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Here's a bunch of little helpful hints and things I've learned along the way to help with your mini's and babies.
Mini Horse Growth Chart
Age in Months
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
12
15
18
21
24
30
36

Formula
.65
.70
.77
.80
.82
.84
.85
.86
.87
.88
.90
.92
.94
.955
.97
.985
1.00
Take the height of the foal at the last hair on the withers and DIVIDE it by the formula that is given for the foals age and the etimated mature height. Most horses reach full height by the time they are 36 months (3 years old)
If you bred your mare and want to check her due dates, here is a handy gestation claculator to estimate the dates.
How to Estimate the Weight of your mini:

Step 1: Measure around the girth of your mini at the withers.
Step 2: Measure from point of the shoulder, along the side to the tail.
Step 3: Multiply Girth x Girth x Length
Step 4: Divide this number by 300 to get the weight.

Example: if my mini measures 36" around (girth) and 48" long (length)
The formula would be 32 x 32 x 42 = 43008 and divided by 300, my mini would weigh 143 pounds.

Good to know when dosing for paste wormer!!!
Vital Signs for Mini Horses:

Temperature: 99.5 to 101.5 degrees F
                     (higher than 103 needs immediate attention)

Pulse: 30 to 40 beats per minute at rest - may increase with exercise
                     (foals typically have higher rates than adults)
The pulse can be found on the inside of the lower jaw, just below the chestnut on the front leg, the inside of the cannon bone just below the knee and the groove at the base of the tail.

Respirator Rate: 8 to 16 breaths per minute while standing at rest

Mucus Membrane Color: Lift up the horses upper lip or check the horses lower eyelid for a healthy pink color.  Bright red can indicate illness or fever, and pale can mean poor circulation.

Capillary Refill Time: 2 seconds in a helthy horse.  Press on the pink part of the horses gums over one of the tooth, when you take the pressure off it is momentarily white then returns back to pink.  This is the capillary refill time.

Hydration: Loss of fluid from hot weather, or from diarrhea, or fever can cause serious problems in a horse.  Pinch the skin at the horses neck for 2 seconds, then release.  A normal horses skin will quickly flatten back out, but a horse low on fluids will return to normal very slowly or stay tented up.  Eyes may also appear sunken if severly dehydrated.

Manure Pattern: Horses generally defecate every 2 to 3 hours and urinate every 4 to 6 hours.  Straining is NOT common, nor is continous ly loose stool.  A change of hay or diet may cause loose stool so it should be gradually changed to avoid stomach problems.