Classic K Miniatures thread. pics and updates on my mini's

[cassie]

haha

sorry girls been so involved with everyone else didn't realise you had all written here LOL naughty Cassie

Finn is doing SOOO well!!! I love my little man SOO much!!

he is the perfect little first foal! so loving and kind! he doesn't act coltish much at all anymore! even though the deed hasn't been done yet LOL half tempted not to geld him yet LOL but no it needs to be done so the sooner the better! he is SOO fluffy! lol cutie little man!

I have put Suzie and Finn in with Smartie and he absoloutly loves Finn!! (they got in by accident and Finn was happily following Smartie around

The other day, Finn was lying down asleep under a tree and Smartie was standing guard just next to him! wish I had my camera with me, but I did take some pics the other day of ty them all together I'll upload them later tonight!

Penny is still at Camerons house... I think he loves her LOL he doesn't want to give her back LOL I msgd him the other day asking if her feet need doing as the others need theirs done and said that I'll come pick her up if she does and he said "no she is fine she can wait till next time, her and squirt (the mum) lie down together under the tree LOL"

I don't know if I will be able to get her back LOL

Thanks for asking about my little chunky muffin man! he is the love of my life LOL and even if he is nothing amazingly special to look at he is SOO special to me!

 

[Eagle]

Cassie I won't give you a lecture but you know how I feel about big horses and minis especially an annoying colt. Please be careful cos all it takes is one playful kick in the head and bye bye Finn.

 

[cassie]

Cassie I won't give you a lecture but you know how I feel about big horses and minis especially an annoying colt. Please be careful cos all it takes is one playful kick in the head and bye bye Finn.

Thanks Renee

I am being very careful

they are not out with him 24/7 and mainly only out there when I can watch the are in a large paddock and Suzie watches Smartie very closely and gets cranky at him if he gets too naughty lol I won't have Finn out with Smartie alone, as you say its not worth the risk.

They go into their own paddock at night and when I can't watch but they enjoy being out in the big paddock with Smartie, generally they eat the LONG grass lol and Smartie loves having companions

Thanks for the advice

 

[cassie]

some piccies from the other day for you

Finnley LOVES Kingston LOL

 

[cassie]

we just found out we have had our first fall of snow for the season yippee

of course far away from us but still its exciting

certainly cold enough brrr

Suzie mumma loving the grass

what a cheeky face lol

thought you might like to see how those two drawing turned out

Renee loved them, and kept showing them to everyone hehe

glad they both turned out pretty good lol

sorry for the reflection of the pic was running out of time n my camera died just after (of course lol)

 

[cassie]

woops sorry heres the other pic LOL

ok for some reason the pic doesn't want to load. sorry will have to do it another time, I think maybe the boys are on the net and slowing it down... will try to repost the pic in the morning... its less then 1mb should load easily but isn't sorry.

 

[Eagle]

Ok we will wait

They look great Cassie, is Finn a little on the fat side? what is eating other than milk and grass?

 

[cassie]

haha yeah he is a bit fat! he has decided that mummas food is good to eat! he hogs Suzie's food a bit thinking that maybe I should put Suzie's feed up a bit higher on the fence so he can't reach? what do you think? he has also got about 3 inches of FLUFF all over him lol which doesn't help the matter but he is a little fat. I'm going to be getting him gelded and weaning him in the next month so I'm guessing that will help.

headed to bed now night everyone

 

[Eagle]

night sweetie

 

[AnnaC]

Love the pics Cassie, they are all looking great, if a little on the portly side!! I'm not sure that with the amount of grass you have at the moment and their hay, they should be getting any extra food? I know you like to 'look after' your children, but please be careful - if Finn is going to be gelded in a few weeks he needs to be fit rather than fat to cope with a GA, plus, did you post elsewhere that you have been trying to lunge Suzie to get her a bit fitter, but you are finding that she is lazy and uninterested?? She needs to lose some weight Cassie before starting work. If you want to feed both of them something then find a straight balancer which will just give them the vital vitamins and minerals and not extra 'bulk' - a cupful for Suzie and half for Finn will be fine.

I know my girls are mostly pretty fat, but they do lead more 'natural' lives than a lot of minis. Since Xmas they have been slowly using up their fat 'reserves' just as wild horses would do, and they are now down naturally to a sensible healthy weight ready to start all over again as the Spring grass begins to grow. They are now running some 38 acres of fields with open gates, continually walking searching for grazing, eating down all the rushes and rough areas that they have so far ignored. I watch them carefully and 'pull out' those that I feel might be starting to lose a bit more than I like and put them in with my oldies who do have access to good grass and free choice hay. But I know my girls are feeling good - even those expecting babies in July - because at least once a day they set off for a mad race and chase around their fields, zooming from field to field at a rate of knots and at the end of it all they are barely puffing!!

