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Many People wonder why halter fit is so important.

A halter is our way of communicating with our Miniatures when we are leading them and handling them on the ground. So why is fit important? The reason halter fit is so important is for the comfort of our miniatures as well as safety and effective communication with them. With a well fitted halter, our Miniatures are safe to wear them when tied or being handled and they are more comfortable wearing them.We are also more able to get our part-ners working in hand better as well. An improperly fitted halter is not only uncomfortable but it is also unsafe. A halter adjusted too small can put pressure on your minis wind pipe and nose causing them to have trouble breathing. A halter adjusted to loss can be a trap for your minis legs or it can slip over their nose becoming a spooking hazard and an even largertripping and trapping hazard for them, it is also unsafe. Not only is it important to have a well fitted show hal-ter in the show ring it is just as important to have a well fitted halter at home for every day use. I would highly recommend

having a halter for each miniature you own so you will know fit is correct or take the time to make sure your halter is fitting correctly and adjusted correctly for each horse each time you use it. To properly fit a nylon webbed halter or a leather halter on a miniature or small pony you will use one finger loosely. Firstly place your halter on your miniature. The most ideal adjustment for the crown

piece if the rest of the halter fits correctly is the middle hole. But please adjust to make halter fit other points correctly. This will allow the halter to hang centered. The next spot you will want to check on your halter is the nose band. You will want to make sure you can fit one finger between the nose band and the cheek bone, next check that you can get your fin-gers between your minis

nose and halter. Last but not least you will check the fit be-tween the throat latch of your halter and your miniatures jaw you will again want to be able to fit one finger between with a little bit of room. You dont want to have to cram your finger in. I hope this article will help you to see why halter fit is so important and how to correctly adjust your halter for your miniature.

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Welcome everyone to our 1st fall edition of our Canadian Miniature Horses

Magazine. My name is Karen Bittner a Graphic and Publication Designer. You may know me as the owner of Painted Pasture Ranch. I have been working in the horse industry for over 19 years. Dedicated to all my friends/clents along the way, help-ing any way needed with their horses. This was a dream of mine to have a outlet for all miniature horse breeders, buyers, seller, and show people across Canada, to have the “one stop shop” to find all they want to know right here. The Canadian Miniature Horses maga-zine will be available in print and online at www.miniaturehorsesmagazine.com.This

will be a great benifet to our advertisers by publishing thier information online and in print. We will be printing this every 3 months (4 x’s a year) more exposure! If you are new to miniature horses or someone who has been involved with miniatures all there lives. This is something for you. Horses have always been in my life and in my heart. I have had many horses that have come and go and a few special ones that touch my heart along the way. Lets promote the miniature horses together. Also: I would like to thank my friend, Christine for guiding me through my new adventure with this magazine, this has beeing an amazing journey!

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I bought my first minis (Falabella) in 2008. actually they were sold to me as a breeding pair, JACs Reavivamient de CCR (Eve, as we call her) when she was 4 months

old and Strongs Chico Rey Falabella (Chico) when he was 6 months old. My “farm” started in my backyard in Keswick, ON. I used to walk them all around town, mostly along the lake, just to have fun and get them used to everything cars, boats, people, dogs, snowmobiles, water, etc. Many people still remember me walking my “big dogs” through town! Eventually someone “rat-ted me out” and the town asked me to move my minis as they are considered livestock, even though I tried to convince them that they were like big dogs and make less mess (more biodegradable and quieter) but they wouldn’t go for it. They did give me some time to get them moved so we moved to my friends farm and that was the beginning. I moved to my friends place and we had fun playing with the 2 minis but I wanted to keep them outside so I got a donkey to watch over them. We rescued a donkey who became our “guard dog”. I got a pic sent from one of my breeders of a stunning bay mare, JACs El Nombre or Breezy as we call her. I couldn’t say

no and bought her as a 4 year old. She had shown at the CNE and worked with 4H kids and then with special needs when she came to me. I had her cart trained so we could have some fun with her. We took Breezy and Eve in the Keswick Santa Claus parade with my friends children in the

