Without reading others responses...bottom line is MINIATURES are NOT a blood breed it is a HEIGHT only breed and any horse now can be hardshipped in to AMHA and TO AMHR(untill 6 months ago) no matter what breed as long as it fit the height requirments therefore.. i dont understand why people get all up in arms about them being any different then any other horse or pony out there other then the height.
Bottom line is a miniature is a horse of ANY breed that can fit into the 38 and under height catagory no different then the term PONY is ANY horse of ANY breed that fits into the 14.2 or under height catagory. Which makes ANY AND ALL miniatures PONIES since they are all UNDER 14.2
It is something i just sort of chuckle at when i see people getting all upset over and stating minis are a breed. When both registries are closed perhaps then it is a start to making it a breed but as of now nope nothing but height makes a mini and a pony and you cant be one without the other
as far as the disposition well i think there are plenty of minis out there today with horrible manners and kinda beastly ask any vet or farrier out here and they will tell you they deal with them all the time in fact i am told over and over again by vets, farriers ect locally that they rarely see minis that are well mannered and handled enough to be so.
I think the that just goes with them being tossed in a pasture or yard and not worked with no matter what the size
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