How to Select a Miniature Horse

The miniature horse should look like an exact replica of a larger horse - only smaller.

Things You'll Need

  • National Horse Magazines
  • Horsecarts
  • 8-foot Lead Rope
  • Halter
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Instructions

    • 1

      Check the horse's height, measuring at the last hair of the mane. In order to be a registered miniature horse in the American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR), the horse cannot measure more than 38 inches in height; the maximum-height requirement for the American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) is 34 inches.

    • 2

      Know that miniature horses come in every color.

    • 3

      Understand that miniature horses have bloodlines that include Dutch and English mine horses, and were used in the Appalachian coal mines as late as 1950.

    • 4

      Miniature horses come in two basic body types: a draft horse type and a fine-boned refined type. The ideal miniature is a mixture of the two.

    • 5

      Attend the American Miniature Horse Association National Show in October.

    • 6

      Read the official miniature horse magazine called The Miniature Horse World.

    • 7

      Understand that the miniature horse makes an ideal horse for pulling carts.

    • 8

      Keep in mind that some of the pedigrees of today's miniatures come from the Shetland pony.

    • 9

      Know that the miniature horse makes a great pet and has a nice disposition.