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You need quick release tugs. Try IVC: https://www.ivccarriage.com/products/quick-release-shaft-tugs

I would cross the other way--Shetland stallion on a taller mare--but would not personally breed a 44-46 inch mare to a 15 hh stallion. I know it's been done safely, but I also know it's been done with a very heartbreaking outcome and so I would not risk it. Otherwise--the cross should be a...

Do you mean that you see the muscle twitching? If so, that's just something that happens once in awhile. Have you ever had a muscle twitch yourself? I've had it in my shoulder or leg once in awhile. Not sure why, it twitches/jumps for a bit and then goes away again. It's kind of annoying but...

I have always used treats--usually a pocket full of oats is what I have. No, I have never had trouble with horses getting nippy or grabbing--and we are talking a lot of horses: minis, ponies and Morgans.

Try amazon.ca--you can find some stuff on there. What I have found with Canadian shops--it is often the same products that I buy from the US, but the prices are in Canadian funds. That is okay, until you realize that the Cdn price is higher than the combined total of the US price and exchange...

I am in Manitoba. There are not a lot of shops selling mini tack in Canada I have found halters at my local feed and tack shops--not always exactly what I want, but it fills in when I need one quick. Otherwise I have ordered from US vendors and had the stuff shipped. Yes, postage costs a...

No, changing the wrap daily does not make it safe. If someone wraps a tail too tight, that horse is in trouble long before 24 hours is gone. I wouldn't even risk 12 hours. It is very true that there are cases where someone "always" wraps tails and then one day they do it wrong and end up with...

Please do not wrap your horse's tail--and certainly do not wrap it tightly--not on the bone. It is far too easy to wrap too tight, and it doesn't take long to do horrific damage to the tail. Wrapping tails results in amputation of the tail for some horses.

I don't think he is grey--a palomino that is greying often turns a dark steel color as it starts to go grey. As for the question if his gold will darken--very possibly not. Many palomino minis are this very light shade--and they always stay that light color. We had 2 that we referred to as...

The Murano cargo space is only 33.5" high? If that is the case, then it is much too low to haul most miles is. Even a 30" horse would have less than 4 inches of head room, and that is just too low. It should work great for the pigs and goats (as long as you don't plan to haul a few big boars...

Here is a bit of an example. Migo, a silver bay, at age 3 And this is his mane tonight at age 6 The ends are still light but the mane is growing out quite a bit darker.

I would say you have a very pretty little silver bay. And yes, it is very possible his mane and tail will darken up as he gets older. Some silvers keep their bright silver mane and tail hut many do turn much darker.

Squeaky McMurdo--In all truth I have come across too many purebreds (various breeds) who are built like that pony (or worse). Do you know what the Arabian parent looked like?

Well--keep in mind, please--those of you who disapprove of breeding a mini to a full size horse: If the mini is AMHR registered, there is actually a registry for the resulting foal. The NSPPR was created for crossing an ASPC or AMHR horse to another breed (the original intent was crossing on a...

I like wine, red or white, not too dry, not too sweet. Unfortunately wine does not like me. I have A-fib and 1 glass of wine (okay, yes, a large glass) will throw my heart rate off. So, I only drink whiskey, usually Crown Royal, sometimes Fireball--straight.

It has been scorching hit here, and still so very dry. There is almost nothing for hay--i needed another 70.round bales and got only 19. No idea where I will get the rest, so our remaining herd will likely get cut in half this fall as soon as the weather cools off. Should have done it in the...

I have Kensington mini size and they work well. I tried one Cashel but it was too big (nose cover hung down past the lip). I removed the nose cover and the fit was still unacceptable.

I paid $500 Cdn for mine a couple years ago. Mine has 71" shafts, a dash and apron--no basket. It's an older cart, formerly used on Hackney ponies, and works on my American Shetlands. I had previously been offered a very similar cart--also an older cart, with a basket, for $600 Cdn.

Congrats on buying those 2. I have several ponies sired by Willowlawn's Mr. Unique. I had 8 at one point but rehomed 2 so am down to only 6 now. :) they are amazing ponies!

I have never tipped the hay delivery guy--my hay guy delivers the hay--round bales--and we offload with a tractor or truck. He charges a delivery fee in the price of the hay. If I buy elsewhere then I pay a trucker to deliver. The last semi load of hay I got came from 5 hours away. I paid the...