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And if I tell the horse "over" exactly what am I expecting her to do? Step over something or move over or what? Sorry, I am sure that is a very stupid question, but I have no idea.

THANKS!!! This is exactly the beginnings I am looking for. I like the "quit" command. I had never thought of that one. That will be a good one to use. THANKS!!!

Well, some of you may have followed my story in this thread: We will be going in just a couple of days to pick up our first mini, eh, first horse EVER!!! We don't even know where to begin as far as training. We are comfortable with the needs of the horse to take care of it and provide the...

THANKS for all of the offers. I don't think we are quite up to traveling to Quebec and going through all of the red tape I am sure there probably is to bring a horse in to the States!!! We have found a 6 year old mare that has been with a family that has 3 boys, 11, 9 and 3. This mare is led...

I will be following this thread also. I don't have an answer, but we are on the edge of getting our first mini and we are wondering what a good process would be for cleaning out the stable. We are planning on having a bucket just outside of the stalls and then take that out when it is getting...

Hubby and I are looking for our first mini. We don't have a livestock trailer and will be borrowing one from a friend. But in the mean time that has got me thinking.........I wonder how other people haul their minis if they don't have a trailer available to borrow. I have seen photos on the...

MindyLee, don't tell me Michigan is too far away, we have already traveled to Missouri and Wisconsin to look at the others. If you don't mind, send me a PM and let me know what you have. THANKS

THANKS Everyone for the encouragement and information. We are leaning on our friends who have big horses and they always say "I don't have minis, but......." and we assure them that minis are very similar in care, but have some differences. If you all want to have a good laugh you can laugh at...

I don't want this to become a debate thread. I am reading and learning from all of the posts you have put here for me. I admit, I don't like some of the answers, but I am still learning from them. We are out of the deal with the stallion. We walked away from a 2 year old female as she was...

We have purchased 3 or 4 books and are learning as much as we can. We have never had a horse before. Big or mini. We have joined a club but most of the members are not in our neck of the woods. We do know of a mini horse farm that is about an hour or so away. We have spoken with them at the...

Thank you all for your responses. I reached out to the current owner and explained that we would need the transfer paperwork and asked them to reach out to the prior owners to get copies of it if necessary. When we met and saw the horse we loved him and felt comfortable with him so we left a...

WOW.....that was fast. Thank you so much. The only paperwork that the current owner showed us was the certificates that have the raised seals on them. Is there a way to get another copy of the transfer paperwork? I am sure.they don't have it. The horse had a coggins test before they got him...

I didn't see an introduction thread where new members go to introduce themselves, so please move this thread if need be. Long story short, we have a special needs daughter that is 7 years old. Like any 7 year old girl she loves horses. We have been trying to find a hobby that would suit her...

This is my first post. I had to join to try and help name this little beauty. When I looked at the photo the first thing that came to mind was "Oreo". FigTree Lodge Lil' Oreo I have never named a horse before. I don't even own a horse..........yet. We are looking in to getting a mini. But...