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The History of the American Miniature Horse

The American Miniature Horse is a unique breed, the limiting characteristic of which is size. It must not measure in excess of 34 inches in height, which is measured at the withers, at the last hairs of the mane. It must be a sound, well-balanced horse, possessing the proper conformation characteristics which are common to most of the larger breeds. In fact, if there were no size reference, the miniature horse might give the illusion of being a full-sized horse. The American Miniature Horse gives the impression of strength, agility, and alert intelligence and is available in all possible colors.

The American Miniature Horse extracted from many sources in the creation of the breed. Undeniably, it utilized the blood of the English and Dutch mine horses, that were brought to this country in the 19th century and were used in some Appalachian coal mines as late as 1950. It also drew upon the blood of the Shetland pony, several of which appear in the pedigrees of some miniatures today. In the past decade, several breeders have imported miniature horses from England, Holland, Belgium, and West Germany, while others have selectively bred miniatures from the larger breeds of horses.

In 1978, The American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) was formed. It is now the only registry in existence that deals exclusively with true Miniatures, 34 inches and under. Ponies over 34 inches are not considered Miniatures; they were not in the beginning, and they are not today (excluding the AMHR miniatures that measure 38 inches and under).

The American Miniature Horse as a breed is currently being standardized. The American Miniature Horse Association was organized and incorporated in July of 1978 to maintain a registry and stud-book. A Standard of Perfection was adopted in 1978 and that two basic body types, a "draft" type and a fine-boned "refined" type, were present in the existing foundation stock, the Standard called for a blending of types into an elegant little horse.

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Houck's Miniature Horses - A 1 Houck's Miniature Horses: The Home of Champion Blood Lines, Quality Breeding, Refinement and Small. We breed for Conformation, Refinement and Temperament. Our breeding stallions are 25.5" to 29" with lots of color. You will have a selection of 70 miniatures to pick from with some prices starting at $1,000. We have experience shipping Worldwide.

American Miniature Horses - Arabians in Miniature in Europe.  Quality, refined and beautiful, colours.  AMHA registered horses.

Bear Valley Miniature Horse Farm - Bear Valley Miniature Horse Farm. We raise AMHA & AMHR Miniature Horses and have a variety of colors including pintos. I invite you to browse through our web site and thank you for looking!

Rocking EK Ranch & Training Center - Miniature Horses - ROCKING EK RANCH "Training Center & Breeders of Fine Miniature Horses and National Champions"  in Waller, Texas Rocking EK Training Center - Dusty L. Hartzog; trainer: Brad Hartzog; farm manager: Erika Hartzog; handler: Hayden Bradley.

Seabloom Mini Ranch - Welcome To Seabloom Mini Ranch Hi There! I am Joanne Seabloom. I live near a small town called Lone Butte, near the famous Gold Rush Trail, in the South Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada

Tangerine Dreams Farm - Quality AMHA & AMHR Miniature horses located in East Texas.

Darkmoon Miniature & Gypsy Vanner Horses - Darkmoon Miniature & Gypsy Vanner Horses - Family owned small breeding showing farm located in Northwest New Jersey - Specializing in color without sacrificing conformation or pedigree! - Appaloosas and Pintaloosas - AMHA horses, but sometimes we have a few select AMHR horses.

This-N-That Home - Miniature Horse Farm in North-west Arkansas breeding, raising, showing, and selling miniature horses specializing in Overo and Appaloosa patterns.

Miniature Horses ( or Minihorses ): Farms, Information, Sales. - Miniature horses ( or minihorses ): sales & links to miniature horse farms, history & care information. We also provide a link to the AMHA ( American Miniature Horse Association ).

JBR Ranch Miniature Horses - JBR Ranch Miniature Horses, located in Central Florida--quality AMHA AMHR Miniature Horses (specialty is appaloosa pinto miniatures).

Heritage Farms Miniature Horses and Training Center - Breeding and Training of AMHA/AMHR Appaloosa and Pinto Miniature Horses. Featuring many of the Nations Top Bloodlines.

Mini Horse World - #1 Online Miniature Horse Resource - The #1 Internet resource for the Miniature Horse industry! Miniature horses for sale, herdsires, farm directory, trainers, tack for sale, show schedules, registries from around the world, library, forum, bookstore, events and more! Miniature Horse World is the online community that has it all.

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