Articles written by Lauren.
At the end of this show season, I decided both of my miniature horse driving harnesses were way overdue for a thorough cleaning. I reached out to Lutke Harness Shop to learn what to use on the patent leather of my Lutke harnesses. The harness being cleaned in the video below is a custom harness I […]
Last month while we were showing at the Fort Worth Stock Show, our good friend, the show manager Nancy Braesicke introduced me to a friend who was a pilot. It was just my luck that during my week off from school this month (Spring Break), he was in Central Texas and had the time to take me […]
We use a couple of different types of practice jumps in our arena. These directions are for jumps that are frequently used at AMHA shows. The AMHA rulebook gives the option to use 1-1.5″ diameter, PVC pipe; we use 1.5″ and I wouldn’t go any lighter. Here is what the rulebook says: “Jumps for Hunters and […]
Several months ago, I had a can of red spray paint for plastic laying around from a previous project and decided I’d use it to enhance our obstacle/jump course. Since then, I was given three more cans of paint (one that’s fluorescent yellow!), so I’m now working on some more jump poles and figured I’d […]
The most common question that we’re asked is “What can you do with a miniature horse?” The answer is: lots of things. They are used for companionship, show, as therapy animals, for investment, or any combination of these things. Miniature Horses as Pets Miniatures are great as pets/companion animals. They’re smaller than “big” horses so they can be […]