Not sure if he's a mini or what!? (pic heavy)

equine.trailrider · 02-11-2008, 06:40 PM

I just got this guy. His name is Flurry and he's as sweet as they come! The first two pics are from previous owner and the other are my pics of him fuzzy. She gave him to me. Didn't have a lot of info. He's really small. I didn't stick him yet. He's not registered and I have little knowledge of the small ones. HELP!

Belgian 16 hands Pony just under 14 hands and Flurry.

BarnBum54 · 02-11-2008, 06:42 PM

In the first two pics he looks like a mini, but the other two he looks like a pony. Is there any way you can measure him??

horsebabyhehe · 02-11-2008, 06:44 PM

aww!! he's a miniature of your belgian!!!! i had one of those for my belgian. you'll love him. they're pretty much the same as a big horse only they eat a LOT less.

equine.trailrider · 02-11-2008, 06:54 PM

I'll measure him tomorrow. I'm in my PJ's, not like that usually stops me from going out to the barn, but it's 5 degrees right now! Brr.
Is it just height requirements to be considered a mini?

recklesshoundog · 02-11-2008, 06:56 PM

Under 38inches is a mini over is a pony!

Either way he's as cute as a button. Love the name!

short_kid · 02-11-2008, 06:57 PM

Why did she give him up? He looks great.

BarnBum · 02-11-2008, 07:02 PM

he is a cutie. they have such great personalities !!! he looks like a pony to me. i have a mini, he is 30" he can walk under my 15.2 hand gelding.

Horsegirl621 · 02-11-2008, 07:05 PM

I think he looks like a mini in the first pictures but then looks like a pony.

beezwing · 02-11-2008, 07:07 PM

nicely proportioned mini?

nice herd

k

cascy · 02-11-2008, 07:08 PM

AWWW he's so cute!

equine.trailrider · 02-11-2008, 07:09 PM

Nothing was wrong, she just didn't want to deal with trying to sell him and her h/b said she couldn't get another horse with already having three. I almost sold him but I am totally in love with him! He is amazing! I go in his stall when he's done eating his dinner and he looks up at me and starts sniffing so I squat down and he smells me all over then gets his face right up to mine and wants to exchange air, so we exchange air for forever and then he does the thing with his top lip where he moves it back and forth on my face and hair. He lets me stroke the sides of his face simultaneously and almost falls asleep. He is so dang lovable!! He's so easy to lead, halter, picks his feet up great, can be touched all over. He's so trusting. We just clicked! I don't know what I'm going to do with him yet b/c I just got Belle (the bigger pony) for my 5 yo in hopes of ponying him on her from my Belgian. Now he says he wants Flurry and I asked him what we would do with Belle and he said, 'Well, we could sell her'. lol I only paid $150 for Belle and she's broke to ride and drive! I really, really like her though and I think Belle's coloring is a bit unusual. Here she is..

short_kid · 02-11-2008, 07:15 PM

Well that's easy just send Belle to me

WalliBoy · 02-11-2008, 07:19 PM

He is nice looking, looks to be a newfoundland pony/cob x or newfy/qhp x...

either one or none, he is beautiful. I would definantly do team driving..

BBT2T5 · 02-11-2008, 07:20 PM

Too cute.

Lil Bits · 02-11-2008, 07:59 PM

If he's 38" or under at the last hair of his main you could technically I guess call him a mini but he can't be registered. AMHR once had hardshipping and they just had to be at 38" or under but they don't do it that way anymore.
One thing to remember is that your 5 year old will outgrow him faster than the larger pony. That being said, you can have him trained to drive and everyone can use him as they can pull about 3 times their body weight.
Amanda

horselady · 02-12-2008, 06:25 AM

How cute. now you have 3 sizes. How about a little side business of doing kids birthday parties. or perhaps take the little guy to schools and nursing homes?

