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Ohh goody, a subject that is near and dear to my heart. In case you haven't noticed through my references to my wife I am, indeed, a card-carrying lesbian. I must say that I am surprised that the attitudes on this forum regarding this subject are as positive as they are. Some of the political...

Oh my gosh I was looking for the same sort of bit! My little mare has a double jointed half-cheek snaffle but I have been searching off and on for an eggbutt version forever, it seems! I found one in pony size, but she is a big mini. I have been wondering if there is one for minis!

I went looking through my old crockpot recipes and found another one that I no longer use, but was a huge hit when I first started using my crockpot. (I'm 90% vegetarian now) Put 1 lb of chicken breasts (whole) into the bottom of your crockpot and cover with a mixture of instant spaghetti...

I love my cockpot! I got it as a gift when I moved into my first apartment (where I still am) with my wife and I use it all the time! One of my favorite easy/cheap dishes is Potatoes Alfredo. Slice up potatoes and layer them in the crock pot with sliced, sauteed onions (you can leave the...

I used to add bran to my horses grain at night during the coldest part of the winter, but I eventually heard from several sources that it really wasn't so good for them. Now I add beet pulp and hot soak the whole thing - it still accomplishes my goal (give them a hot meal) but is a bit...

What we like to do is wait for the spring grass to grow in and start to mature (which happens early here) Then we mow the pasture, wait a week, and put the horses out on it. If my mare were a very easy keeper, or showed signs of insulin resistance, I would put a muzzle on her for turnout and...

I got one from weaver like http://www.horseloverz.com/Weaver-Grazing-Muzzle-with-Crown-pr-478447.html that for her. I had to order an x-small as she was just a few months old when she arrived, I'm not sure what size she would wear now. I couldn't find one to purchase in person (I had...

If your horse is on a drylot they shouldn't need a muzzle as there is no grass for them to eat as it is. A grazing muzzle is used when you want to turn your horse out onto a nice lush grassy pasture. As for how long it truly depends on your horse and the type of pasture but I would start with...

Oh girl don't get me started on the new Hibachi shop! I can't believe you are so close, I always feel like there are no mini people to hang with in the area! I am just a mile or so from Kipling, so I'm on the outside of Fuquay. I keep my ponykins in Duncan though! I'm glad you can relax a...

/back to stalker mode. You mare is so much more shed out than mine and we are in the same general area! I'm quite jealous of that! RE: the feet, I wouldn't worry about it. There have been times that due to conflicting work schedules our mare's feet just did not get done, and either did the...

Having had both mares and geldings, and having trained and ridden several of both, I have to say that I've never noticed a gelding tended to be a more easy keeper. If anything i'd have that problem more with mares! As far as showing I honestly would prefer a gelding. They are just so much...

I have the opposite problem! I lost track of my seller! I used to email her monthly, sometimes more, to tell her how we were doing with our baby and how great she was. Well before the mare's first birthday she stopped returning my emails and I noticed her website was taken down. I've seen...

Weaver makes some nice thin, round leadlines, specifically for minis. I was lucky enough to find mine at a local tack store which started carrying mini tack

In the past I have kept my mini in the Red Brand fencing (topped with a strand of electric as the pasture was for large horses) and she did well in it. She has been kept in chain link (when we fell on hard times she was in my mom's back yard haha) and now is in two strands of electric wire. 4...

My first thought was varnish as well Pretty mare!

I went through and thoroughly researched my mares pedigree before I bought her, and based off of what I could find in the studbook her sire's grandsire (Bluebell Hollow's Cherokee Raindrop) and great-grandsire (Hobby Horses Little Cherokee) are both appaloosa. I could not really find any other...

I don't believe she carries sabino, though it may be possible. Besides the roaning and small belly spots she has only a small star. Her dam and sire were both overo, and the appy is on the dams side.

She will be 3 years old on April 26th! Each year the white extends a little further or gets a bit heavier, so I have been wondering if she would spot out. Imagine my surprise when she appeared to do just that! She does not have mottled skin on her eyes or lips. Her udder is a little spotty...

So when we first bought out mare she was rather black, and with some time turned into an almost smokey black shade.. and finally she is bay. No problem man, I love bays! Her first winter we noticed she had a paint spot underneath her chest. The second spring we noticed she had some white...

The sole is normal, and a horses hoof should have a slightly cupped shape to it. Just be extra sure that you really get all of the crevices clean; as the hoof gets taller (and therefor deeper) before a trim it gets harder to keep the whole thing clean and then you have another case of thrush on...