Poodlepill
Well-Known Member
Glad to have this site, lots of great info to read.
I am new-ish to mini's but not livestock, I have owned llamas for the last 13 years and had quite a suscefull show carear with them. I showed them in halter, obstacle and driving........yes driving. I had a 2x National Driving Champion (obstacle and pleasure) I trained myself. I sold my llamas to my best freinds in the NW who are still activly showing and are having a ball driving and doing obstacles and such.
Now on to my new mini adventure............. I had a Mini/Shetland mix and a Arab/welsh mix (Welara) with my llamas about 8 years ago, the mini was trained to drive and I drove her in parades, and did obstacle driving, cones course, gamblers choice and a few others with a very acitve driving group. We also trained the Welara to drive and my husband drove her. I wanted to go full steam ahead with my Llamas so I sold my little horses.
My barn was empty and I knew I wanted Mini's again so now here I am. I just bought a 36" black/white pinto gelding 4 years old that is already trained to drive and got the cutest ever little Buckskin pinto 1 1/2 years old 32" colt that will be gelded soon and when of age trained to drive. They get along great right away and I am just smitten as both have really nice come to me personalities, just what I wanted.
I am in the Southern Illinois area, would love to meet some mini owners from this area or even (wishful thinking) a driving group? I love to do clicker training and training in general, my boys have no idea what I have in store for them, no couch potato's here LOL.
I am such a hands on do-it-yourself type person I went out and bought the tools and am already trimming their feet myself. I was nervous and it took about 3 different times over a week or so but now they look presentable and I have a good grasp on what I am doing thanks to the internet........oh my back!!!!
Look forward to chatting with ya'll
I am new-ish to mini's but not livestock, I have owned llamas for the last 13 years and had quite a suscefull show carear with them. I showed them in halter, obstacle and driving........yes driving. I had a 2x National Driving Champion (obstacle and pleasure) I trained myself. I sold my llamas to my best freinds in the NW who are still activly showing and are having a ball driving and doing obstacles and such.
Now on to my new mini adventure............. I had a Mini/Shetland mix and a Arab/welsh mix (Welara) with my llamas about 8 years ago, the mini was trained to drive and I drove her in parades, and did obstacle driving, cones course, gamblers choice and a few others with a very acitve driving group. We also trained the Welara to drive and my husband drove her. I wanted to go full steam ahead with my Llamas so I sold my little horses.
My barn was empty and I knew I wanted Mini's again so now here I am. I just bought a 36" black/white pinto gelding 4 years old that is already trained to drive and got the cutest ever little Buckskin pinto 1 1/2 years old 32" colt that will be gelded soon and when of age trained to drive. They get along great right away and I am just smitten as both have really nice come to me personalities, just what I wanted.
I am in the Southern Illinois area, would love to meet some mini owners from this area or even (wishful thinking) a driving group? I love to do clicker training and training in general, my boys have no idea what I have in store for them, no couch potato's here LOL.
I am such a hands on do-it-yourself type person I went out and bought the tools and am already trimming their feet myself. I was nervous and it took about 3 different times over a week or so but now they look presentable and I have a good grasp on what I am doing thanks to the internet........oh my back!!!!
Look forward to chatting with ya'll
