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  1. Bluewater Minis

    sleighs

    I don't have plans to build one, but you can always purchase a sleigh and then copy it... Here's the one we have. Good luck!
  2. Bluewater Minis

    9 year old stallion

    If the stallion you're looking at is reportedly only AMHA registered, I would look up his dam in the AMHR studbook to see if there is a matching foal. Sometimes they have a different name in the other registry and you may not find them under their known name. I have a mare that I purchased as...
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    Lameness in a 2 week old foal... both legs on left side

    If you can't get the meds from the vet you normally use, call another vet. I couldn't believe that my favorite trusted vet didn't seem worried when we consulted by phone about Lacey's lameness. So I called the vet that I actually HATE (the idiot had told me last year to PULL on a mare's...
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    Lameness in a 2 week old foal... both legs on left side

    Wow! What a timely post for us! I read this thread yesterday morning, and realized that our little Lacey (the blind filly with cataracts) may need to be treated for joint ill. She had come up lame on her RF last Friday morning, but had no obvious signs of injury or heat. She seemed fine...
  5. Bluewater Minis

    Last foal born at SPH Miniatures

    I'm so sorry for the loss of your two colts this season...it is truly heartbreaking when it happens. Here's a hug for you and your mare(s).
  6. Bluewater Minis

    I could use some Color Help

    I'd vote that it's gotta be sabino. We have a sorrel sabino mare (Pippin) who started out solid and now each summer shows more sabino roaning in her coat. Her winter coat darkens back up to solid sorrel. Even her face shows more white sabino roaning each summer. We have another mare (Bambi)...
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    Pregnant maiden mare

    Just be patient with her. I started ALL our mares and fillies with neck scratches or another favorite spot, and while scratching in one of those spots, I'd get the other hand working down towards their belly for a scratch or two. Just gradually desensitizing them over time (in some cases...
  8. Bluewater Minis

    how high can a mini jump ?/photo of part of fence

    I'll bet he went UNDER the fence...you may have to add a rail a little lower down. But he could have jumped over, as we have a 33" mare who vaulted her 4 foot paddock fence twice (and there's no way she went under the fence). I'd still bet though that he went under as one of our stallions can...
  9. Bluewater Minis

    Feed recommendations for brood mares & foals?

    Hi there, We've been feeding Safe & Sound (by Acco Feeds) or Safe Choice (by Nutrena) and generally are pleased with coat and body condition, but this year with our lesser quality hay supply I have two broodmares who are not doing as well with this feed. They are current on dewormings &...
  10. Bluewater Minis

    YAY! A healthy baby BOY! Redboy & Blue Boy bred

    Thanks everyone! I had to go play with my new baby Rocket again after posting his photos, and each time I mess with him I'm even more in love. His sire is more aloof, but his dam is a love bug, and Rocket looks to take after that part of her temperment -- BUT he really is a little rocket...
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    YAY! A healthy baby BOY! Redboy & Blue Boy bred

    After some heartbreak over the past month with diagnosing a filly's cataracts and then losing a pinto colt, we're happy to announce the birth of our latest foal -- a handsome pinto colt whom I think will be a silver bay. He is sired by Cross Country Sharp Dressed Man, making him a Lazy N Redboy...
  12. Bluewater Minis

    thought my guys were safe / long sorry

    We had an issue about a year and a half ago with a neighbor's dogs coming over and messing with our minis while we were gone. The first time our other neighbor heard the whinnies and saw the dogs running the horses, so they ran over and chased the dogs off. The next time we found blood on...
  13. Bluewater Minis

    Sad day here at Bluewater

    Thank you everyone for your kind words, thoughts and prayers. Just when I think I can't cry anymore, there are more tears. I know it will get easier with time, but it's hard not to blame myself and wonder "what if?". Hindsight is always clearer, and next time I'll just have to trust my...
  14. Bluewater Minis

    Sad day here at Bluewater

    I was planning to post photos and announce the birth of our latest addition, a chestnut pinto colt by AMHR National Champion NFC Peppys Playmate, but the day did not turn out like we thought. "Manny" was a lovely dark chestnut pinto colt with a funky 1/2 blaze on the lower portion of his face...
  15. Bluewater Minis

    How many are interested in a legal AMHA over sized division

    I haven't yet read through all the responses on this thread yet, but I have been thinking about a breeding stock division for over a year now. I had found an exquisite mare that I absolutely drooled over and wanted desperately , but she was 36" tall and still had her AMHA papers (one of...
  16. Bluewater Minis

    how old is too old

    I think it all depends on the mare. I'd look at the mare's reproductive history, her current state of health (includling teeth) and her past health history. Then have a vet evaluate her reproductive health and get their recommendation. Does she have a history of needing Regumate (not that it...
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    Do you keep your mini's seperate from the big ones?

    SEPERATE!!! All it takes is one well-placed kick from the big horse and... When we got our first mini, we had to board her for 2 months while working on our new place. Found out they were turning our 32" mini mare out with big Warmbloods and TB's! After raising caine about it, we found out...
  18. Bluewater Minis

    Show off your Stallions!

    Sarah's Little Blessings -- WOW! I love your boy SG Little Blue Thunder! Are you SURE you won't stand him to outside mares? LOL Here is our Lazy N Redboy son, Cross Country Sharp Dressed Man. We've really been pleased with his first foals for us this year. "Topper" has one...
  19. Bluewater Minis

    Who feeds bermuda hay

    All of last year we fed Bermuda grass hay that was grown over towards IN, and LOVED it. With fuel & hay prices continually going up, it eventually went too high for us to justify bringing it in this year so far. Our minis loved it, and after we've had one disappointment after another with our...
  20. Bluewater Minis

    Flies, Flies and more Flies

    Last year we were using just the fly "bell" traps and fly spray, and still had a TON of pesty flies. This year we had cooler temps until April, and I set out the fly bells earlier than the year before just after it warmed a bit (and have been using them continuously since). I also ordered...
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