New to horses

[Leeana]

Katiean Posted Today, 01:10 AM I wanted to add that I have a dwarf goat with my minis and she has horns. She is fine with my horses even with the baby last year

We recently got two boar goats from a friend of mine, one is a buck and the other is a doe. They are pretty small for boar goats, the buck does have horns. I have them in with my 28'' stallion keeping him company, we sold his girlfriend/stall mate/pasture mate. The goats are fine with him, they actually seem to like one another, i dont worry to much about the horns to be honest, the buck was a huge pet and is not agressive in any way. They at first kept a distance but now they all eat together and no problems.

Goats and Minis are fine together.

 

[Charlene]

i'm gonna throw just one thing out here...if the goats chew on your mini's mane and/or tail, separate them and make it far enough to the goats can't chew over or through a fence. your horse will need especially his tail in the summer to ward off flies. a tailless horse during fly season is pitiful!

 

[jiterbug]

Thanks everyone for all your helpful advice. BTW, I live in Southern West Virginia. My neighbor who has a mini really doesn't know much, he just bought him for his granddaughter. His mini is by himself and gets lonely. He isn't ridden much. He really gets excited when I take one of my goats for a walk. He really seems to like my goats. He just comes to life! I'm really wanting a horse but there is so much I don't know. I don't have a lot of faith in my vet, he almost let my goat die because of lack of knowledge. He is mostly a cat and dog kind of guy.

thanks,

terri