cart. Eve was walked by a friends daugh-ter. Everyone loved them! We bought a farm in Pefferlaw and then moved to Ea-glewood Resort, where we are right now. During that time, Breezy has had a black colt with stunning blue eyes (Blu) and last year had a little bay colt (Chase). Eve had a colt last year as well, (Buddy), who was born 2 days after Chase. All of my life (since they first came to North America in the 1970’s) I have wanted a Falabella, not just a mini (pony) but a Falabella. The Falabella is a very special horse. They are

highly inteligent, have excellent temperaments, are physi-cally correct, and they can be treated as a real horse, not a pony. My minis are on grass all year round, they are out-side 24/7, they eat whatever hay they want and all 3 babies have been born without anyone there and no help (not that I didn’t try to be there). They are hardy and yet beautiful and are currently less than 2000 in the world that we know of which makes them also very rare, Falabellas are the best!

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Victoria’s Falabella Miniatures

By: Victoria Ayres

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The information on this chart, “Comparison: American Miniature Horse to an Average Full Sized Horse”, is gathered from a variety of sources and is not intended to represent specific or actual costs. Prior to the start up of any horse operation, material and financial Profitability should be examined in detail.

$50 to $150 per month/horseMiniatures can be kept in backyards with a Mini barn or shelter depending upon local zoning laws.

$200 to $600 per month/horse. Varies according to facilities, pasture availability, riding opportunities.

Professional Stable Cost

$300 & Up per month/horse. Family involve-ment encouraged. Even children can help train a Miniature Horse

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$550 & up per month/horse. Depends Upon the reputation and demand of the Trainer, stable & breed.

Trainer Costs(Halter In Hand)

3 Miniature Horses per acre. With supplemental hay & feed

Minimum 1 acre per horse. With supplemental hay & feed

Pasture Size

$4 to $8 per horse$25 to $150 or more per horse

$12 to $18 per horse. $75 to $500 per horse.

Tack-HaltersWorkShow

$200 to $400.$750 to $1,400.

$350 to $4,000.$1,500 and up.

HarnessWorkPleasure Driving

$25 to $65$20 to $45Not normally used on Miniature Horses.$375 to $1,500

$85 to $200$40 to $75$250 to $5,000 $1,000 to $5,000

BlanketsSheetsSaddlesCarts

$10 to $18 per horse. Some owners do their own trimming due to the ease of handling Miniature Horses.

Trim $30 to $50 per horse. Some very knowledgeable owners do their own trimming.

Farrier Cost - Trim-ming

No shoes $50 to $200 per horseShoeingChildren up to 70lbs may ride depending on Miniature's age, height & body type. Riding generally not recommended.

Children & adults can ride. Risk increases due to animal's size, training, rider experience.Suitability to Ride

Children 3-4 years & up routinely drive at home, parades and in shows. Miniature Horses can easily pull up to 1-2 adults in a cart in all gaits, minimal experience is needed.

Children - questionable.Adults - dependent upon experienceSuitability to Drive

Health & Hardi-ness

20-30 Years

20-30 YearsLife Span

Same as for larger horses. Determined by horse's weight - greatly reduced dosage for Miniatures.

Veterinary CareVaccinationsMedications & Worming

Supplied by American Miniature Horse Association

Same as for Miniature Horses. Determined by horse's weight - 4-5 times the cost of Miniature Horses.

$1,000 to $200,000. Depending on gender, size, conformation, blood-line, show record. The smaller & more correctly conformed, the greater the value.

$1,000 to $3,000,000. Depending on gender, size, conformation, blood-line, and show record.Purchase Price

Approximately $25 per month/horse. Includes hay and grain.

Approximately $150 per month/horse. Includes hay and grain.

Feed Costs

American Miniature HorseFactors Considered Average Full Sized Horse

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Excellent - with good care. Excellent - with good care.