Thunderz Gurlz · 02-12-2008, 01:57 PM

Belle is a cutie. How many hands is she? Did you measure Flurry yet?

pasopony · 02-12-2008, 02:03 PM

He looks too big to be a mini, but boy is he a cutie

Definetely a keeper!

minilover101 · 02-12-2008, 08:37 PM

With his size comparison to the other horses, he looks like a shetland pony to me. He is a real cutie and would be great for your 5 year old to learn on. Hope you have fun with him cause I know I do with my miniatures.

equine.trailrider · 02-13-2008, 04:47 PM

I measured Flurry today. He's 9.2 hands and Belle I have not measured yet b/c she was being a butt when I brought her in the barn for trimming bridle paths (plus I roach her mane). She apparently didn't like the Pink Oil Moisturizing spray I used for her mane, tail and forelock. I think she's between 13 and 14 hands high but I'll check in a little bit. I have the measurer by the door so when I go out to feed dinner, I'll take it with me. I think I'm allergic to the Pink Oil spray b/c I've been sneezing uncontrollably since using it this a.m.! Ugh!

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02-11-2008, 06:40 PM
equine.trailrider Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 984	Not sure if he's a mini or what!? (pic heavy) I just got this guy. His name is Flurry and he's as sweet as they come! The first two pics are from previous owner and the other are my pics of him fuzzy. She gave him to me. Didn't have a lot of info. He's really small. I didn't stick him yet. He's not registered and I have little knowledge of the small ones. HELP! Belgian 16 hands Pony just under 14 hands and Flurry. __________________ -I'll Take A Cold One. Make It A Draft! visit me at http://www.freewebs.com/sunshineacres Visit my horse forum at: http://michiganhorsechat.proboards.com/index.cgi

02-11-2008, 06:42 PM
BarnBum54 Halter broke Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dirtroads, Hicktown Posts: 137	In the first two pics he looks like a mini, but the other two he looks like a pony. Is there any way you can measure him?? __________________ Proud 0wner of: Sky, A Beautful pony. Equinox, A geourgous Arab.

02-11-2008, 06:44 PM
horsebabyhehe Long Yearling Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,095	aww!! he's a miniature of your belgian!!!! i had one of those for my belgian. you'll love him. they're pretty much the same as a big horse only they eat a LOT less. __________________ I love you, my brother! ~In Loving Memory of My Best Friend, Galahad~

02-11-2008, 06:54 PM
equine.trailrider Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 984	I'll measure him tomorrow. I'm in my PJ's, not like that usually stops me from going out to the barn, but it's 5 degrees right now! Brr. Is it just height requirements to be considered a mini? __________________ -I'll Take A Cold One. Make It A Draft! visit me at http://www.freewebs.com/sunshineacres Visit my horse forum at: http://michiganhorsechat.proboards.com/index.cgi

02-11-2008, 06:56 PM
recklesshoundog Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 3,168	Under 38inches is a mini over is a pony! Either way he's as cute as a button. Love the name!

02-11-2008, 06:57 PM
short_kid Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 3,171	Why did she give him up? He looks great.

02-11-2008, 07:02 PM
BarnBum Kid Safe Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 5,862	he is a cutie. they have such great personalities !!! he looks like a pony to me. i have a mini, he is 30" he can walk under my 15.2 hand gelding.

02-11-2008, 07:05 PM
Horsegirl621 Weanling Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 305	I think he looks like a mini in the first pictures but then looks like a pony. __________________ "A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment. "

02-11-2008, 07:07 PM
beezwing Started Join Date: May 2007 Location: louisiana Posts: 2,380	nicely proportioned mini? nice herd k __________________ “Preach the gospel at all times, if necessary use words.” St Francis

02-11-2008, 07:08 PM
cascy Bombproof Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: arkansas Posts: 7,741	AWWW he's so cute! __________________ "How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right."~Black Hawk

