Frequently Asked Questions & Answers Q. What is a Miniature Horse?
A. The Miniature is a scaled down model of a full sized horse and can measure no more than 34 inches at the last hairs of the mane. The American Miniature Standard of Perfection calls for the smallest most perfectly conformed horse as the breed ideal. They come in all possible colors: pintos, appaloosas, buckskins, palominos as well as the more traditional colors: sorrel, white, blue roan, black, gray and dapple. Q. Where did Miniature Horses come from? A. The result of nearly 400 years of selective breeding, historians tend to support the Miniature Horse breed as a derivative of many sources. In prehistoric times small horse breeds were likely the products of surviving harsh natural climates and limited feed. Today, knowledge of genetics has made the possibility of breeding specifically for size a reality. Miniature Horses were used in England and in Northern Europe as early as 1765, to pull ore carts in the coalmines. They were also bred as pets for the royal families of Europe. The
