I don't know what it is about European miniatures but I am able to distinguish that they aren't American without reading your post, lol. Especially the foals!
Annnnddddd.....I LOVE them! I don't know what it is but I like your minis more than the American breds minis.
Here's one of our recently euthanized stallion. He is ultra-large Shetland @ 45.25" tall BUT his first Shetland daughter for us is mature at 37" at the withers and we are looking to hardship her into AMHR before the end of December (I'll do her's 2nd)...
AJ as a foal w/ his dam:
and the last photo of him before he was euthanized at 20 yrs of age:
This is our first "AJ" daughter - out of a "Montana's" bred mare that was pretty small and kept all 3 of her resulting foals really small. This mare has produced 3 foals and is in foal w/ her 4th. The first one I was told stayed under 40" but they didn't really measure so don't know... The two that I have now are sired by a 40" shetland stallion and will both hardship AMHR. I'm wondering if the 40" stallion would measure in...
Stuffy - born May 96
Notice she was born the same day as her sire - 4 yrs later, LOL!
and ground driving in work harness for the first time single and as a pair. They haven't been hitched together yet...
And here is Stuffy's 2010 son. Cupid will be 3 in February and currently stands 36" at the withers... Cute gelding!
long yearling:
Early 2 yr old - dancin' w/ farrier:
He does basic lounging and circle driving. Next step is to start him in harness and then next spring, I'll body clip him and picture him in harness... He is our first "AJ" grand son and this young man makes my heart go "pitter-patter" even tho he's not a mare (I LOVE mares...even when not breeding).