02-11-2008, 07:09 PM
equine.trailrider Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 984	Nothing was wrong, she just didn't want to deal with trying to sell him and her h/b said she couldn't get another horse with already having three. I almost sold him but I am totally in love with him! He is amazing! I go in his stall when he's done eating his dinner and he looks up at me and starts sniffing so I squat down and he smells me all over then gets his face right up to mine and wants to exchange air, so we exchange air for forever and then he does the thing with his top lip where he moves it back and forth on my face and hair. He lets me stroke the sides of his face simultaneously and almost falls asleep. He is so dang lovable!! He's so easy to lead, halter, picks his feet up great, can be touched all over. He's so trusting. We just clicked! I don't know what I'm going to do with him yet b/c I just got Belle (the bigger pony) for my 5 yo in hopes of ponying him on her from my Belgian. Now he says he wants Flurry and I asked him what we would do with Belle and he said, 'Well, we could sell her'. lol I only paid $150 for Belle and she's broke to ride and drive! I really, really like her though and I think Belle's coloring is a bit unusual. Here she is.. __________________ -I'll Take A Cold One. Make It A Draft! visit me at http://www.freewebs.com/sunshineacres Visit my horse forum at: http://michiganhorsechat.proboards.com/index.cgi

02-11-2008, 07:15 PM
short_kid Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 3,171	Well that's easy just send Belle to me

02-11-2008, 07:19 PM
WalliBoy Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Coral Springs, Florida Posts: 1,257	He is nice looking, looks to be a newfoundland pony/cob x or newfy/qhp x... either one or none, he is beautiful. I would definantly do team driving..

02-11-2008, 07:20 PM
BBT2T5 Started Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Naperville, Illinois Posts: 2,686	Too cute.

02-11-2008, 07:59 PM
Lil Bits Weanling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 359	If he's 38" or under at the last hair of his main you could technically I guess call him a mini but he can't be registered. AMHR once had hardshipping and they just had to be at 38" or under but they don't do it that way anymore. One thing to remember is that your 5 year old will outgrow him faster than the larger pony. That being said, you can have him trained to drive and everyone can use him as they can pull about 3 times their body weight. Amanda

02-12-2008, 06:25 AM
horselady Kid Safe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: albany new york Posts: 6,435	How cute. now you have 3 sizes. How about a little side business of doing kids birthday parties. or perhaps take the little guy to schools and nursing homes?

02-12-2008, 01:57 PM
Thunderz Gurlz Seasoned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South West Michigan Posts: 4,871	Belle is a cutie. How many hands is she? Did you measure Flurry yet? __________________ "Don't be afraid to go after what you want to do and what you want to be. But don't be afraid to be willing to pay the price"

02-12-2008, 02:03 PM
pasopony Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 825	He looks too big to be a mini, but boy is he a cutie Definetely a keeper! __________________ Horses are not my whole life, but horses make my life whole.

02-12-2008, 08:37 PM
minilover101 Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 531	With his size comparison to the other horses, he looks like a shetland pony to me. He is a real cutie and would be great for your 5 year old to learn on. Hope you have fun with him cause I know I do with my miniatures. __________________ Show season is about to begin...

02-13-2008, 04:47 PM
equine.trailrider Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 984	I measured Flurry today. He's 9.2 hands and Belle I have not measured yet b/c she was being a butt when I brought her in the barn for trimming bridle paths (plus I roach her mane). She apparently didn't like the Pink Oil Moisturizing spray I used for her mane, tail and forelock. I think she's between 13 and 14 hands high but I'll check in a little bit. I have the measurer by the door so when I go out to feed dinner, I'll take it with me. I think I'm allergic to the Pink Oil spray b/c I've been sneezing uncontrollably since using it this a.m.! Ugh! __________________ -I'll Take A Cold One. Make It A Draft! visit me at http://www.freewebs.com/sunshineacres Visit my horse forum at: http://michiganhorsechat.proboards.com/index.cgi