Suzettex5:
Normal sized minis can throw a dwarf if they carry the dwarf gene. If the stallion carries the gene and mare does not the baby will usually be smaller than normal and have few dwarf characteristics.. Some of the 26. or 27 in. minis can be "dwarfy" and when sold as small minis can throw a bigger baby which can result in problems for the mare... Stallions are valued if small but you must research their background to see if they carry the dwarf gene....
When both mare and stallion carry the gene it results in a dwarf... There are several types of dwarves, just like in humans.
I bought Little Boy's sire and had him gelded. He had nice bloodlines and looks like a normal miniature. BUT he carries the dwarf gene. You are right in this economy horses are in need of good homes. I see them advertised in sale ads and they can go for less than 50.00! I have seen minis in the kill lots after horse sales... All the studs on this farm have been gelded. I raise classic shetlands and there is no market for them either and it was hard to make the decision to geld Domino (Kids Ultimate Challenge) but it is even harder to find a good home for offspring....
Adopting a dwarf can be rewarding.. They make sweet pets and can be brought into house.. Last little dwarf I sold was named Peanut and went to home with 3 and 5 year old girls. He was broke to walk, trot, and canter as well as rear up on command... The little 3 yr. old fell in love with him and walked him all around the yard with a lead rope. Parents picked him up and placed him in back of SUV for trip home! I have talked to family since then and they renamed him Tator Tot and he watches t.v. with them and has his own area in house when they bring him in.... He makes a better pet than a dog for them. And they have the money and time to spend on him. He has normal bite, and hooves but will throw a dwarf if allowed to breed.
Normal sized minis can throw a dwarf if they carry the dwarf gene. If the stallion carries the gene and mare does not the baby will usually be smaller than normal and have few dwarf characteristics.. Some of the 26. or 27 in. minis can be "dwarfy" and when sold as small minis can throw a bigger baby which can result in problems for the mare... Stallions are valued if small but you must research their background to see if they carry the dwarf gene....
When both mare and stallion carry the gene it results in a dwarf... There are several types of dwarves, just like in humans.
I bought Little Boy's sire and had him gelded. He had nice bloodlines and looks like a normal miniature. BUT he carries the dwarf gene. You are right in this economy horses are in need of good homes. I see them advertised in sale ads and they can go for less than 50.00! I have seen minis in the kill lots after horse sales... All the studs on this farm have been gelded. I raise classic shetlands and there is no market for them either and it was hard to make the decision to geld Domino (Kids Ultimate Challenge) but it is even harder to find a good home for offspring....
Adopting a dwarf can be rewarding.. They make sweet pets and can be brought into house.. Last little dwarf I sold was named Peanut and went to home with 3 and 5 year old girls. He was broke to walk, trot, and canter as well as rear up on command... The little 3 yr. old fell in love with him and walked him all around the yard with a lead rope. Parents picked him up and placed him in back of SUV for trip home! I have talked to family since then and they renamed him Tator Tot and he watches t.v. with them and has his own area in house when they bring him in.... He makes a better pet than a dog for them. And they have the money and time to spend on him. He has normal bite, and hooves but will throw a dwarf if allowed to breed.
