I am now a Horse Person... Sorta.

10 September 2012, 07:25

N E 450 No2

My Mother in Law bought a minature horse, a pregnant female, and called the wife to ask if we would keep it on our place for her.

My wife was on the phone with her and looked at me in sorta of a shock,

and told me what she was asking, and I said sure. [I am tight with my Mother in Law, I get along with her better than her 5 daughters

]

So we went to get it today. We had an ATV trailer that has "walls" made of hog wire.

We did have a bit of a rodeo getting her "roped" and into the trailer. But once in the trailer she calmed down a bit. I rode with her in the trailer for about 20 miles or so and she did fine and we bonded pretty good, I fed her some carrots while en route. She actually did real good in the trailer, and I was not injured or Killed.

Nor did I have to hurt her.

[Sorry could not resist]

Once on our place we put her in what we call the barn pasture, and she remained calm, and was very friendly even to my Stray Dog...

She seems to like the Dog...

She met the 4 Llamas and the 5 Burros through the fence and every thing seemed to go OK.

We will keep her seperate for a few days and gradually put her with the others, being sure they all get along...

So I am now a Horse person Sorta... "Sorta" because I do not actually own it, and it is not a "real" horse.

But she seems sweet, and the new baby colt due in November we were told should be fun.

10 September 2012, 21:34

daniel77

Congrats on joining our world. I will caution you to make sure that it remains respectful. People have a tendency to take it too easy on minis cause they are small and cute. They can become lil monsters. I know a bunch of farriers who wont touch the lil suckers.

10 September 2012, 23:56

N E 450 No2

Thanks for the info.

We do maintain a "tight ship" on our animals, and do not allow them to be biters, kickers etc.

18 January 2013, 04:39

Atkinson

You know you could add that to your list of exotics like you did the big monkey!! Sorry folks that's an insider joke...

06 February 2013, 06:51

N E 450 No2

Well an update is in order.

Her name is Penny, so I call her Penny Pony.

She is still friendly with me, but she is kinda "bighty" toward everybody else, especially Rusty the Wonder Dog.

I think that might be because she is PG, as the burros were the same way, till they had their babies...

06 February 2013, 09:09

twoseventy

So, no baby miniature horse in November?

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06 February 2013, 09:24

N E 450 No2

Not yet...

06 February 2013, 13:26

Crazyhorseconsulting

My boss has 11 equines total, 8 horses and 3 mules and with the exception of one, about 90% of the time I would like to shoot the others.

They are interesting creatures at times and at others they are a pure pain. I just never have been a horse person.

07 February 2013, 08:57

artshaw

Love our horses but never forget:

"When a horse looks at you, all he/she sees is a feedbag with legs."

08 February 2013, 05:52

Grizzly Adams

Someone I know, once referred to Miniature horses as "lawn ornaments".

Only equine you can truck around in a station wagon. Point that out cause I once went to a mixed breed show and some guy drove up with a couple in the back of his station wagon. From my perspective, Make good bear bait, at least according to the local Grizzlies. Friend moved to a quarter near by and had a Grizz sitting on her sewer pump out. Fish cop suggested to her, you might not want to raise Minnies around here.

Grizz