I know you are moving into your winter months and obviously dont want them to lose too much weight at this time of year, but please be careful and watch them carefully? .

OK, here endeth the lesson! LOL!!

((((HUGS))))

 

[MeganH]

I have been trying to post on here for a while but keep getting interrupted and never getting to finish.

Finn has gotten so big! I love his sweet face. He looks like he is scheming to get into trouble all the time like Ricky does lol.

 

[cassie]

lol he looks big Megan but really is still only 28" tall hehe, wide yes he is big tall he is little LOL he is actually a very good boy

he loves playing with Kingston but is very well behaved to me now. hardly ever bites me and hasn't reared up on me in months I'm so proud of him!! just have to concentrate on the halter lessons which he is slowly getting the hang of typical boy lol

thanks for the advice Anna,

Suzie is doing well I"m not worried about her weight at the moment, I have just started transferring them onto a new diet called Formula 3 it is a good show conditioning feed and already Suzie has started losing that tummy and gaining some top line. usually they go into a paddock where there is hardly any grass at night and out into their nice paddock during the day but I have left them in their night paddock today and will let them into the grass for a few hours this arvo. I usually give them a small biscuit of hay for the both of them at night a long with their feed, and I was thinking I might start giving Finn his own feed bowl. that might help. what do you all think?

we have HEAPS of grass at the moment thats the reason why they aren't out in the paddock 24/7 or they wouldn't be able to move!

Anna the reason why I haven't just got them on grass as Suzie loses condition really fast! she has a fat tummy but you can feel her ribs on top which I hate. with her getting the little bit of feed at night and grass during the day she still has a little bit big tummy but has that nice topline that I love.

I'll take some pics of her and Finn in their night paddock when I go home for lunch and you can all see what you think.

how long until colts are able to reproduce? I'm just wondering if I should maybe concentrate on getting Finn's weight down and get him gelded later? should I geld him before I wean him? or is it ok for me to wean him off now?

sorry for all the questions, I guess its good for me to ask the questions I have been thinking in my head for a while os I can do something about them lol will take some better pictures at lunch and you can see what you all think if you don't mind

 

[Sandy B]

He is so cute Cassie and I love momma! She is such a gorgeous color!

 

[cassie]

he turned 6 months last weekend

I took some pics when I let them out at lunch time Finn had a great time running around chasing poor Kingston and bucking and carrying on! he even bit King!

was so funny though he sure isn't scared of him lol its the other way round now I think.

will try upload them tonight... but it may not happen as... Renee your going to hate me for this.... but guess what night it is!!!!

DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 2 NIGHT!!!! I'm going to make Lemon Pudding for Dessert as it is freezing here lol brr

I'll try post the pics while its cooking

they are funny LOL

 

[cassie]

Thank you Sandy

they are both in winter fluff at the moment. usually she looks like this

 

[LittleRibbie]

Hi Cassie and Good Morning Diane, Finally a few quick minutes to myself!!! Cassie, Finn is just darling and I loved watching his little videos. Dont feel bad as Cam is being weaned only this week....bad i know but have had zero free time and I wanted to be here for safety sake the first day or 2. Hes getting better but just really wanted a little milk with his cereal the first couple days.....Its been worse for me because i hate hearing him call for his Momma. Finn is the same color as Cam...deep rich color bay. Cam looks like hes got a tubby tummy but I have to get Skiffs help to clip his belly. He actually looks better than I thought he would...just need to finish his tummy to see where we really need to work on feeding program.

Well I have till the end of the month and then school will be closed, along with our snack bars and I will have lots more time to get on and chat. miss you all lots and hope all is well.Diane, prayers still heading out for your daughter.

 

[Eagle]

Heidi is coming back

Boy have we missed you

I watch Cam sometimes and he is getting so big.

Cassie I personally would take them off food if they have so much grass, it isn't healthy for foals to be chubby, it is like children

My girls only get hard food in the last trimester and four months of milking unless I have lush grass then I will stop hard food after 3 months. They can have some hard food if it snows and they have to stay in the stables cos they don't keep as warm when they are standing still. If you can geld him soon I would do it and then wean him cos it would be less stressful, once you have penny back you can wean him and put Finn with her for a month or so before returning them to Suzie.

