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Historical Miniature Stallions - foundation stallions in
many of our pedigrees. With pictures!
Barn Plans
- assortment of plans for barns.
Free
Pedigree Chart Generator - automatically generate
an HTML Pedigree for your web site
 Miniature Horse Growth Chart
| Age in Months |
Proportion of Mature Height |
Example
# 1
You have a 3-month-old foal, 25" tall. On a calculator:
- Press
25
- Press
"divided by" sign
- Press
.80 (from proportion table)
- Press
=
The result is 31.25, therefore, the mature height is 31.25", give or take .5"
Example # 2
You have a 8-month-old foal, 25 1/4" tall. On a calculator:
- Press
25.25
- Press
"divided by" sign
- Press
.87 (from proportion table)
- Press
=
The result is 29.02, therefore, the mature height is 29", give or take .5"
Example # 3
You have a 7-month-old foal, 28 3/4" tall. On a calculator:
- Press
28.75
- Press
÷
- Press
.86 (from proportion table)
- Press
=
The result is 33.43, therefore, the mature height is 33.5", give or take .5" |
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Other Measure Methods
- Measure from the middle of the front knee to the coronet band (top) of the hoof.
Multiply times 4 and add 1". Best done after 3 months of age.
- Birth height plus 10 - 12". Example: 20" at birth, plus 10" = 30"
(or plus 12" = 32").
- Back leg, top of hock to ground x 2 + 2". Example: 16" x 2 = 32" +
2" = 34"
Another
Measure
Method
|
Projected Mature Height
|
28" |
29" |
30" |
31" |
32" |
33" |
34" |
36" |
|
Birth |
18.20" |
18.85" |
19.50" |
20.15" |
20.80" |
21.45" |
21.95" |
23.40" |
|
One Month |
19.60" |
20.30" |
21.00" |
21.70" |
22.40" |
23.10" |
23.80" |
25.20" |
|
Two Months |
21.56" |
22.33" |
23.10" |
23.87" |
24.64" |
25.41" |
26.18" |
27.72" |
|
Three Months |
22.40" |
23.20" |
24.00" |
24.80" |
25.60" |
26.40" |
27.20" |
28.80" |
|
Four Months |
22.96" |
23.78" |
24.60" |
25.42" |
26.24" |
27.06" |
27.88" |
29.52" |
|
Five Months |
23.52" |
24.36" |
25.20" |
26.04" |
26.88" |
27.72" |
28.56" |
30.24" |
|
Six Months |
23.80" |
24.65" |
25.50" |
26.35" |
27.20" |
28.05" |
28.90" |
30.60" |
|
Seven Months |
24.08" |
24.94" |
25.80" |
26.66" |
27.52" |
28.38" |
29.24" |
30.96" |
|
Eight Months |
24.36" |
25.23" |
26.10" |
26.97" |
27.84" |
28.71" |
29.58" |
31.32" |
|
Nine Months |
24.64" |
25.52" |
26.40" |
27.28" |
28.16" |
29.04" |
29.92" |
31.68" |
|
1 Year |
25.20" |
26.10" |
27.00" |
27.90" |
28.80" |
29.70" |
30.60" |
32.40" |
|
Fifteen Months |
25.76" |
26.68" |
27.60" |
28.52" |
29.44" |
30.36" |
31.29" |
33.12" |
|
Eighteen Months |
26.32" |
27.26" |
28.20" |
29.14" |
30.08" |
31.02" |
31.96" |
33.84" |
|
Twenty-one Months |
26.74" |
27.70" |
28.65" |
29.61" |
30.56" |
31.52" |
32.47" |
34.38" |
|
2 Years |
27.16" |
28.13" |
29.10" |
30.07" |
31.04" |
32.07" |
32.98" |
34.82" |
|
Thirty Months |
27.58" |
28.57" |
29.55" |
30.54" |
31.52" |
32.51" |
33.49" |
35.46" |
|
Thirty-Six Months |
28.00" |
29.00" |
30.00" |
31.00" |
32.00" |
33.00" |
34.00" |
36.00" |
Chart is 90% accurate within 1/2" +
or -
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Weighing your Mini
Heart girth in inches = body weight in pounds
| 30"
= 69.33 lbs. |
44"
= 253.85 lbs. |
58"
= 438.37 lbs. |
| 31"
= 82.51 lbs. |
45"
= 267.03 lbs. |
59"
= 451.55 lbs. |
| 32"
= 95.69 lbs. |
46"
= 280.21 lbs. |
60"
= 464.73 lbs. |
| 33"
= 108.87 lbs. |
47"
= 293.39 lbs. |
61"
= 477.91 lbs. |
| 34"
= 122.05 lbs. |
48"
= 306.57 lbs. |
62"
= 491.09 lbs. |
| 35"
= 135.23 lbs. |
49"
= 319.75 lbs. |
63"
= 504.27 lbs. |
| 36"
= 148.41 lbs. |
50"
= 332.93 lbs. |
64"
= 517.45 lbs. |
| 37"
= 161.59 lbs. |
51"
= 346.11 lbs. |
65"
= 530.63 lbs. |
| 38"
= 174.77 lbs. |
52"
= 359.29 lbs. |
66"
= 543.81 lbs. |
| 39"
= 187.95 lbs. |
53"
= 372.47 lbs. |
67"
= 556.99 lbs. |
| 40"
= 201.13 lbs. |
54"
= 385.65 lbs. |
68"
= 570.17 lbs. |
| 41"
= 214.31 lbs. |
55"
= 398.83 lbs. |
69"
= 583.35 lbs. |
| 42"
= 227.49 lbs. |
56"
= 412.01 lbs. |
|
| 43"
= 240.67 lbs. |
57"
= 425.19 lbs. |
|
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Here is another weight
system
Measure around the girth (Girth).
