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Breeding miniature Pets are incredibly popular in America — it was there that fell in love with the mini. The first Association of American miniature horses — American Miniature Horse Associacion, Inc. ( AMHA ) was founded in 1978 and today has more than 110 thousand miniature horses. It is necessary to say that miniature horses — a purely decorative animals, not bred for carrying heavy loads and other horse work.


However, miniature horses are happy to ride ourselves young children. It should only remember that, according to the rules of the AMNESIA, to ride a horse can only children up to three years. This restriction does not apply to winter sleigh rides —there are mini-horses will bring fun and older guys. Speaking of mini horses, many have drawn a parallel with ponies, but with the nature of the last situation is much worse: we can temper show, and bite, and kick. In addition, unlike ponies, mini horses long slim legs, Swan neck, delicate small head and slender body lean in their proportions they resemble Arabic or English horses.


Height at withers does not exceed 60-80 cm, the average weight is 40-60 lbs. Cute, kind, quickly become attached to the owners and can hardly stand the loneliness. But get along well with all other Pets and amenable to taming. For grazing, these horses are quite ordinary lawn, they can live in a small shed, hut, hut with a dry floor and windproof walls. In the United States sell special cheholchiki on the hoof and "diapers" for mini-horses, so that they can keep in the house and walk dogs. Diet mini menu is different from ordinary horses only "the scale of the disaster" — in 15 times less (about 200 g of oats and 1.5 kg of hay per day).


In addition, the animals well tolerate travel: a car fit a breeze, while air transportation uses the trailer — as with cats and dogs. Is mini-horse of 10 thousand dollars. With regard to care, the most important thing — friendly pet. You should regularly brush it with a comb, comb a special horsehair brush to remove dust and dead hairs, and to wipe his eyes and clean ears — no more difficult than with a dog. Feature care, perhaps one every two months will have to seek the services of a farrier-blacksmith in order to make clear the hooves.

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