Miniature Horses & Ponies
Who doesn't find miniature horses and little ponies absolutely adorable? We most certainly do!
We feel very sorry for these tiny tots that end up at auctions and kill pens. When purchased by kill buyers, they get stuffed into stock trailers with full sized horses and get injured. It doesn't get any better when they arrive at the kill pens; they get shoved in with full sized horses and get beat up and starved down. Those that are not lucky enough to get saved, are sold by the kill pens to feed the carnivores at zoos. We try to help as many of these tiny ones as we can.
STORMY
Precious little Stormy was our surprise baby, born in the middle of a bad storm, hence her name. We love, love, love this precious, quiet, sweet girl! Stormy's mom, Bluebell, was unknowingly pregnant when we took Bluebell back from an adoptive home that could no longer afford to keep her. This little bundle of joy was born June 21, 2023.
Bluebell was a very good mom to Stormy. Stormy is such a bright light for us. She is sweet, quiet, loving and all around wonderful. Our grand old lady, Noel, took a fondness to Stormy and we decided to put Stormy with Noel at weaning time. Noel took Stormy under her wing and made the weaning process much easier for Stormy. Soon we will need to say goodbye to Noel, she is in her 40's and her arthritis is taking its toll. Stormy will really miss Noel, we are hoping to wean Lily soon and put Lily in with Noel to help both Stormy and Lily transition together. They are both very sweet and friendly, so we are hoping they will become the best of friends.
Milo
Milo was rescued from an auction in July 2020. This tiny tot had obvious dwarfism characteristics and the brokers and fake kill pen buyers were running the bid up high. He was only 6 months old and so frightened. His wooly coat hid the skeleton underneath and he was there to be exploited. We were not about to let brokers or phony kill pen buyers get him. They throw these tiny ones on stock trailers full of full sized horses, as many as they can stuff on a trailer, and the tiny ones get trampled and kicked and badly injured. We made sure to win the bid for him, and we named him Milo. Milo was taken to quarantine, where he thankfully remained healthy, and was able to come to PRRHR&S a month later. Because Milo has the dwarfism gene, we have decided to keep him as a Sanctuary horse. He has special needs and we will make sure he gets the care he needs. Little Milo is very special to us, we love his tiny but mighty personality. Milo has no idea he is little, he thinks he is a big horse, and when he finds the opportunity, Milo enjoys challenging the big horses. Thankfully the big horses just ignore his antics. Milo can be quite entertaining, never a dull moment with this tiny tot.
BUTTONS
Buttons came to us from a feedlot in Oklahoma. This tiny tot was just a weanling, and he was being exploited for sale with 2 other tiny miniature horses. It was winter and very cold, just after Thanksgiving when we received word that 4 tiny miniature horses that were just weanlings, desperately needed help. We decided we needed to help them. Thanks to one amazing donor, who paid the majority of their bail, we were able to send a hauler right away to go get them from northern Oklahoma before the coldest weather set in. We decided to quarantine them ourselves in our warm barn. Thankfully they did not get sick. Buttons was the tiniest and youngest, and very weak. He needed special caare. He ate super slow, needed hand fed and milk replacer. He trusted us immediately and was the sweetest soul. He lagged behind in development and needed TLC. This precious soul has needed some corrective hoof trims, for his crooked legs and has slowly bloomed. Carson, our sweet boy, took Buttons under his wing and looked out for Buttons as he grew. Carson and Buttons became inseparable and are still the best of friends today. Buttons is still much smaller than our other minis, but he is healthy and oh so precious. He has his own little group, Carson, Willie and Sweet Pea are his best friends.
