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Blaze magazine colour pallet: Check us o visit ut online www.blazek Small PMS 299 PMS 124 ids.com Welcome to PMS 129 PMS 431 Blaze News Wonders Hi Kids! It’s me Blaze The your trusty Blaze magazine mascot. Miniature ’m so lucky to have so many friends, big Iand small. I’m not one to discriminate. are horses. It doesn’t matter to me what size or Horse color or breed they are. A friend is a friend. Just recently I saw something amazing in the neighbor’s pasture across the road. At first I thought it was a baby deer. CUTE! Then I thought it The first true Miniature Horse, or was a leggy dog. Jelly Bean, my of the Mini, originated in Europe nearly four Americas pasture pal, told me that it’s a horse… a hundred years ago! These little horses small one called a Miniature! were bred as for Europe’s Royal From what I’ve observed from my paddock, that little horse likes to do everything we bigger horses Families. King Louis XIV had his do. He runs fast, loves to be groomed, eats the same own zoo of many unusual animals, food, loves to roll around and doesn’t like to be including tiny horses. alone. He even pulls his owners around in a really The first Miniature Horses brought cool cart! Horses sure do come in all colors and sizes! to the United States from Europe I hope you enjoy learning about Miniature arrived in the early 1930s. Today, thou- Horses as much as I’ve enjoyed getting to know the sands of Minis can be found on family Mini next door. To learn even more, visit The farms from coast to coast. American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR) web- site at www.shetlandminiature.com. These versatile little horses can Gotta Gallop do just about everything a full-sized Your Friend Blaze horse can do. They are big fun in a small package. Their roles vary from backyard pets, to gorgeous show Blaze turned horses, to therapy horses for persons with special needs. Some even work 5 in May! as companions for elderly people. our Whatever your interest in horses, You can still get st of Super-Sized “Be there is a Miniature Horse suitable for issue if Blaze” birthday the job! you missed it!

Blaze News 1 Horse Smarts Test your knowledge of Miniatures! Are these statements True or False?

T or F A Miniature Horse’s T or F Miniatures are always T or F To be a Mini, the horse 1 height is measured in 4 chestnut, black or bay in 8 must measure less than hands just like other color. 38 inches (96.5 cm). horses and . T or F Miniatures can be kept in T or F A Miniature costs just T or F The world Miniature 5 town as long as you have 9 as much to keep as a 2 Horse population is about a fenced yard. full-size horse. 240,000. T or F Miniatures need to eat T or F Shetland Ponies and T or F A Mini is slightly taller 6 twice a day. 10 Miniatures are closely 3 than a Labrador Retriever T or F Miniatures can be used related. dog. 7 as guide animals for people who are blind. Miniature Blaze Star Word Find

LOLA Help! We’ve lost 9 Minis! M I N I M This little package of a horse Find “mini” 9 I N M I M packs a busy schedule. Lola stands times in our M I N I M just 24 inches tall! She’s a Miniature Mini Word M I M I M Horse, and a small one at that, so Search. she can visit schools, fairs and I I I I I nursing homes. N M N M N But what she loves doing most I M I I I is jumping into the back of the van for a day at the beach. Carousels and grocery shopping trips are fun too, when there’s time. TV appear- ances and radio and newspaper interviews keep her busy too! And then there’s book signings. Yup… her actual hoofprint in her own activity book called The Wonderful Life of Lola, “A Day At The Beach” What is this (www.smallhorse.com). horse thinking?

2 Blaze News www.blazekids.com A Horse A-mazing Race iniature Horse Hanna feels like she’s been running Maround in circles all day! The dinner bell is ringing in the stable and she needs to of Course get back home before all the hay is eaten. Can you help her find her way? Miniature Horses are really just smaller versions of horses. They share many of the same character- istics of their taller cousins. Use the list of words to match the descriptions. Blaze 1. Dark brown coat with black mane and tale. Bay 2. White spot between the nostrils. Sock 3. Gold colored with cream mane and tail. Miniatures compete Chestnut Did in , , 4. White marking from hoof showmanship and to 2/3rds up leg. you much more! 5. Black skin with white hair. At birth a Snip know Miniature is 6. Spotted. between 16 and 20 inches Palomino 7. White spot on the forehead. ??? tall. Star 8. Reddish brown. 9. Wide white area down Keep Safe! Stocking bridge of nose. SMALL EQUINE SAFETY TIP Gray 10. White marking from the

hoof to the knee or hock. Never wrap the end of your lead shank or

9-Blaze, 10-Stocking. 9-Blaze, lead rope around your if your horse

7-Star, 8-Chestnut, 8-Chestnut, 7-Star, or pony pulls. The rope or lead can tighten

5-Gray , 6-Appaloosa, 6-Appaloosa, ,

3-Palomino, 4-Sock, 4-Sock, 3-Palomino, around your hand and cause a serious

1-Bay, 2-Snip, 2-Snip, 1-Bay, injury.

A Horse of Course of Horse A

6-T , 7-T, 8-T, 9-F, 10-T 10-T 9-F, 8-T, 7-T, , Last Laugh

1-F, 2-T, 3-T, 4-F, 5-F, 5-F, 4-F, 3-T, 2-T, 1-F, Did you hear about the Miniature Horse Horse Smar Horse

ts named “Cough Drop”?

s: er w Ans Seems he’s feeling a little hoarse!

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