Two-venue Clogher Show ready for off

Farming Life - Belfast,IrelandMr. Eric & Mrs Freda Cobane has presented a cup for Champion Miniature Horse in the Driving Section. Mr. Gary McCutcheon, from Thornhill Kennels, Clabby, ...

Half-pint horseplay

Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USAJessie Ramos, 8, of DeWitt, was chosen to work with a miniature horse named Autumn. Jessie learned how to take care of the horse by cleaning its stall. ...

Thousands expected at 4-H event

The Gloucester County Times - Woodbury,NJ,USA... pig races, costume contests for sheep and pigs, a garden-tractor pull, a peach bake-off, a draft-horse pull and a miniature horse show? ...

'Minis' club has big wins

Community Press - Florence,KY,USACOM Their horses may be pint-sized, but teens from the Campbell County 4-H Saddle Up Club's miniature horse division won big at the state horse show in ...

Endowment created to honor firefighter

Madison Courier - Madison,IN,USA1, 2006, while fighting a house fire at Little King Farm, a miniature horse farm in the Kent area, in November. Melinda Cloud has designated that annual ...

Horsing around miniature style

Munster Times - Munster,IN,USA... difference between a horse that would tower above his 11-year-old shoulders and a miniature horse who's head stood just about as high as his handler's. ...

Competition continues in miniature horse championship show

Kansas City Star - MO,USABy MEGAN ROLLAND The American Miniature Horse Association's 2007 Central Championship is being held at Hale Arena at the American Royal complex. ...

Farm restores health, dignity to animals

Republican & Herald - Pottsville,PA,USAMiller had a miniature horse who went everywhere. "He went up the elevator with me," Miller said. The horse has since been given to a permanent home. ...

No horsing around at 4-H show

Connellsville Daily Courier - Connellsville,PA,USAOn Saturday, Kovach, who has shown bigger horses in the past, was showing her miniature horse named Mr. Peanut, because she wanted to see how he was ...

Old farm eases back to life

The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USAThe next time I drove by, there were chickens, goats and a miniature horse in the enclosure and the house was starting to look loved. ...

They brighten seniors' day with a little horsepower

Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USABy JULIA COPLEY julia.copley@herald-mail.com BOONSBORO - When Shirley Hovermale bought her first miniature horse, Star Over Texas, about 10 years ago, ...

Mac saddles up for fair and rodeo

McMinnville News-Register - McMinnville,OR,USAKruz is a 7-year-old miniature horse who sometimes has a not-so-miniature attitude. Tia, 11, keeps him in check by petting him, playing with him and giving ...

Horse show closes out 4-H fair

Macomb Daily Journal - Macomb,IL,USAThose children too young to compete in the regular 4-H or Junior Show competition got to take part in a miniature horse presentation. ...

2007 HAMBO PARADE GRAND MARSHALS

Harnesslink - New ZealandNew equine participants this year include the adorable members of the Keystone Miniature Horse Club. Returning favorites include the Zembo Mounted Shriners, ...

Area groups get recycling grants

Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USAThe stout dwarf chestnut mare, weighing 58 pounds, was foaled in 2001 at Goose Creek Farms miniature horse ranch in St. Louis. A rarity among miniature ...

Little horses, big world

Georgetown News Graphic - Georgetown,KY,USA... Jim said, and it was the excitement of showing her that got the Congleton Family Miniature Horse business off the ground and running. ...

Opening Day at Del Mar delivers flocks of outrageous chapeaus.

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA... Sarah Borneman of El Cajon, who took three days to create a miniature horse race atop her straw chapeau, with a zebra poised to cross the finish line. ...

IT'S ALL ABOUT FANS

Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA... where a clown can pop out of a barrel and entertain the crowd by doing animal tricks with a miniature horse or a rag-tag pack of dogs. ...

arrested for endangering boy in squalor

San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USAModesto police have arrested a man and a woman on felony charges of child endangerment after discovering that a miniature horse lived in their home's ...

Couple kept miniature horse in kitchen

Ananova - England,UKA US couple have been arrested after officials discovered a miniature horse living in their kitchen and dining room. They were charged with child ...

Little horses are big challenge

State-Journal.com - Frankfurt,KY,USAOrganizers of the miniature horse show are calling it a success despite only a sprinkling of fans in the stands. Manager Todd Wooldridge said even without a ...

'HOYS' has it all!

999 Today - UKVisitors can expect to see a variety of championship showing classes, from the HOYS Miniature Horse of the Year Championship to the Cuddy Supreme In Hand ...

Roadside Attractions

Lompoc Record - Lompoc,CA,USA"They started breeding them in the 1600s," said Liddia Woodward, ranch manager, as she led Bandido, a black and white miniature horse. ...

Child Taken from House with Horse, 7 Dogs Inside

News10.net - Sacramento,CA,USAModesto police found a child Monday living in a house "ankle deep" in feces from a miniature horse and seven dogs. Neighbors called police to report there ...

Melfort Exhibition back to full speed

Melfort Journal - Melfort,Saskatchewan,CanadaOn Saturday and Sunday there will be miniature horse and llama shows. These will include halter classes and driving classes for the miniature horses. ...

Boy, 12, forced to sleep in tent in filthy house

Scotsman - United KingdomCalifornia: Authorities in Modesto removed a miniature horse and seven dogs from a home strewn with faeces and rotting produce and charged the owners with ...

Regional Roundup

Lodi News-Sentinel - Lodi,CA,USAThe couple rented out the miniature horse for children's parties, and the produce that littered the dwelling was used to feed the animal, said Modesto ...