Do you ever feel like your breeding program is

more of a game of chance than an exact science? You pick

your best broodmare and sire, spin the color wheel, and in the spring you are standing with your fingers crossed hoping that the foal arrives in a sought after color package that will catch the judge’s eye. Although equally cuddly, the color patterns of your foals just never justify your efforts. Meanwhile, some veteran breeder you know seems to just go out to the barn and whisper a request in the mare’s ear. Then just like clockwork, she produces exactly what they asked for. What kind of voodoo is this?Chances are, that breeder has just educated themselves in coor genetics. They carefully select stock with complimentary traits that work together as a team for outstanding results. The truth is, Mother Nature will always have the final say. No matter what you do, you will never be 100% certain what you are going to get, but using these bits of knowedge I am about to share with you will greatly increase your chances of success.The first thing you need to understand is that every horse has a base pigment that determines their coat color. They can either be red base, or black, and that’s it. Red bases produce chestnut (true red) and variations of that color including liver, sorrel, and flaxen. Black produces 3 bases of its own, which include true black, bay, and brown. Certain genes

restrict the black to the points (legs, muzzle, and mane) creating the bay, while others pro-vide black base,

or skin, that is then covered with red hair, producing brown.True blacks have black points as well as black hair. From there coat color is determined by the presence, absence, or alterations to these pigments.The next thing you need to know is that red genes are the most recessive. That means that any chestnut horse must be homozygous, or in other words has the red gene on both sides. Every animal gets one color gene from each parent, and it is the way the two genes interact that determines the end result. So if you breed two red bases you will get red

every time, but if you breed a red base to a black base you will get any combination of the two including black, bay, brown, or chestnut. Any other color you see is a modification of those 4 colors.There are two ways that these colors can be modified. One is by diluting, as in dunning, cremello, and taffy. Dun is a dominant gene that comes in several shades and can be imposed on any base. Types of dun include yellow, mouse, blue (otherwise known as grullo), and red. Essentially these genes will lighten, or “dilute” the base color as well as adding a prominent dorsal stripe, mask and leg barring.

This gorgeous sorrel is homozygous for red

These two horses vary in shade, but both are bays due to the black points

This horse would be considered brown, Although he is darker, his points are not black.


Even in full winter coat, the dorsal stripe is very prominent


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Cremello is considered incompletely dominant, which means that the resulting coat color will be intermedi-ate between the cremello and the base. Good examples of this are a palomino from a sorrel and buckskin from a bay. If

you cross two crem-ellos you will get a pseudo-albino, or in other words an all-white foal with pink skin. The difference between this and true albino is that the foal will have blue eyes rather than pink.

Taffy is only found in black base colors, but it is domi-nant. It has a lightening affect combined with a metallic pres-ence. This gene is where dappling and silvery manes come from, such as what is found in the silver dapple, but it exists in many other colors. Taffy superimposed on brown is what creates the shiny chocolate coat and silver-white mane often associated with the Rocky Mountain Horse.

The second way of modifying colors is by patterns that are formed in those colors as the result of genes that create white hairs. These are most often recognized as genes that create “broken” patterns such as spotting (appaloosa), and pintos (overo, sabino, and tobiano included). These markings are created by genes that produce an absence of

any color pigment in specific patterns, but don’t forget that roans and greys are the result of white hairs also. It is these types of genes that cause all white markings, fromThe array of colors in the modern miniature horse breed is endless,

so unless your horse is a pure chestnut (true red) or a solid black, you may find yourself wondering what base color your horse really has. The easiest way to tell is to look at the skin in any soft areas on the horse’s body. If it is dark your horse is likely a black base, and if it is light your horse is likely red base. Once you have decided what color your mare and stallion are, you can determine which may be dominant over the other. Don’t forget that each parent will contribute only one of the two genes that make up their unique coloring. That gives us four possible combinations of genes, and depending on what they are, one to four possible colors for the resulting foal. At least you are now able to narrow down your expected outcome that far. After determining color, we are ready to move on to pattern.Now that you understand that the white patterns on your horse are determined by a gene that calls for the absence of pigment, you must further understand that there are several different genes that do this and they each have specific patterns that may develop. This is what provides the distinction between sabino, overo, tobiano, leopard, blanket, snowflake, and so on.

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This mare has socks and a blaze caused by the same genes resposible for creating pinto patterns. Many minimal pinto horses are incorrectly recorded as solid

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Here is a chestnut that has been modified by a gene that produced white hairs. He is now termed a red roan

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Here is a classic example of the mixed edges found in the sabino pattern. The white seems to “bleed” into the color like wet paint.

