WHY A MINIATURE HORSE????????

     I MET MY FIRST MINIATURE HORSE IN 1990 AT THE CANFIELD FAIR IN

OHIO. THEY WERE TINY  WEANLINGS  IN ALL COLORS. THEY WERE OWNED

BY TOM WILSON. ,< OHIO BLOODLINES > LITTLE DID I KNOW HOW

FAMOUS HIS BLOODLINES WERE. MOST OF HIS MARES WERE SORRELS.

I TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT SOMEDAY I WAS GOING TO GET A MINIATURE

HORSE. AT THAT TIME THE WEANLINGS I SAW THERE WERE $2,500 & UP.

 I HAD A ARABIAN MARE AT THE TIME.  A FEW YEARS LATER I

BOUGHT A BEAUTIFUL ARABIAN GELDING TO KEEP MY MARE COMPANY.

AS TIME WENT ON, MY HEALTH DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO ENJOY RIDING.

 BUT THAT WAS OKAY. I TOOK MY HORSES FOR WALKS AND SAT

WITH THEM IN THE FIELD. AT THE AGE OF 31, MY ARABIAN MARE

CROSSED OVER THE RAINBOW BRIDGE IN THE YEAR 2000.  I DECICED  TO

GET MY FIRST MINI TO KEEP MY ARABIAN GELDING COMPANY. I BOUGHT A PRETTY

LITTLE SORREL PINTO MARE. TWO MONTHS LATER, SHE BLESSED US WITH A SHARP

BLUE-EYED MEDICINE HAT COLT. IT WAS THEN I DECIDED I WANTED

TO RAISE AND SHOW THESE LITTLE GEMS. THEY ARE LIKE POTATO CHIPS,

YOU CAN'T HAVE JUST ONE. SINCE MINIATURES AND BIG HORSES 

SHOULDN'T PASTURE TOGETHER,  I STARTED LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME

FOR MY ARABIAN. SELLING HIM WASN'T AN OPTION FOR ME , SINCE I

WOULD HAVE  NO SAY SO OVER  HIS LIFE IF HE WAS SOLD. I WAS LUCKY

ENOUGH TO FIND  THE PERFECT FAMILY TO LEASE HIM . HE IS DOING

GREAT AND BEING

SHOWN BY A  12 YEAR OLD YOUNG LADY.FOR 7 YEARS , I HAVE

BEEN LIVING MY DREAM OF SHOWING AND RAISING LITTLE ONES FOR

OTHERS TO LOVE. I CAREFULLY CHOSE MY LITTLE HERD OF 9 MARES AND 2

 STALLIONS. MY LITTLE NEIGHBOR GIRL AND I

SHARE THE OBSESSIVE LOVE FOR THE HORSES. MY HUSBAND IS

SUPPORTATIVE OF ME. HE  HELPS WITH THE HEAVY END OF CHORES

AND CLIPPING.AND BATHING. MY 2 BOYS  ARE VERY HELPFUL WITH THE

 HORSES TOO. ALL OF OUR FOALS ARE TRAINED TO LEAD, TIE AND HAVE

 GOOD MANERS BEFORE THEY LEAVE FOR  NEW HOMES. OUR LITTLE

HORSES LOVE BEING GROOMED AND SCRATCHED. SOMETIMES I TAKE A

CHAIR IN THE STALL. THEY COME OVER FOR LOTS OF LOVE AND

SCRATCHES. OUR ADULTS WILL FALL ASLEEP WITH THEIR HEADS IN MY

ARMS. AND THE LITTLE BABIES WANT TO CRAWL IN  MY LAP. THEY ARE

SO SWEET AND LOVING. THEY MAKE  ME FEEL  SO SPECIAL.

     IN  RECENT HISTORY, IT HAS BEEN TOLD THAT MINIATURES WERE

USED TO PULL HEAVY WAGONS IN  COAL  MINES.

LITTLE HORSES WERE VALUED  BECAUSE THEY COULD PULL 3 TIMES THEIR

WEIGHT. MINIATURE HORSES WERE BRED DOWN IN SIZE FROM OTHER

BREEDS, SUCH AS, SHETLAND, WELSH AND SEVERAL OTHERS.

     MANY PEOPLE ENJOY DRIVING THEIR MINIATURES . SOME HAVE

THEM  FOR THEIR VERY YOUNG, SMALL CHILDREN TO RIDE & LOVE.

OTHERS ENJOY USING  MINIS FOR THERAPY  ANIMALS, TAKING THEM

 TO NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS. MINIATURE HORSES HAVE A

WONDERFUL ABILITY TO RELATE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS

AND THEY CAN BE VERY GENTLE AND LOVING.

     THE MINIATURE HORSE IS A HEIGHT BREED. 

THE AMERICAN MINIATURE HORSE REGISTRY, <AMHR> RECOGNIZES

HORSES TO A MAXIMUM OF 38 INCHES. THE AMERICAN MINIATURE

HORSE ASSOCIATION. <AMHA>  ACCEPTS HORSES 34 IN. OR LESS.

     WHEN IT COMES TO SHOWING THE MINIATURE HORSE IN HALTER

CLASSES, THEY  ARE JUDGED ON THEIR CONFORMATION, STRAIGHT LEGS,

GOOD BITE, SHORT BACK, LONG HIGH- -SET NECK AND A PRETTY HEAD.

MINIATURES  COME IN  MANY TYPES , SUCH AS ARABIAN,

THOROUGHBRED, OUARTER HORSE  &  DRAFT.

      MINIATURES  REQUIRE THE SAME LEVEL OF CARE AS A BIG

HORSE. THEY DO EAT LESS BUT THEY DON'T LOVE LESS.

        IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT A MINIATURE WEARS SHOES. THEY NEED THEIR

 HOOVES  TRIMED EVERY 6 TO 8 WEEKS. THEY NEED TO HAVE A VISIT

FROM THE EQUINE DENTIST TOO.

     MINIS COME IN ALL COLORS AND PATTERNS, INCLUDING DAPPLE

GRAYS, APPALOOSAS, PINTOS AND SOLIDS OF ALL HORSE COLORS. WE

SPECIALIZE IN PINTOS. 

     MINIATURE HORSES ARE BECOMMING VERY POPULAR. 

BABY BOOMERS ESPECIALLY ARE TAKING TO THESE LITTLE HORSES. MINIS

DO NOT REQUIRE THE STRENGTH IT TAKES TO HANDLE THE LARGE

HORSES. AND CLEANING THEIR STALLS IS EASY AND THEY

EAT LESS. THESE SMALL HORSES  DO NOT REQUIRE AS MUCH LAND.

MINIS ARE BECOMMING MORE POPULAR WITH 4H .  LOTS OF CHILDREN

AND YOUNG ADULTS ENJOY SHOWING  MINIS IN 4 H. WE LOVE OUR

MINIS HERE AT CJMM. WE CAREFULLY TRY TO PLACE OUR FOALS IN

HOMES WITH LOVING & CARING   PEOPLE. I  HOPE OUR LITTLE ONES

 MAKE OTHERS FEEL AS   LOVED & NEEDED, AS  THEY HAVE  ME. WE

HOPE YOU  WILL MAKE   MINIATURE  HORSES A  PART OF YOUR LIFE.