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Very pretty, that name really suits her.

I did not mean that he was not worth protecting, it just sounds like he already has good manners and is easy to handle, so going through the trouble isn't necessary. In a pinch, you can make a wall of hay or straw bales for the minis to meet each other to prevent kicking.

Last foal of the season. BZB Sophia our mini spotted jenny delivered a lovely grey jack. Poor momma prolapsed, but our fabulous large animal vet got her fixed up. Fingers crossed she makes a full recovery. With the foaling season that we've been having, it's a wonder we've survived (I must have...

I have bought all kinds of hardware from Outfitters Supply in Montana. I looked at their website and they do have metal keepers. In a pinch, you could rob a leather one from another piece of tack, or as suggested, use electrical tape until your replacement arrives.

In my opinion, your best bet is to enlist the help of one of your horse savvy friends to hold one of the two while you hold the other to introduce them. If he is a gentleman, he should be polite and respectfully advance on her and if she is at all ready, then she most likely accept his advance...

My Buckskin mare "Mng Mist Dezigner Lace:" delivered a pinto filly this morning. Filly is sired by "HTF Kiss My Thistle " pictured jumping.

I think you are off to a great start, and I doubt you will "destroy" any horse with your handling as you are concerned about it. It is the people who are truly clueless and not concerned about behavior modification that ruin horses. It sounds like you have a plan and a good pool of resources to...

I am so very sorry for your loss. Please do not beat yourself up over this, I know it is heartbreaking, but you really did do everything in your power to try to save him.

If I remember correctly, he made each stall 4ft wide and 6ft long. The minis can turn around in them, but they aren't big enough for long term stabling. He built them in a hurry to accommodate overflow in the stable to safely contain stallions. They are completely portable, he picks them up with...

Along the lines on what Chanda suggested, I couldn't find any mini sized magnetic therapy boots, so I bought some magnetic beads from the guy at the fair who sells the magnetic therapy jewellery and stitched them into my neoprene splint boots and bell boots that I got from national bridle shop.

Those are mine, lol. My husband built them for me when I was keeping horses at my father's house when our barn was full. It is definitely safer to keep a space in between fence lines, otherwise horses can nip at eachother through the fence and are more tempted to climb the fence. The easiest...

If you do decide to get a stallion, it would be a very good idea to set up a seperate paddock with extremely well-build fence to keep him contained. The fence should be tall enough that he cannot jump over, solid enough that he cannot bend it over, break through it or climb it and it should be...

I agree with miniv, when on the lead and in your space, this is a big problem. It may not seem huge now, but when full grown, this could become catastrophic. In the pasture by herself, this is okay play, all of mine do this, and when rearing or pawing momma, they get diciplined by her and you...

I am so sorry to hear about your little chick. That is very disappointing. Nature can be cruel sometimes.

Once an egg eater....always an egg eater. I cull these birds from my flock before they destroy the whole clutch every day. I have heard many theories on the reasoning from lack of calcium to boredom. Giving them space to roam and lots of things to scratch at/occupy them may deter it, but often...

So very sorry for your loss. We lost our buckskin colt to colic in the fourth, very heartbreaking.

Love the pic of momma and biddie, so cute. Sorry she abandoned the others, always disappointing. They can take a few days longer to hatch sometimes depending upon temperature , don't give up just yet. Do you have anyone else to stick them under? Can you candle them? I cannot resist opening the...

Thank you Ryan, that means a lot. It has been a rough couple of weeks, my father in law just lost his Belgian mare and he is taking it real hard. The buckskin mare that my husband bought me for our anniversary last year is due any day now so I have that to look forward to. Thank you Ryan, that...

In my opinion..."safe" is a relative term. If the product label says it is safe for/ intended for use in foals then there probably will not be an adverse reaction (like putting flea prevention meant for 100#dog on a cat kind of terrible reaction), however in my experience, deworming a foal at...

Congratulations! This job sounds like a perfect fit for you! They are lucky to have your talent.