Sabinio the characteristics include white patches that run vertically up the belly, neck and legs. They are ac-companied by large splashes and ticking. Sabinos are com-monly confused with roans because of this extensive tick-ing. It is also helpful to note that a sabino will usually have a large blaze and a spot under the chin. An incomplete sa-bino may still exhibit the ticking and chin spot, so that is a good giveaway that the genetics are present. Technically any horse with white above the middle of the knee and a chin spot could be considered a genetic sabino.

Overo is a pattern of white that spreads horizontally. This is the only pinto pattern that allows all four of the legs to be colored instead of white. Overos tend to exhibit the more unusual facial patterns such as apron, bald, or bonnet. This can be very attractive as they are often accompanied by blue eyes. Typically the white does not cross the spine. If the horse has extensive loss of pigment, solid color will be restricted to a border pattern that may exist on the spine,Shoulders,hocks, chest, poll, and under the neck. That is what creates that sought after “frame” markings. The the-ory here then would be to breed two overos with the most white to create the best framing. I have to caution you here, because the inherited gene that causes overo is linked to the gene that is connected to bowel development. A foal that is born solid white from two overo parents will die shortly after birth due to defective bowel formation and other possible deformities. The gene only exists in homo-zygous overos, so this situation, known as Lethal White, can be avoided by making sure you never cross two overo horses when one is homozygous for overo.

If you look closely at the solid color, you will see that most of the patches are formed on the outer edges of the horse’s body, creating an outline.

Tobiano: (right)

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Tobiano is considered to be the opposite of overo. It is a white pattern that spreads vertically, and tends to cross the spine in 3 or four places. Even in cases of mini-mal white, all four legs should be white. When more loss of pigment is present, the color is reduced to patches known as shields. These usually exist in more tender areas of the body such as the chest, butt, and flanks. It is Mother Nature’s way of protecting the animal, as white areas are more prone to cancer and sunburns. All facial markings are the same as that of solid horses, but it is interesting to note that in cases where the rest of the body is with-out pigment the head will remain colored. This is known as a medicine hat, and is a very desirable trait in a herd sire. Since the white pattern is dominant, if you breed a predominantly white stud to a group of solid mares, you should produce a nice crop of foals with a 50% color to white ratio. This ratio has been proven most pleasing to the eye, with a higher rate of sales. Most judges also look for a horse that is symmetrically marked, with an even amount of color.

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start with the basics. The patterns vary from extreme(leopard) to nearly solid. No matter what they must display at least one of the basic spotted horse characteristics of mottled skin or striped hooves

All spotting is derived from one dominant gene, but that gene is enhanced by additional dominant genes known as modifiers. The more modifiers your horse has, the more extensive the color pattern will be. That is why it is always a good practice to breed one spotted horse to another for the boldest color patterns. Some modifiers determine the type of spotting, while others determine the placement or extent. For example, leopard is a type of spot. It covers the entire body due to another modifier that determined theextent of the spotting. Extensive white spotting may have a modifier that places it on the rump only, creating a blanket pattern. Knowing that, it should be pretty easy to deter-mine the markings your spotted horse will have by looking at the type and placement of the markings on the sire and dam. Just remember that when you are dealing with genes that remove the color pigment, breeding one to another enhances the effect. In the same way that two crèmes make a pseudo-albino, two horses with a large snow

cap may produce a few spot. A true few spot will not have a dark head or legs. They are extensively devoid of pigment, with only a few small spots placed randomly, and maybe some dark coloring in the elbow regions. These horses are born their true color, and do not “fade” to be white over time like greys. A horse like this is your greatest asset when striving for appaloosa patterns, because it is a 100% color producer. You will see spotted patterns on any resulting foal, even if the dam is solid. This is another thing to keep in mind when trying for the coveted pintaloosa pattern. If your horse is homozygous for pinto, and you breed it to a few spot appaloosa, then you should be nearly guaranteed to see both color patterns as they are both 100% color pro-ducers.Now that you have some new tools to further your future breeding success, I would like to leave you with a few final thoughts. Always remember that whatever your breeding goals, a good horse is never a bad color. A horse that is a pleasure to work with will always have a higher place in your family’s heart than one that is pleasing to the eye. The same goes for showing. You will have no success with a companion that refuses to stand and lead properly. The judges will also be looking at conformation first and foremost. You are not doing an animal any favors if it is tiny and colorful, yet cannot eat properly due to a miss-aligned bite, or run freely due to poor leg angles. Any responsible breeder must look at conformation first, disposition second, and color last. Have fun breeding the colors of the sun, but never lose sight of your priorities.

