I got my first mini (a black and white pinto yearling filly named Missy) for Christmas in 2003. My little sister got Beauty (who was then a 2yo). I sold Missy in 2010 as a kid's pony. We bred Beauty and she had Star. I still own both Beauty and Star :) Beauty is now 11 and Star will be seven on the 20th of October.
I don't know why I chose minis, but they were the perfect solution. At the time I was just 11 years old. I lived with my family on a small "lifestyle block" of just one acre. I had a Standardbred mare who we moved around but at the time was on a friend's farm. I didn't have time to ride her and couldn't get to where she was without mum or dad. We ended up selling her.
But minis fit onto our small section perfectly. Dad divided it into four little paddocks. I could spend all the time I wanted with them because they were right outside.
I actually remember seeing an ad for a yearling colt in a horse magazine. He was ridiculously cheap and I asked my parents for him. On
I got my first mini (a black and white pinto yearling filly named Missy) for Christmas in 2003. My little sister got Beauty (who was then a 2yo). I sold Missy in 2010 as a kid's pony. We bred Beauty and she had Star. I still own both Beauty and Star :) Beauty is now 11 and Star will be seven on the 20th of October.
I don't know why I chose minis, but they were the perfect solution. At the time I was just 11 years old. I lived with my family on a small "lifestyle block" of just one acre. I had a Standardbred mare who we moved around but at the time was on a friend's farm. I didn't have time to ride her and couldn't get to where she was without mum or dad. We ended up selling her.
But minis fit onto our small section perfectly. Dad divided it into four little paddocks. I could spend all the time I wanted with them because they were right outside.
I actually remember seeing an ad for a yearling colt in a horse magazine. He was ridiculously cheap and I asked my parents for him. On Christmas morning they blindfolded me and my sister and took us outside, then revealed two little horses! Missy looked exactly like Prince (the colt) did and at first I thought my parents had got me him after all! Turns out they didn't, but I was still stoked! :D
Unfortunately both had their "problems". Missy was lazy, but a total sweetheart and very willing/trainable. Beauty was domineering and bossy. She bit my sister immediately and then beat Missy up when we put them together in the little shelter dad built for them. He ended up dividing it into two stalls, and later lengthening them into indoor/outdoor boxes.
Missy, Beauty and Star have taught me a lot about horses over the years. I've had to train them all pretty much myself, seeing as Missy and Beauty were really young when we got them and we bred Star. I really enjoy seeing their adorable little faces and spending time with them. They have their special little quirks and because I've had them so long we all know each other very intimately. Star and I are on the same wavelength and get along like a house on fire. And Beauty is my guardian angel, as she is the sweetest, loveliest little horse I've ever met :)
I hope to have Beauty and Star for years to come yet.