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Hi all, Its finally spring in Maine, its gone fromm 40 degrees at night to 90 during the day. I have a question and need some advise. I have a chestnut and white pinto filly that has a deep copper chestnut to her but once I clip her she gets kind of dull. HOw soon before the show should I clip...

Hey everyone, hope spring is treating you all well, Wondering if both registrys have the stud book access ? If so who is better and why and what benefits do you find for your money? thanks alot, Im thinking on sending int he spring registration paperwork and since I belong to both registrys just...

Please be careful if you have icey paddocks, We lost our best mare today, she fell on the ice about 10 days ago and we have had her in on meds since but she took a turn for the worse Saturday am we could not get her up and had to let her go last night. We had the vet out Saturday and she said...

:aktion033: Wow you guys, what a team!! Im so proud of our club. Id like to thank everyone for making the Cumberland Fair show the biggest and BEST ever!! Steve Lampson was a great judge, Very helpful to so many who are new at this. Mark and Gayleen you are the BEST! And thank you evceryone...

Two of my colts are coming up on 4 months, I usually like to keep them with Mom till the fly season is over, (moms tails work better) but one of my mares is looking a little like she could use a break. What age is best for them psycologically and physically? They are eating grain and hay well...

Hi All!! We had a great year and have our best group of foals ever and have plans to show a couple in our state futurity, I would like to buy a show halter for them to wear in October of this year, they will be about 4 months old, What size and what brand do you recommend? Ive been told to go...

Did not want any early foals for next year so some of my early mares didnt get bred on thier foal heats. HOw many days between cycles before you should start teasing them again? I know foal heat is at 10ish days, HOw many days after that do you start teasing them? Is this from the start of...

:lol: Hi All, Ive got the deep winter blues and thought it would be a good time for organizing. I have charts for my broodmares to record changes, foaling details etc from year to year but they are not set up all that well and I cant see paying big $ just for one broodmare chart. Does anyone...

:aktion033: I am so happy, was out feeding the recue minis tonight and between getting the grain and then the hay litttle rescue mare layed down and started to foal. I had to help a little as he seemed a little shoulder locked but all turned out well . Sing pressented me with a beautiful bay...

:new_shocked: Ive never had this problem before. I used to raise QHs and now Ive got my minis I am handeling a mini stallion for a friend of mine and I drive to her house now two times a day (she is an hr away) to breed the mares We are hand breeding as this is a young stallion and most of...

:new_shocked: Help last week I picked up a bunch of very skinney minis. I was only supposed to take 3 but took ten Ive placed most of them but today I decided to give head and neck clips to the two mares Oh MY LOrd!!! Crawling head to tail with lice. I totally clipped them and put seven...

What am I doing wrong. In the past two months I have been surfing the net and every related webcite looking for a couple of broodmares to add to the herd. I just started college ( Im 43 yrs old) and thought that shoppiing this way would be easier as I cant really go on any long road trips and...

I have 3 mares that Im not sure if they are just really fat or actually bred. One is due as early as March. what are some of the options I have for having them pregnancy checked?? Is there any way to be at least 90% sure?? One mare has got to go on a diet immediatly and alot will depend on if...

I have been working really hard this year to keep my black colt out of the sun so he wont sunburn, (he only goes out at night) He is the first black I have ever owned and we body clipped him in the spring to get rid of his wolly fluff, but he was kinday a grey, grullo color when we did it. How...