Measure from the point of shoulder to point of buttock (Length)
in one straight line.
now use this formula...
Girth x Girth
x Length = ?
divided ? by 300
= weight of your horse in pounds.
EXAMPLE - Lets say that your horse is 36" around the girth, and 48" in
length.
formula would look like...
36 x 36 x 48 = 62208.
62208 divided by 300 = 207.36 pounds.
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Homemade Fly Traps
Cut a plastic 2-litres soda bottle 1/4 down from the top. Invert
top portion into bottom portion. Punch 4 holes at top, tie string
(twine) to hold both portions together and hang. Add hamburger or fly
bait (I filled the trap with 1" of sugar water and added a piece of
ham.). Most flies are too stupid to find their way out! |
Homemade
Fly Spray for Horses
Mix equal parts: Cider Vinegar - Dawn Blue Dishsoap - Water. Shake well
and spray on horses.
Another
Homemade Fly Spray for Horses
1oz bottle citronella oil, 2oz.Skin So Soft (Avon), 1 cup vinegar, and 1
cup water. Mix all together in spray bottle and shake well, tends to separate so you must
always shake. Avoid the eyes.
Yet
Another
Homemade Fly Spray for Horses
four 16-ounce bottles Avon "Skin So Soft" - 40 cc
(about 5 tablespoons) pure eucalyptus oil -
enough white vinegar to make up one gallon
The biggest advantage to this spray is that it stays put,
leaving a thin harmless film where the commercial stuff evaporates or sweats
off. It smells good, too, and is economical. Unlike similar concoctions, it does
not attract yellow jackets.
Homemade
Fly Wipe for Horses
Mix equal parts: Peppermint Mouthwash - Baby Oil
Note: some of these sprays & wipes have not been personally
tested by L'il Beginnings!!!
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 Horse
Cookies
1 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs |
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup bran
1 tsp. baking soda |
2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced apples |
Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.
Combine flour, bran and baking soda, and blend into creamed mixture.
Stir in oats, carrots and apples.
Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets and bake in a moderate oven (350 F - 190
C) for 10 - 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Makes about 4 dozen.
Horse
Cookies II
2 carrots shredded,1 apple shredded, 1/3 cup molasses, 1/4 cup bran 1/2 cup
brown sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup regular oatmeal, 2
tablespoons salt.
Mix all ingr. bake at 400 on greased cookiesheet for 30 min. cut in bitesize
pieces while still warm.
Horse
Cake
6 cups sweet feed
4 cups bran
1 cup molasses |
2 cups chopped carrots or apples
1 1/4 cups water
(may have to add more water or molasses to make your batter moist enough to clump |
Combine all ingredients. Firmly press mixture into two cake pans or in tube pan. Bake
at 350 F for 30 to 40 minutes for regular-sized cake pan, or 1 hour for the tube pan.
Serve at room temperature.
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FUNNY - How to get your mare
to foal
and the rest of my top 12 tried and proven problem cures
- submited by: Ronnie from Trotting C Farm
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To induce labor in a mare - Take a nap.
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To cure equine constipation - Load them in a clean
trailer.
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To cure equine insomnia - Take them in a halter class.
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To get a horse to stay very calm and laid back - Enter
them in a liberty class.
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To get a horse to wash their own feet - Clean the water
trough and fill it with fresh water.
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To get a mare to come in heat - Take her to a show.
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To get a mare in foal the first cover - Let the wrong
stallion get out of his stall.
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To make sure that a mare has that beautiful, perfectly
marked foal you always wanted - Sell her before she foals.
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To get a show horse to set up perfect and really stretch
- Get him out late at night or anytime no one is a round to see him.
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To induce a cold snap in the weather - Clip a horse.
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To make it rain - Mow a field of hay.
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To make a small fortune in the horse business - Start
with a large one.
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AMHA/AMHR Registry
Difference
AMHA or American Miniature Horse Association only accepts horses for
registration that are 34 inches or shorter. AMHA will provide temporary papers
to foals that are out of two AMHA parents. Otherwise a horse that falls within
the height requirement but does NOT come from two AMHA parents must wait until
it is age 5 before it can be hardshipped into the registry for a large fee.
AMHR or American Miniature Horse Registry has two divisions. The
"A" division is for horses that are 34 inches or under. The
"B" division is for horses that are over 34" and up to 38".
Permenant papers are granted at age 3. AMHR allows horses holding AMHA papers to
be cross registered for an extra fee. And hardshipping can be done at age
3.
Popularity for both registries varies from region to region and probably
from person to person. Some folks like to stick with just one registry because
it is less confusing. Then there are folks who have taller minis who like AMHR
for its "B" division. People also double register their horses so to
make them more saleable to both AMHA and AMHR enthusiasts.
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