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    Canker or Frog Abscess?

    Hi All, Thanks for being part of my trusted voices-of-reason! My farrier, trainer, and vet all have very different opinions and I am finding it hard to tell which method to follow. My big horse (so sorry for not posting about my minis this time), either has a frog abscess that won't go away or...
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    Chewing on stump

    Hi All, My minis have hay and they have each other to play. I do training sessions with them daily and they still chew on this one tree stump everyday. I give them Vermont blend, vitamin E, and electrolytes at dinner with Timothy pellets. What else can I do or should I let them keep doing this?
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    Fighting or playing?

    Hi All, One of my minis went away for training- kiwi who is 2.5 years old and gelded about 5 months ago. He’s always been dominant of my two. He just returned about 2 weeks ago. My other gelding, Cooper, who is about 1.5 years old, has been rearing up at him, biting his neck, rearing and...
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    Toddler Stirrups?

    Hi All, I bought a wintec kid saddle thanks to the great recommendations from you all. I LOVE it and how adjustable it is. Thank you! I got webber leathers for it and now I'm just struggling to find small toddler/kid stirrups other than those western ones. Where did you guys buy your stirrups...
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    Mini vaulting surcingle

    Hi Guys, Coming to the best of the best for help finding a vaulting surcingle that will fit a 36” mini :) hoping to put mini stirrups on this and make it basically like a saddle. If you guys have used other saddles for minis or saddle-pads that you like for beginner kids, I’m open to that as...
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    What's the healthy range a 36" mini should weigh?

    Hi there! My little guy looks a bit chunky. He measures 9 hands, 36" and the weight tape says 270lbs. But he looks ROUND. I can a bit feel his ribs. Wondering if he's obese and what weight he should be? In contrast, my other little one measures 8.3 hands, 33" and 245lbs. Thank you in advance!
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    Blue Roan?

    Hi All, I know this sounds silly, but I don't see typical dark areas on my mini's legs, but his face is definitely darker than his body. Just wondering... Would you guys say he is a blue roan? I haven't even had a him a full year yet, so these pictures are a combination of how he arrived to me...
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    Where to buy miniature horse bits

    Hi All! I just got this awesome ski jorring harness and bridle from Patty's Pony Place that I'm very excited to use this winter for light skiing and sledding. I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can buy a 3.5 or 3.75 D ring or Eggbutt snaffle for my little ones? Thanks in advance!
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    When to send my mini colt to a trainer? Round pen?

    Hi All, You guys have been such a guiding compass and comfort to me! I'm happy to report that everyone is settling in and happy and well-behaved right now (including my mare who was in heat and adjusting from being back from a trainer, but seems to be more relaxed now). I'm hoping you guys...
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    Herd Dynamics

    Hi Everyone, I have Cooper (who is about a year old, 35" and I gelded him about 4+ months ago), Kiwi (who is 2 years old, 35" and gelded a month ago), Karamo (8 years old, 16 hand, gelding) and Cora (8 years old, mare, 15.2 hands). I currently have my two minis at my house and board Karamo and...
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    Mosquito season!

    Hi Team, I’d love your suggestions and help with how to keep the mosquitos and flies away during the summer! My bigger horses are on Buglyte, platinum premium skin and allergy supplements and ultra shield fly spray along with fly masks and sheets, but I still haven’t felt like that’s done a...
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    How to not over feed

    Thank you all for being such a supportive, knowledgeable and kind community! I really appreciate you all enormously and your time, help, and comfort! My two new minis have been such a joy, but also so different from my two “full” sized horses. The vet told me that my 35” minis should be getting...
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    Buddy? For my mini

    Hi All :) I rescued a 6 month- old (at the time, three months ago) miniature horse from a kill pen and finally found him a buddy who is a stallion, 2020 colt and rescued from a neglect situation but was said to be a pasture buddy to other horses but then those horses got sold. Cooper, my...
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