Chanel the tiny horse is a dwarf. She had a hard start in life when her mother rejected her. Her poorly formed legs made it difficult to learn to walk and she had to be bottle fed every two hours. Her breeder reached out to the Peeps Foundation, a registered charity that rescues and rehomes Miniature Horses and tiny ponies of all types. Now, quite healthy and all grown up, Chanel doesn’t seem to realize she really a barn animal. And it doesn’t help that a dog is her BF. Cuteness overload warning.
On April 23 2010, on a miniature horse farm in New Hampshire, an even smaller than normal colt was born. Unsure if he was alive at first, his owner Judy rubbed him with a towel, at which point, he began to move. At birth, he weigh ...
I’m sure you’ve all heard of Miniature Horses, or minis. And maybe even some of you have heard of Thumbelina, the smallest horse in the world. If you have ever really looked at a picture of Thumbelina, or video, you may have notic ...
Cracked.com lists Miniature Horses as one of the six most horrifying pets we’ve bred into existence. I think this is a bit unfair, as they’ve mixed up dwarf horses with minis. But unfortunately, dwarfism is a risk when breeding Mi ...
Miniature horses are a ‘height breed’ meaning they can be any breed of horse (Shetland, Falabella, etc) as long as they meet the height requirements of 34” and under for Category A or over 34” but no higher than 38” for Category B ...
Chanel the tiny horse is a dwarf. She had a hard start in life when her mother rejected her. Her poorly formed legs made it difficult to learn to walk and she had to be bottle fed every two hours. Her breeder reached out to the Pe ...
Karen Polle was born in Japan, but moved to the United States when she was very young. She rode for the U.S. competing successfully in North American Young Rider Championships. In 2014, she started riding for Japan with a goal of ...
The Space Force has a new recruit. Currently The United States Space Force has a personnel of about 16,000, but it’s membership has just increased by one. Ghost, a five-year-old grey Mustang is its newest recruit. Unlike his fello ...
Could horses help treat Covid-19? Immune therapy research being done in South America suggests that antibodies produced by horses when injected with part of the coronavirus might help fight the virus in people. Horse blood contain ...
Many equestrian events have been cancelled, but with some ingenuity, others have made an attempt to carry on safely despite COVID-19. Each year, the Extreme Mustang Makeover offers a chance for young trainers to prove their horse ...
Freckle Butt the pony clearly believes he’s entitled to all of the comforts of home. That includes access to soft rugs, snacks and back rubs. This house horse lives in Michigan and has only one regret - no fingers or thumbs to use ...
Top Ranking horse for the end of the first week of August is 3P *Overjoyed*. This 12 year old Standardbred mare is a diminutive 12.2 hands, but has a best jump of 91” and earnings of 509,800 PB. She has a performance score of 443 ...
Lucy Worsely’s 2015 “Reins of Power” documentary, available on YouTube, is the perfect addition to your rainy day or quarantine binge watching playlist. The doc peeks at the royal family’s horse obsession, and explores the roots o ...
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