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I don’t see any difference between these really small minis (the law states 80-150 lbs I think) and a large-sized service dog. The service is the same and there are serious reasons for having a service mini instead of a service dog: allergies, need for more stability, longer life of horses...

This is Annie Oakley. In the one she is laying down with me & in the other she is mind melding with my son, Simon.

This sounds good.

Thanks Patti!

Im interested in the Hyper-bikes, but I think even my ‘mini’ will be too big for them. Is there anything similar for larger ponies? My ‘mini’ is probably already 36” at only a year old. My other pony is considerably larger at 12-2 HH. Is there a practical reason why a bigger sized hyper-bike...

With the popularity of round pens, I know lungeing has fallen into disfavor. I know that on ‘big’ horses the length of the lunge line is not sufficient to keep them from torquing (that’s probably not the correct word, but hey...) their knees/joints. However, with a pony or mini, wouldn’t the...

Thanks! We love her!!

My filly is a pale silver buckskin with body colored guard hairs on her mane (top and bottom). If she had a dorsal stripe I’d be really tempted to call her a dun, but alas no dorsal stripe. She has ear tips, guard hairs and her face is looking to be just a smidge darker than her body. It’ll be...

The allergist thought the allergens in the hair/dander were the same, but didn’t look it up or verify it. She just told us to keep an eye on our daughter when she’s around the non-Curlys.

Sounds like you’re doing a great job! I’m super glad my little mini donk didn’t have any issues like this when we just gelded him. Sounds like a LOT going on! Good luck on your boy healing well!

Nice!

So what you’re saying is that it was just an innovation made to separate Minis from ponies even though they technically are just small ponies (that have been bred to look more ‘horse-like’, but still, they’re generally of Shetland origin)? It’s funny to me because many of the minis that I know...

i know that to measure a mini officially you go to their last mane hair. What I’m wondering is why? It seems like a much less consistent measuring place than the highest point of the withers. some horses, like people have long/low hairlines while others have short/high hairlines. I realize there...

The vet came out & verified that Dave the Donkey is coming up on 5 years old. She gelded him with no issues. She said we need to keep an eye on his twisted tooth to be sure it didn’t get cavities and start causing him issues. She also looked Molly over & verified her age as best as she could...

my hubby & I just inherited a 22 acre farm complete with mini mare (35 years old!!) and a 4-5 year old mini jack. He’s getting gelded May 20 and I’ll ask the vet about this then too, but I’m wondering about his teeth. His 2nd incisors (I think) are twisted. It seems like he eats just fine since...

I wish I’d seen this sooner...I could have drawn you some images. I hope you found some.

My husband and I just inherited 22 acres of farmland that just so happens to come with a 35 year old mini mare and a 4-5 year old mini jack (his gelding is scheduled for May 20)! We also picked up our ‘miniature’ Curly filly and celebrated her first birthday! Yay! The little 35 yo mare is really...

I’ve already got a 12-2 HH (50”) gelding I’m getting trained to drive, but our new mini will be here soon too. She’s too young to know exactly how tall she’ll be (dad is 41” & mom is smaller, but I’m not sure how much). However, we’re still in the market for a cart for the gelding I already own...

Here’s a better photo of our tent. The skis on the bottom are 3-4 2x6s bolted together. We did have some severe winds that skid the tent over about 10’, but it didn’t tip or hurt it. The little guy facing the camera is about 12-2 HH. The rear end you see belongs to our 13-2 HH mare. Our hair...

Here’s a photo of that mini (or his ‘brother’ mini) and the Belgian they lived with. That’s me with my 4 year old son holding the reins.