New Mini Colt (horse)

[ImperialAcres]

I will get the email sent off tonight to get his pedigree info. I'm sorry I didn't get to check the thread earlier!

There isn't really a time limit to register him, it just gets more expensive the longer you wait. You will need to become a member of the registry for $65, and until he turns 4 months old, it's $20. From 4-8 months it's $25, then 8-12 months it's $35. From 12-24 months it's $45, and after 24 months it's $60. After 24 months, it's also required to get the horse DNA tested, which is $41. If you intend to keep him as a gelding, I'd wait, get him gelded as soon as you can, and have the vet sign the registries gelding form... because registering a gelding is only $10, as long as you do it before he's 2. This fee schedule is the one for AMHA. If you need AMHR's too, let me know, and I can get it to you.

Let me know if you have any questions. I've been breeding minis since 2003, and am familiar with the workings of both registries.

 

[dutchhollow]

thanks so much! Did some snooping on the registry website last night, found the name of the farm he came from but they don't seem to have a website, except fb which has no information on it. If he stays here he will be gelded as my only other mini is his mom. I don't really know yet what we will do with him. I need to look at some farms close by and try to get her re bred, would like a female to keep her company, my other horse is 27!
They don't come up for sale here very often and if they do, they look more like dwarf shetlands and not like little horses.

 

[ImperialAcres]

Let me know if you want help finding another mare. I have some for sale right now myself, and know people literally everywhere in the states. I'm sure we can find another mini for you.

 

[shadowpaints]

aww cute! he looks much like our silver dapples do when born, im betting he will be silver dapple ; my fav color! congrats!

 

[PoultryGirly]

Did you name him yet????

 

[Bunnylady]

Question - did the mare get officially transferred to the new owner with the registries? If not, that must be done (more paperwork, more fees) before the foal can be registered, right? Was the stallion report done by the previous owner, and is he (the stallion) registered with the appropriate registries? If memory serves, when the foal is considered full grown (at about 4 or 5 years, depending on the registry) the owner needs to get him measured to get him officially given his permanent registration (another form, another fee), without which all the other becomes null and void - assuming he still meets the height criteria of the registry. And don't your registrations lapse if your membership with the registry lapses? I may be off in left field, but I think these were all things that I heard/read when I looked into getting my minis registered.

dutchhollow, if you just want a companion for your mare, it shouldn't be difficult to find one - you shouldn't have to make one. Pet quality minis are as common as fleas on a dog. In the current economy, a lot of people are giving them away, and they often wind up in the hands of rescues. At auction, they often go for less than one might reasonably expect to pay as a stud fee, and less than the cost of getting them registered. Unless it's a free ad (like on craigslist) a person trying to sell a mini may not want to add to the cost of the animal by paying for an ad - hence the fact that you aren't seeing them listed for sale. (I'm the owner of 3 well-loved but pet-quality minis myself; I could have collected enough to be unable to walk around here in the last few years!)

As to the foal's color, he seems a little too brown to me to wind up the medium gray color most think of as Silver Dapple/Silver Black. Does anyone else think he'll be what some call a Chocolate Dapple? I'd overlooked that color before (I think my brains have fried in this heat!)

 

[MallardDuckling]

He looks Sliver Dapple to me. I was able to find this picture of a Silver Dapple filly, the fillie's coloring looks very similar to that of the foal the OP posted.



As for names:
Freedom
Banner
Justice
Patriot
Brave/Braven
Americo

 

[dutchhollow]

Wow, that baby looks just like him, is the mother also silver dapple? I hope so, that is beautiful!.
I have to transfer her papers to my daughters name, I have the papers from the stud owner to register the foal with, not too worried about the fees.
There are 'pet quality' minis floating around, and I am sure they are sweet horses, but If I am going to feed one, would rather have one that my duaghter can show if she choses to do so, really isn't an option with any of them, as I said they look like dwarf shetlands, very short legs, very big heads, they don't look like horses at all. Not that if one showed up on my doorstep needing a home, I wouldn't take care of it, just that it costs as much to take care and feed one can she show also. Can usually pick up the pet quality minis around here at auctions for about 25 dollars, sad, but true (same for large horses).
I will post more pics showing his color, I noticed today that he has swirly marks on his rump, like tabby marks on a cat, that are a shade darker?
No name picked yet, but need to make her commit to one, so I can quit calling him 'baby horse'!

 

[MallardDuckling]

Yes, they both are. Though, these are Icelandics.

Can't wait to see recent photos of him

 

[ImperialAcres]

These are both silver dapples minis... the mare is a silver dapple varnish roan appaloosa, and the colt is a silver dapple pintaloosa. I don't have either of them anymore, they are both sold. The colt was sold as a yearling to a per home, and he was most definitely show quality at the time. I have no reason to believe that he isn't anymore. Both his parents were, altho they were never shown. Silver dapples can and do come in very light shades. I have several silvers in my herd right now, although no silver dapples (have 2 silver bays, a silver buckskin, and a silver bay or silver chestnut pintaloosa mare- still not sure which exactly she is).

Personally, I don't have any that aren't showable at least at the local level. I do have some that are capable of going to regional and national level (and if I get the colt I'm looking at to buy, I'll have one that is most definitely national and world quality). Show quality is very flexible... it all depends on where and what you want to show in/at. Right now is an excellent time to buy minis... many farms are dispersing, and there are lots on the market right now for very good prices. I'm not saying all the show quality ones are cheap, because they certainly aren't. But if you look around, you can get really high quality for not very much.