printed from the Miniature Horse Forum - submited by: "Ronnie" from Trotting C Farm
To induce labor in a mare - Take a nap.
To cure equine constipation - Load them in a clean trailer.
To cure equine insomnia - Take them in a halter class.
To get a horse to stay very calm and laid back - Enter them in a liberty class.
To get a horse to wash their own feet - Clean the water trough and fill it with fresh water.
To get a mare to come in heat - Take her to a show.
To get a mare in foal the first cover - Let the wrong stallion get out of his stall.
To make sure that a mare has that beautiful, perfectly marked foal you always wanted - Sell her before she foals.
To get a show horse to set up perfect and really stretch - Get him out late at night or anytime no one is a round to see him.
To induce a cold snap in the weather - Clip a horse.
To make it rain - Mow a field of hay.
To make a small fortune in the horse business - Start with a large one.
Yes, that is the way it happens. It reminded me of this taken from a post by Ronnie Clifton several years ago. If you haven't seen it before, check ou the LB Info pages, so much stuff there thats not only helpful but fun to read.
As for the filly, she is really cute. Congrats to the new owner.
