it very sloppy and a small amount measured dry. My other vet helped me a lot about 10 years ago when a mare I bought turned out to be in foal and she developed laminitis. So in small amounts beet pulp won't make a...

If anyone is interested I used the formula (girth x 9.36) + (length x 5.01) - 348.53= body weight in pounds. I tested it on my vets floor scale and it was always within 10 pounds of my calculation.

We just measured again and weigh more than I thought, 338 and 266 ugh! The beet pulp weighs shy of 8oz dry and I add salt and Remission to it. As I said, it's fed sloppy, rinsed, and keeps the one drinking and fiber moving things along since she is prone to colic in summer. Beet pulp is one...

My smallest has a pattern of mild colic in summers, so sloppy beet pulp that is rinsed keeps her hydrated and allows me to add in Remission and salt. A perfect storm I guess of the new hay being high in sugar trimming hooves. I've been trimming myself for years and never had issues in over 12...

Well Lil Timber Buck, I came here tonight to find answers for my two minis. Our winter was mild but unfortunately I kept feeding almost as much hay as during our usual cold winters so my girls came out of winter on the heavy side. July we picked up our grass hay from the usual rancher. This...