Get on your high horse and explore

Allied News - Grove City,PA,USAWith all of the stables, riding trails and miniature horse farms in Pennsylvania, riding is an activity the whole family can enjoy. ...

Horsing around at the county fair

Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USAAs she pushed a stroller with her 2-year-old son, Jack, she took photos of her 3-year-old daughter, Kira, riding a miniature horse for the first time. ...

Woman has helpful horse

Oneonta Daily Star - Oneonta,NY,USABut since last year, she has also relied on a miniature horse to help her deal with her disabilities. Susan Olsen, of Oneonta, and her son Eric, 9, ...

Preparations well under way for 34th annual Kilmacanogue Horse Show

Bray People - Bray,Ireland... the day to suit everybody, show jumping for riding club members, horse and pony riding and in-hand classes, driving and miniature horse classes. ...

Young trainers relish chance to showcase exotic animals

Baraboo News Republic - Baraboo,WI,USAJodi Sweet of the Baraboo Valley 4-H group and her miniature horse Kujo wait for judging to begin in the Exotic Animal judging contest Friday afternoon. ...

Weekend planner: 5 top picks plus dozens more events

DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USAMiniature Horse Show. 8 am today and Sunday. Pioneer Pavilion, Iowa State Fairgrounds, East 30th Street and East University Avenue. ...

Group will help animals in emergency situations

Chambersburg Public Opinion - Chambersburg,PA,USAMiniature horse hobbyist Veronica Altman and 25 other people met Thursday in the Mont Alto Fire Hall to learn about volunteering for the Franklin County ...

Methuselahs among animals

Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New ZealandAn Icelandic miniature horse died at 57 years but miniature horses, cattle and dogs usually live longer than their bigger confreres - er ... conspecifics. ...

Quilting catches on

Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USABesides horses and reptiles, fairgoers had the opportunity to see a camel, an ostrich, kangaroos and even a miniature horse in the petting zoo. ...

Calendar -- Des Moines

DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USAMiniature Horse Show - 8 am Saturday and Sunday. Pioneer Pavilion, Iowa State Fairgrounds, East 30th Street and East University Avenue. (641) 479-2594. ...

A grand party on Grand Boulevard

Detroit Free Press - United StatesShe was entranced by the farm animals in a makeshift petting zoo, which featured a pig, sheep, a miniature horse, a small cow and several goats. ...

New features planned for this year's PGX

Prince George Citizen - Prince George,British Columbia,Canada... 4H activities, Top Dog Agility demonstrations, sheep dog trials, heavy horse pull, and light and miniature horse shows," McConnachie said. ...

FreedomFest in Johnston City continues to grow

The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USAWingo brought a llama, goat, miniature donkey and miniature horse, rabbit and a group of chickens and ducks. It was a popular exhibit for everyone but the ...

Young and old mark Fourth in Gilmanton

Laconia Citizen - Laconia,NH,USABefore the parade was rounded out by a red, white, and blue carriage drawn by a miniature horse from the Tiny Tails Miniature Horse Farm, the parade took a ...

Miniature Horse Stolen In York County

WSOCtv.com - Charlotte,NC,USAStephanie Wilson said she went outside Wednesday and couldn't find her miniature horse "Blackie." While she was searching for him she noticed the fence had ...

Rock'n'roll to the rescue

Guardian Unlimited - UKBut the decades have not been kind to the fictional characters who made up the original power trio: Nigel Tufnel now works on a miniature horse farm, ...

Want to learn about horses? Hoof it on down to Lexington

Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - OH, United StatesAt one point, we happened across a trainer who was introducing visitors to a miniature horse named Showboy. I've seen dogs bigger than Showboy. ...

Vick case could be tip of iceberg

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus,GA,USALast September, an escaped pit bull and mastiff owned by former Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter mauled a miniature horse to death. ...

Animal lover has a zoo of her own

Natchez Democrat - Natchez,MS,USAAbout 11 years ago Ford got her first miniature horse and now owns two mini horses, two llamas, two Norwegian dwarf goats, about eight rabbits, ...

Horse in wrong place at wrong time

Canada East - CanadaJessica Dean said the miniature horse, Quaker, was a year old and the family had had it for almost a year. It was a pet, along with another miniature horse, ...

Annual Randolph County Fair is just around the corner

Moberly Monitor Index - Moberly,MO,USAAt 9 am, the Dairy Goat Show will begin along with the Boer Goat Show, Pygmy Goat Show, Pee Wee Goat Show, Miniature Horse Show, Pee Wee Miniature Horse ...

'Fired' shots all in fun at Yorktown festival

Muncie Star Press - Muncie,IN,USA"A miniature horse has the same structure as larger horses," said Ellis, who once raised standardbred horses for racing. Ellis noted that some adults are ...

Osieczanek: Who says golf isn'ta contact sport?

Boulder Daily Camera (subscription) - CO, United StatesGeiger use to keep a personal herd of livestock on the property that included 12 buffalo, 11 Watussi, two donkeys, a miniature horse and one cow. ...

Canada eh-OK!

Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg,Manitoba,CanadaChris Neuendorff, the zoo's foreman, led a miniature horse by a leash as a train of small children followed closely behind. "It's been quieter than last ...

Dozens gather in Hanover to celebrate Independence Day

The Advocate - Newark,OH,USATheir 2-month-old miniature horse, Scooter, trotted behind the cart. Scooter is Kelly's baby. The Claylick Road residents said they've raised miniature ...

AT THE FAIR, BOG ISLAND IS A DESTINATION FOR CRITTER LOVERS

Oswego Palladium Times - Oswego,NY,USAHe considered himself lucky to work on his uncle's miniature horse farm and his stepfamily's dairy farm. It was on these farms that Reilly obtained a lot of ...