RE Miniatures and Shetlands

[Morning Star Farm]

Oh my. They are to sweet. It must be so fun doing driving with them. I love that little foal. You are so lucky.

Thank you! Yes, I do enjoy driving and the foals are so precious! None this year, but there should be a few next year. I have been very blessed with the horses I have!

 

[RiverOtter]

I am so glad to find this thread. @Morning Star Farm , your horses are gorgeous, Arabs and Shetlands both. We just lost our Shetland, I haven't even been able to talk about it yet. Trig Cove was at least 34 years old and left us last week. He wasn't anywhere near as refined as yours, but he was all Shetland - sassy and special!! He taught many children how to ride and was an endless joy - even when he taught yearlings how to crawl under fences.

We can't just yet, but soon we'll have another Shetland, they are magical.
This was my old man, in all his fluffy, shaggy glory.

 

[Sc_chickengirl]

I am so glad to find this thread. @Morning Star Farm , your horses are gorgeous, Arabs and Shetlands both. We just lost our Shetland, I haven't even been able to talk about it yet. Trig Cove was at least 34 years old and left us last week. He wasn't anywhere near as refined as yours, but he was all Shetland - sassy and special!! He taught many children how to ride and was an endless joy - even when he taught yearlings how to crawl under fences.

We can't just yet, but soon we'll have another Shetland, they are magical.
This was my old man, in all his fluffy, shaggy glory.
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I love him! I'm so sorry for your loss!

 

[Morning Star Farm]

Awe, he was cute and sounds very special. I'm so sorry. I know how hard that is! He sounds like a true old Shetland.
Mine are American Shetlands which were developed from Hackney and Arabs with a bit of the English show Shetlands, so that is why they are more refined.
I'm glad you enjoy this thread!

 

[Buckingham Palace]

I am so glad to find this thread. @Morning Star Farm , your horses are gorgeous, Arabs and Shetlands both. We just lost our Shetland, I haven't even been able to talk about it yet. Trig Cove was at least 34 years old and left us last week. He wasn't anywhere near as refined as yours, but he was all Shetland - sassy and special!! He taught many children how to ride and was an endless joy - even when he taught yearlings how to crawl under fences.

We can't just yet, but soon we'll have another Shetland, they are magical.
This was my old man, in all his fluffy, shaggy glory.
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He's very cute. I'm so sorry for you loss.

 

[littledog]

We just lost our Shetland, I haven't even been able to talk about it yet. Trig Cove was at least 34 years old and left us last week.

Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss. He looks like such a classic Shetland - such cuteness, combined with a huge personality.

quite the chain of events which culminated in finding a beautiful new farm, selling our house and moving last week!

Beautiful new place you found! Perfect for your beautiful Arabs and smaller beauties - those are some quality minis! Congrats on your new farm.

 

[Morning Star Farm]

Beautiful new place you found! Perfect for your beautiful Arabs and smaller beauties - those are some quality minis! Congrats on your new farm.

Thank you! It is perfect. I am really looking forward to enjoying it when the weather cools down.

The new arrivals are coming this afternoon!

 

[Morning Star Farm]

Horses are arriving around 10. Ready and waiting.......!!!

 

[RiverOtter]

Thanks for all the love guys, he was a really special guy, and they're a special breed; hard-headed, obnoxious, but so loyal, win their hearts and they'll give you a thousand percent, then break into the feed room so you don't get a big head about it.
When we move farms, I'll definitely be looking for another. Probably a traditional, although the Americans are gorgeous - I actually know someone who uses American Shetland stallions on small, dressage bred mares to make incredible show ponies for amateur/youth eventing.

In the meantime, I will enjoy your lovely pictures @Morning Star Farm . I'm excited to see your new arrivals - are they Shetlands, Arabs ...?

 

[Morning Star Farm]

All here safe and sound! Cell phone pictures from when they arrived.

Thanks for all the love guys, he was a really special guy, and they're a special breed; hard-headed, obnoxious, but so loyal, win their hearts and they'll give you a thousand percent, then break into the feed room so you don't get a big head about it.

That sounds like such a typical old style Shetland! Lol I can guarantee the Americans are not like that. They have boundless energy, and are incredibly smart and very high strung (see lots of energy! lol.) All things that I love though!

I actually know someone who uses American Shetland stallions on small, dressage bred mares to make incredible show ponies for amateur/youth eventing.

Those sound incredible!! I have wanted to cross my Shetlands with the small pony size Arabs. Maybe sometime in the future!

In the meantime, I will enjoy your lovely pictures @Morning Star Farm . I'm excited to see your new arrivals - are they Shetlands, Arabs ...?

I'm glad you are enjoying them! The new arrivals are all 100% Shetland.