Horses!!!!!!!!

[Varglet]

I believe the cops are giving the owners a chance to take proper care of their horses, since they have not been taken away yet and they have been feeding them more, though nothing all that nutritious. I was giving the other horse some of the taller grass next to the house, and momma noticed what was going on, so she came over and stayed close enough for me to give her some and take a couple pics. She gets nervous if someone is within 5 feet of her, so I gave her the grass then took a few steps back for pics, then left her alone, so she gets used to the fact that I'm not a threat.





And the other horse, for comparison. I thought I took a closer and better pic, but apparently not.


I also noticed brown horse has been getting hurt in the same place repeatedly, though I couldn't say how.

 

[SternRose]

Have they been riding them..., I hate it when people do it to skinny abused horses.

 

[ilovemypeeps]

Wow, everyone's horses are very pretty! I have three equines. A bay miniature gelding, Spirit, a golden miniature mare, Goldie and a Section A Welsh Pony, Romeo.

Here's my Romeo, almost exactly a year ago, when I bought him.

Goldie, she's in her early twenties now.

Spirit, my handsome boy, taking a snooze.

 

[flockofbantams]

Wow, everyone's horses are very pretty! I have three equines. A bay miniature gelding, Spirit, a golden miniature mare, Goldie and a Section A Welsh Pony, Romeo. Here's my Romeo, almost exactly a year ago, when I bought him. Goldie, she's in her early twenties now. Spirit, my handsome boy, taking a snooze.

Adorable!!!!! All of them!!!!

 

[SternRose]

I want a mini sooo bad!!! But the barn I'm going to breeds minis, so I have a price and breeder. $200 for a colt foal. Cheap and he comes with papers.

 

[Bunnylady]

I want a mini sooo bad!!! But the barn I'm going to breeds minis, so I have a price and breeder. $200 for a colt foal. Cheap and he comes with papers.

Just a word about miniature horse "papers." There are two registries (AMHA and AMHR) that hold lots of shows, have status and whose registrations are generally seen as adding value to a mini. There is another, WCMHR, that does have a few shows in my area, but to a lot of miniature horse fanciers, WCMHR registration is considered to have about the same value as a placemat. Gold Seal registration is a cruel joke, plain and simple.

If a breeder filed a stallion report in a timely manner, when a foal is born to a pair of registered horses, the foal can be temporarily registered with the appropriate registry. If that foal is sold to a person who is a member of the registry, then the foal's papers can be transferred to the new owner. The only time papers get transferred is if the person is a member of the registry. If the owner isn't a member, the papers are void.

When the foal reaches a certain age (it varies with the registry, but it is about 3 to 5 years old), the foal's temporary registration expires, and it needs to be measured by an official and certified as being within the height limits of the registry (under 34" for AMHA, less than 38" for AMHR). At that time, permanent papers can be applied for. I believe I've heard that if the horse isn't brought permanent within a certain time period (I think it's 2 years after its birthday), it ceases to be eligible for registration.

Any time a mini changes hands, the registry must be notified, and a fee must be paid to get the papers transferred into the name of the new owner (provided that the owner is a member in good standing of the registry). This whole business can get pretty time consuming and complicated, and a lot of minis registrations get lost as the mini changes hands.

 

[SternRose]

Papers don't matter to me he'll be gelded. Lol.

 

[flockofbantams]

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I'm the same way! Posers don't matter to me either. I just love having them as pets!!!!
But done prople want the papers and that's fine too.

 

[Bunnylady]

Mine are all female, and I have no intention of breeding any of them, ever, so papers don't mean anything to me in that respect either. But if someone wants to show a horse in any discipline, it has to be registered with the appropriate registry. Even some county fairs want some kind of registration (I've heard of people whose horses have Pinto registration for this reason).

 

[res]

I also noticed brown horse has been getting hurt in the same place repeatedly, though I couldn't say how.

The picture isn't very clear as to where on the horse these scrapes are. It sorta looks like it is on the forehead???? If so, and really, no matter where the location, they sure appear to be superficial wounds that will heal just fine on their own. The black ones are likely already healing or healed. It can take a while for hair to grow back.

Horses are notorious for finding silly ways to injure themselves. People joke that a horse could hurt itself in a padded room.

I would not get upset about these wounds or think they were any cause for concern - UNLESS - they were in an area under a saddle or girth. In that case, it would be better not to ride the horse with a saddle until they were fully healed. But I wouldn't freak out over them.