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According to the American Miniature Horse
Association, maintaining a Miniature Horse is
about 1/10th the cost of maintaining a large size
horse. One acre can support as many as three
Miniature horses. Mini's tend to thrive on
pasture, sunshine and room to run and play.
Miniature horses have been bred for
pets, novelty, research, monetary gain, mining
work, exhibition, and royal gifts. In addition to
the pre-historic evidence of small equids, it is
speculated that the Miniature horse is a result of
nearly 400 years of selective breeding of many
extracts.
There are many reasons to
own a Miniature horse. Some are purchased as
investments; some as pets by families with small
children; some as hobbies for retired adults; and
some as a way to share activity with children and
grandchildren; and some strictly as loving
companions.
Many Miniature horse
owners are first-time horse owners; and it's not
unusual for the first-time owner to have come from
a history of breeding and showing dogs. It seems
especially difficult for Miniature horse
enthusiasts to own "just one" Mini; and in the
Miniature horse "culture" there is a prevailing
enthusiasm for Miniature births and the
opportunity to hold a new-born foal.
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