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Good for you,Romewhip!! How times have changed! Back in the '70s, when we showed every year at the NM State Fair, driving up from 80 miles away…my 'horsey'friend from our town and her kids, and I with mine(at least after they got old enough), would stay in some '40s-era motels on East Central...

I'll watch the equestrian events in the summer Olympics, but don't watch any part of the winter ones…in fact, I 'suffer' through the over-two-weeks of reruns on most of my favorite TV due to no one wanting to try to 'compete' for the viewership….:-( !! Thanks goodness for the few shows that I...

With wooden shafts, it is SOMETIMES(NOT in every case!) possible to cut the shafts off, but they should be cut off from the BACK, not the FRONT. This would mean removing them, having to reposition the crossmember(that curved 'bar' that joins them just in front of the basket; sorry, the correct...

To check the balance,the person who will be driving it should climb in WHILE ANOTHER PERSON STANDS BETWEEN THE SHAFTS and holds them right where they would rest in the tug loops.That person should be able to hold up the shafts with little effort, because if balanced, there will be only a pound...

I agree with Jane and Minimor. I have been 'at this' for over 62 years; will NEVER understand why people are in such a HURRY to get into 'serious' work…and having a bit in the mouth is that, IMO…with animals that are immature in both mind and body. There are numerous equine disciplines, more so...

The Circus wagon group that included two minis pulling singly was Michelle McFarlane of Scripps Miramar, Pinto Saddlebreds. Her mother was Ellen Scripps Davis. They used to come and show the Saddlebreds at our State Fair; in recent years, she put together the Circus wagon group, and has been in...

I feed Nutrena's 'Empower Balance', which is a ration balancer, and I am very satisfied with it. My horses get a mainly grass forage diet, with a bit of alfalfa once daily, along with the minimal amount of Empower, per feeding instructions, and stabilized ground flax, with some very wet soaked...

We used cattle panels for some smaller 'runs'. Wooden posts where two panels would meet, no overlap, used staples to fasten to wood posts. T posts in between, minimum of 8' apart, 4' even better if fencing smaller spaces or containing more, or young, fractious horses. We had lots of those wire...

I believe Thanksgiving is as late in Nov. as it can EVER be, this year …probably one reason businesses are opening on the holiday, offering 'Black Friday'type deals well BEFORE Thanksgiving, and doing all sorts of add'n. things to get people BUYING before that day…because as we all know, it's...

Joint ill was my first thought also…I have no personal experience w/ it; just recalling what I have read and heard over time. I would definitely second getting a second opinion ASAP, if possible from a verifiably EXPERT equine vet. Best wishes for a good result for this baby, Margo

Susan, hope you'll share what you find out with all of us here; I think it would be very helpful!! Thanks, Margo

Agree, it appears your cart IS too small for that horse(perhaps you can find a buyer for it who wants to drive a smaller mini?) Also agree about harness adjustments needing some 'tweaking'. It might help in teaching the horse to stand quietly to keep your halter on under(or over, whichever way...

I agree w/ Disneyhorse; you will almost certainly need some sort of harness to support and stabilize a bun bag. I am thinking you might be able to use a 'stripped down' version consisting of a harness saddle, a backstrap and perhaps a breeching, attached forward to the sides of the saddle's...

I like your idea, Susanne....and such a thing should give you a possible way to identify a dog/dogs if necessary, despite possible owner protests of the dog's innocence. Margo

I no longer breed miniatures, and no longer have breeding age mares, nor any stallions...but when I did, and had one dwarf born, I completely removed sire and dam from my breeding program,giving both to a boys/girls' ranch who didn't 'do' breeding,along w/ a normal filly by the stallion....all...

I am happy with my current program of grass hay, beardless wheat hay, a portion of alfalfa once daily, and Nutrena's 'Empower' ration balancer for grass formula, along w/ once daily stabilized ground flax and soaked beet pulp pellets. Since my 31 YO mare can't chew hay and won't touch soaked hay...

Reignmaker is right on target in her reply!

I made it through the entire 'Breaking Bad' marathon; ended up having to tape the last episode but was able to watch it later that night by staying up a bit later than usual! I thought it was handled well; not as much 'action' in a few of the episodes leading up to the finale, but to justify the...

I went through early menopause(it's genetic);at one point, a very knowledgeable nurse practitioner recommended Black Cohosh....though I probably had the world's easiest menopause, so didn't feel the need for anything,and didn't try it, it came well-recommended, and seems like a good thing to try.

Susan, if what I've read and heard are true, you wouldn't like what is happening in the QH halter ring nowadays. Still shown square, yes...but beyond that...some horrid stuff. Look around on the internet, see what you find about things like 'chain in the mouth/under the upper lip' and 'shanking'...