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This mare is a good example of the characteristic mottled skin found in the appaloosa color patterns.

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T he Miniature curlies have been slowly and selectively bred down from the regular sized curlies. A few breeders have been working towards this pursuit

for small ponies and miniatures for approximately 15 years now. We areFinally achiev-ing the size for our goals. Curlies in two height catego-ries A 34” and Under. And B 34-38" You will need to ask the breeders how they measure as some mea-sure by the wither while others try and hold to the last hairs of the mane just like the non curly coated Minia-tures. We are a very lucky country as Canada has 3 breeders, Washington also has 3. Others can be found scattered around the US and Europe. There are very few breeders world wide. Several of the breeders are using bloodlines such as Thou-sand Oaks Sirs Lancelot, Skip A Star, Mountain Meadows D's American Express, Sierra Dawn Uno's Pharaoh, Sami's No Slack Banana Jack. Just to name some. These breed-ers register the foals National Show Performance Pony Registry as well as the respective curly associations North American Curly Horse Registry. The American Pinto Horse Association has started registering the offspring who are pinto with no known Appaloosa heritage in the last four generations.Differences between AMHA/AMHR Miniature horses and those who are Curly is simple. They are curly. Their ear hair will be curled and should not be clipped. Fetlocks will have anything from slight waves to tight curls. Manes and tails vary greatly in curl. They can be tight ringlets or

dreadlocks to just a soft gentle wave. Coats will appear curlier in the winter than in the summer. Some will appear to have no curl at all during the summer on their bodies. Mane, tail, fetlocks, and ears will always have curl. They come in nearly every body color, style and shape. Now you think about all those foals who have been born with a wavy coat and say well aren’t they curly? No. Many miniature horse foals are born with a wave to their coats. The differ-

ence will lay in the ears, mane and tail. Unless those are curly the foals will out grow the waves in their coat, leaving the smooth coat of an adult minia-ture horse.Curl-ies are proven to be hypo aller-genic. They are said to be miss-ing a protein in their hair which are present in other equines. Though this is still under re-search and has not been pub-

lished yet. Members of the curly com-munity are working towards funding

for further research and ability to publish the finding. Their hair or fiber is actually able to be turned into garments and other knitted or crocheted. They are highly intelligent and not flighty. They will teach you so much. Constantly think-ing and trying to anticipate what it is your asking for. Their calm and quiet nature make them excellent prospects for just about anything you can ask of them.Curlies are used for driving, halter, and just about every-thing else that Miniature Horses are known for. Starting to compete in Combined driving, and popping up in the Pinto and NSPPR show arenas as well. To find out more information here are several sites though most of the information pertains to the full sized curlies. http://ichocurlyhorses.weebly.com/index.htmlhttp://curlyhorsecountry.com/

Have you seen ads recently for Curly Miniatures? Ones that look like they have a perm?

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There is so much to say about this amazing woman. I went to her farm to pick up a miniature mare I had traded for and ended up falling in love with a

permed haired blue eyed pinto stallion with more presence than he could contain. I didn’t get him until several years later but here is the story of how these amazing Miniature Curly Horses happened. Ellen Bancroft, started breeding curly hors-es in 1990. Three year later she de-cided the world needed hypo aller-genic curly miniature horses. Using AMHR Registered miniatures, she crossed them to her curly stock. The goal was for a Sized (34”-38”) miniature curly. Keeping to the conformation found in their larger ancestors. Their ability to drive with the amaz-ing disposition of the curly. She has produced more than 30 foals over the last 20 plus years. They reside in almost all the corners of the globe. A large number having gone to Europe. Though there are some of them across Can-ada and the US. Ellen, started with two curly bloodlines. Those lines are the *Ebony’s Twister line and the *BNC Hobo line. The “Twister” line are from the Nevada USA curly horse blood. The“Hobo” line comes from Canada. *Ebony’s Twister was used for about 4 years before being ex-ported to France. While *BNC Hobo produced *The Pirate EB. *Pirate was Ellen’s first curly coated male foal born in 2000, After 7 years of breeding. Thankfully she didn’t have to wait another 7 years before producing more curly coated colts. *Bucky and *Skipper. *Bucky is in Wales with a pony herd of his own. While *Skipper resides in BC, Canada. (With me.) Ellen currently only has one stallion *Twisted Expression. He is 7/8th Miniature and stands Stewart Measured 39” tall. “Twister” is trained to drive. And was shown in 2009. Ellen has are all curly coated mares, two small curly pony mares and four miniature curly fillies. Four of which descend from the “*Twister” line and 2 from the “*Hobo” line. All of Ellen’s stock are registered with the North American Curly Horse Registry (part of International Curly Horse Organization) and the National Sport

