- 1). Check the horse's height, measuring at the last hair of the mane. In order to be a registered miniature horse in the American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR), the horse cannot measure more than 38 inches in height; the maximum-height requirement for the American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) is 34 inches.
- 2). Know that miniature horses come in every color.
- 3). Understand that miniature horses have bloodlines that include Dutch and English mine horses, and were used in the Appalachian coal mines as late as 1950.
- 4). Miniature horses come in two basic body types: a draft horse type and a fine-boned refined type. The ideal miniature is a mixture of the two.
- 5). Attend the American Miniature Horse Association National Show in October.
- 6). Read the official miniature horse magazine called The Miniature Horse World.
- 7). Understand that the miniature horse makes an ideal horse for pulling carts.
- 8). Keep in mind that some of the pedigrees of today's miniatures come from the Shetland pony.
- 9). Know that the miniature horse makes a great pet and has a nice disposition.
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