I am not going to even mention your Lemon pudding and TV night

 

[LittleBittyBritches]

Cassie, Finn is adorable! Its funny how all that fuzz makes them look even bigger. We had a mare, that we never clipped, and always thought she was so fat, and our biggest one. We clipped her this year, and wow! She looked small! I couldnt believe it was the same mare! So glad you are having such a great time with Finn! You can tell he has a good "grandma"! Hehe

 

[LittleBittyBritches]

We just put a mineral block out in each pasture with ours.

 

[cassie]

Hi Cassie and Good Morning Diane, Finally a few quick minutes to myself!!! Cassie, Finn is just darling and I loved watching his little videos. Dont feel bad as Cam is being weaned only this week....bad i know but have had zero free time and I wanted to be here for safety sake the first day or 2. Hes getting better but just really wanted a little milk with his cereal the first couple days.....Its been worse for me because i hate hearing him call for his Momma. Finn is the same color as Cam...deep rich color bay. Cam looks like hes got a tubby tummy but I have to get Skiffs help to clip his belly. He actually looks better than I thought he would...just need to finish his tummy to see where we really need to work on feeding program.

Well I have till the end of the month and then school will be closed, along with our snack bars and I will have lots more time to get on and chat. miss you all lots and hope all is well.Diane, prayers still heading out for your daughter.

YAY Heidi!! I have missed you so much!! thank you for stopping by!! would love to see some piccies of Cam

if you don't mind ?? PLEASE!!! I check in on them every now and then he is so big and gorgeous! any plans on more foals for you guys?

has Cam been gelded yet? just wondering how he went if he has been?

Finn will be gelded soon.... lol if I can make myself do it! lol

so glad to see you around!!! please check in more often and I'm more then happy for you to hijack my thread if you like

Heidi is coming back

Boy have we missed you

I watch Cam sometimes and he is getting so big.

Cassie I personally would take them off food if they have so much grass, it isn't healthy for foals to be chubby, it is like children

My girls only get hard food in the last trimester and four months of milking unless I have lush grass then I will stop hard food after 3 months. They can have some hard food if it snows and they have to stay in the stables cos they don't keep as warm when they are standing still. If you can geld him soon I would do it and then wean him cos it would be less stressful, once you have penny back you can wean him and put Finn with her for a month or so before returning them to Suzie.

I am not going to even mention your Lemon pudding and TV night

I tried distracting Finn while Suzie ate her dinner but it didn't work lol he is strong when he wants to be LOL

I'm going to post the pics of both of them this afternoon, and can you all tell me if you think it would be ok for me to geld him with his current weight? I want to geld him soon so I can wean him, but Anna said I shouldn't geld him if he is to fat. so if you could take a look when I post them and see what you think for me please??

I want to get Suzie into show condition so thats the reason she is on feed at the moment, the sooner I get Finn gelded and weaned the better

So I will upload the photos shotly.

hehe it was brilliant, except.... we have finished season 2!!!!!

Titanic will be sarting on Sunday so thats ok, but wow what a cliff hanger!!

I wonder if you guys could pray for me at the moment? I've got my excema back REALLY bad on my hands! I have to wear gloves all the time and its so sore and gross they are really swollen and it hurts even to move my fingers to type. I have an appointment to see a naturpath on Tuesday so hoping she will tell me what it is thats causing this, I'm stocked up on pain meds and mum has just got me some antibiotics but I'm meant to be working the weekend at the vets both Saturday and Sunday, and with my hands how they are I don't know how I will be able to handle it!!

so your prayers are appreciated at the moment.

Thanks

Cassie, Finn is adorable! Its funny how all that fuzz makes them look even bigger. We had a mare, that we never clipped, and always thought she was so fat, and our biggest one. We clipped her this year, and wow! She looked small! I couldnt believe it was the same mare! So glad you are having such a great time with Finn! You can tell he has a good "grandma"! Hehe

Thanks Kara

I love my little man so much!! he has two dark blue eyes and I love going out there in the morning and seeing the blue shine in the sun hehe

yeah I'm kinda wanting to clip him again so we can see if he really is FAT or if its just fluff... last time we did it the change was amazing.

here are some before and after pics.



lol and that was in the middle of summer!!!!! I know he is overweight but I wonder how much (weight) he would lose if I clipped him again....

would have to rug him up all winter I suppose.... lol hmmm