Performance Pony Registry (Part of American Shetland Pony Club/American Miniature Horse Registry Ellen got me started with the amazing stallion I have. Though at the time I didn’t know what I was go-

ing to do with him. But he taught me so much, as did she that I just couldn’t walk away from him. Ellen pressed upon me to use the best stock money can buy or breed to. The use of National and World Champions or Reserve Champions is bringing in a beautiful well balanced horse which still adheres to the horse look with the addition of curl and size. While focusing on quality over quantity Ellen has a beautiful herd of miniature curlies with some of the best Driving

and Halter blood lines in the Miniature Horse World to-day. My own breeding program has strived to follow Ellen’s amazing work. And continue to produce people friendly usable hypo allergenic miniatures for everyone to enjoy. Ellen and the miniature curlies have made such an impact on my life and just about everyone’s life who either has al-lergies or family members with allergies that she deserves the recognition of starting and continuing the process of breeding and promoting the miniature curlies. Ellen is found in Washington State just by Seattle. Her webpage is http://www.mindspring.com/~ebancroft/Thank you Ellen, for bringing the world Miniature Curies.

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Her full name is ‘Hot Child in the City’, but the people who love her call her ‘Hottie’ The diminutive four-year old from Calgary

not only won the title of Canadian National Senor Mare Champion, but was also judged Canadian National Supreme Halter Horse as the Canadian National Miniature Horse Show wrapped up on Thursday afternoon. “We bred her, so we have raised her up from this young foal,” says Stephani Pappas of First Knight Miniatures, been In business for 27 years, Stephani says the business began when her mom K.C. and saw some miniature horses at an auction. “She thought it would be an interesting thing to do, and it kind of took off from there.” One nice thing about miniature horses is that they’re, well, little. “We’re only on about five acres and we have about 20 miniature horses,”. “They’re a little bit less expensive because they don’t eat quite so much. They can do everything. They can jump, drive, obstacleshey can do halter. They’re a won-derful all–around breed. Miniature horses are indeed a separate breed, not midget versions of other breeds. The little beauties are descended from the pit ponies that were used in mines, deliberately bred to be small to fit into the narrow confines of the mines of a couple of centuries ago. Today’s miniatures are somewhat different from their ancestors, Stephani says. “Pit ponies were a much stockier horse. They almost looked like a miniature heavy horse.” “Stampede is a great big deal,” Stephani says. “It’s the Canadian Nationals. This is our top of the top show in Canada.” She thinks Hottie and the other First Knight entries can feel the enthusiasm of their hometown crowd. “They hear the cheering and they know it’s for them. They’re the star.”

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It may be used by a horse to show affection to a heardmate, or to a person he likes, particulary someone who feeds them regulary. It will often be accompanied by a gental nudge fromthe horse’s nose. The louder, more energetic nicker:“Hey gorgeous!” The louder nicker is a mating call, used by a stallion when courting a mare. It’s often accompanied by head shaking. In both versions of the nicker the horse’s mouth will be closed and he will look alert, with his ears pricked to the person or animal of interest

As when interpreting any vocal expression, look to the whole picture, not just the sound, since similar sounds can communicate very different message. Typically, the nicker is a positive sound, but on occasion it may be apprehensive and un-sure. The fearful nicker is accompanied by ears that move back and forth repeatedly. The horse will pace, his eyes may roll, and his breathing may be rapid. If this is the message then the translation is “I don’t like this,” or “What’s going on?” This horse is frightened, so it’s best to remove him from whatever situation has caused his unease. This may also be a good time for grooming, which should help relax the horse.

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