Baby critters are always cute and when they are small to start with, that makes them even more precious.
The earliest history of miniature horses was in the 1650 AD records of the Palace at Versailles where King Louis XIV kept a vast Zoo, replete with unusual animals, including tiny horses.
Miniature horses were used in England & Northern Europe as far back as the 1700’s to pull ore carts in the coal mines. They were also bred by European royalty as pets for the royal children. In the 19th century, some miniatures were brought to the United States to be used in the mines in Ohio and West Virginia. Many early breeders imported horses from Europe, especially England and Holland, which helped to create the miniature breed, as it is known today. Some miniatures trace back to the Falabella Ranches in Buenos Aries, Argentina, South America, which was founded in the mid 1840’s.
Following in Mom’s Steps
