PINE ISLAND, MN--- A Southeastern Minnesota city is about to get a detour.
It won’t have anything to do with road construction. It will have everything to do with plans for 2 new bridges on the Douglas State Trail.
Last September a rush of flo
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"Where Olmsted County News Comes First"
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Monday, May 20th, 2013
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Miniature horses are a popular breed
Mon, Mar 12th, 2012
Posted in Pine Island The Great Outdoors
Posted in Pine Island The Great Outdoors
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Miniature horses are becoming more popular and it seems once you have one more are sure to follow. Miniature horses are a combination of breeds and can be any color. Their popularity is soaring because of their gentle and friendly nature towards humans. They may become part of a family just like a dog or cat because of their friendly trait.
Ron Henry of Pine Island is a strong believer in miniature horses and loves to train and show them. Henry started out with two miniature horses and now has 10. He also convinced a friend who raised quarter horses to start raising miniatures just a few years ago and he owns 14 miniature horses today.
“I have eight grandkids and I wanted to be their favorite grandpa,” said Henry with a big smile on his face. “It does help.”
Miniature horses are designated as such because of their height. Henry’s horses are double papered which means they are registered in the American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) and the American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR). The horse has to be 34 inches or under to be registered with the AMHA and to be registered with the AMHR and they have to be 38 inches or less. To determine the size of the horse, it is measured from the last hairs on the mane. The horses DNA is also tested to be registered. Because of their pleasant nature and size, the miniature horse is very popular for starting kids out in raising horses. This is one reason why they have become part of school 4-H programs.
Henry started training horses at the age of 60 even though his kids were involved with raising horses many years ago when they were in school. For his first show he didn’t want to embarrass himself at a show near home, so he traveled to Colfax, Iowa. The trip was well worth it because he met two of the top trainers in the country and they took him under their wing. Scott Lunde of Iowa and Nebraska’s Don Mass are National Trainers of the Year and were very helpful in Henry’s quest to train and show his horses. The two are still friends of his today and they talk frequently.
“Every horse is unique based on how their mother raised them,” said Henry. “If the mother was protective and sheltered them they don’t know how to react.” So you have to work with them to get the response you want. Henry must be doing something right because he has taken first place at the Iowa State Fair and the Minnesota State Fair. He also loves to pa .....
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Ron Henry of Pine Island is a strong believer in miniature horses and loves to train and show them. Henry started out with two miniature horses and now has 10. He also convinced a friend who raised quarter horses to start raising miniatures just a few years ago and he owns 14 miniature horses today.
“I have eight grandkids and I wanted to be their favorite grandpa,” said Henry with a big smile on his face. “It does help.”
Miniature horses are designated as such because of their height. Henry’s horses are double papered which means they are registered in the American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) and the American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR). The horse has to be 34 inches or under to be registered with the AMHA and to be registered with the AMHR and they have to be 38 inches or less. To determine the size of the horse, it is measured from the last hairs on the mane. The horses DNA is also tested to be registered. Because of their pleasant nature and size, the miniature horse is very popular for starting kids out in raising horses. This is one reason why they have become part of school 4-H programs.
Henry started training horses at the age of 60 even though his kids were involved with raising horses many years ago when they were in school. For his first show he didn’t want to embarrass himself at a show near home, so he traveled to Colfax, Iowa. The trip was well worth it because he met two of the top trainers in the country and they took him under their wing. Scott Lunde of Iowa and Nebraska’s Don Mass are National Trainers of the Year and were very helpful in Henry’s quest to train and show his horses. The two are still friends of his today and they talk frequently.
“Every horse is unique based on how their mother raised them,” said Henry. “If the mother was protective and sheltered them they don’t know how to react.” So you have to work with them to get the response you want. Henry must be doing something right because he has taken first place at the Iowa State Fair and the Minnesota State Fair. He also loves to pa .....
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Flood damage prompts detour proposal for Douglas State Trail
Wed, May 18th, 2011
Posted in Pine Island The Great Outdoors
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