Get in touch with animals at Mead Valley hands-on zoo

Press-Enterprise (subscription) - Riverside,CA,USAEight-year-old Rachel Bither, of Moreno Valley, finds herself between Dapper Dan, a miniature horse, and Oscar the camel. ...

Born prematurely, 3-week-old enjoys

Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USAHALIFAX - When Sparkles was born three weeks ago, Pamela Corsa and several veterinarians doubted that the miniature horse would survive. ...

FESTUS: Need to feed an alpaca?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USAWhat might not be found at other feed stores is the llama, alpaca, reptile, potbellied pig, miniature horse and exotic bird feed Hills also sells. ...

Meadowbrook preschool looking to its future

Kilgore News Herald - Kilgore,TX,USA... day with the pledges to the American & Texas flags, followed by a Stick horse trailride led by a miniature horse,"Callie" and her owner Morgan Cox. ...

Injured miniature had winning show career

Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USAScott and Deanna Parkman went looking for a miniature horse in the spring of 2004. They got a lot more than they bargained for. ...

Animals visit R&R as therapy

Wickenburg Sun - Wickenburg,AZ,USA
Casper the friendly miniature horse visited the R&R Respite Care Center recently. Most of the clients at R&R haven't touched a horse in years. ...

St. Paddy's parade brings out the green

Daily Hampshire Gazette (subscription) - Northhampton,MA,USA
Amanda Walker, 17, had filled her pockets with peppermints for Joker, her 5-year-old miniature horse. This was the first parade for the little animal, ...

St. Patty's parade draws revelers

Brazosport Facts (subscription) - Clute,TX,USA
Most gave a special wave or smile to Jeanie Anctil of Brazoria, and her miniature horse, Zippy, who was wearing his special St. Patrick’s Day attire ...

World's smallest horse raising money for children's charities

Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USALOUIS - At just a hair over 17 inches tall, the miniature horse is more inclined to walk under fences than jump them. And her owners have sheltered the mare ...

World's smallest horse coming to Farm King

Macomb Daily Journal - Macomb,IL,USAThumbelina is a Chestnut Mare called a "Dwarf Miniature" horse, and received the "World's Smallest Horse" designation from the Guinness Book of World ...

Holidays close to home are fun

Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA... Tuesday from the Animal Lady, who will bring a miniature horse named Apple, a miniature donkey named Roy and a long-haired angora rabbit named Liberty. ...

A big day for miniature horses

TheReporter.com - Vacaville,CA,USALukas Brodie, 7, of Auburn, walks his miniature horse, Spring, to the show ring Sunday during the Miniature Horse Schooling Show at Ranchotel. ...

Oberlin voters to decide animals’ fate

Hays Daily News - Hays,KS,USAEskew was told to remove her house-trained miniature horse, the size of a dog, that lived in her home. Neither of the women have the required acre of land. ...

Rowell wins state tourism honor

Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat - Philadelphia,MS,USAShe has also taken visitors on an agri-tour, seeing such sites as a miniature horse farm, a day lily farm and Sciple's Mill in DeKalb. ...

Bowl-A-Thon A Big Success

KHTS Radio - Santa Clarita,CA,USAStar a miniature horse from Heads Up was present to welcome bowlers before the event. The staff of Heads Up along with the children were there to bowl and ...

Farmer Built House Inside Barn To Beat Rules

Life Style Extra - UKI wanted to live on the farm so I could look after my miniature horse breeding business. "But I guess I'll have to start looking for somewhere else to live ...

Gerry Perez: branding Guam is top priority

KUAM.com - Dededo,GU,USARight now the petting zoo has a miniature horse, bunnies and goats, but Benavente plans on bringing in miniature sheep and even miniature cows. ...

The best and worst of Joey Porter

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USATwo of Porter's dogs got loose last September and killed a miniature horse at a nearby farm. Porter issued a statement apologizing to the owners of the ...

Virus cancels horse shows, races

The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USAGail Minter, owner of Dunrovin Miniature Horse Farm in Spotsylvania, said she hopes the problem will be cleared up by the start of spring breeding season. ...

Small-scale equine experience

Laconia Citizen - Laconia,NH,USAWhy not get pulled on skis behind a miniature horse? Motorists passing by the state prison grounds on Parade Road Wednesday may have noticed a group of ...

Girl Scouts hit the streets for annual sale of sweet treats

Bellingham Herald - Bellingham,WA,USAKirsten Webber, 10, left, and Willie Webber, 8, drive a cart pulled by their family's miniature horse, Woolley Bear, through the Birchwood neighborhood so ...