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IL Rancher
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Location: Northwest Illinois
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Depending on the Dexter they can be real small, I have seen some that are about the height of a Great Dane but probably weighed 400 pounds or something like that. or you can have the ones like we have here where the cows range from 550-800 pounds probably and the bulls tip the scales at 1200-1300 pounds when 5+ years old (Bigger than breed standard but tend to throw calves that grow to the right size...
Don't worry about stepping on my toes. If I had my druthers I would sell the whole stinking herd and buy a couple horses... I personally find them to be a pain in the arse.
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Jinglebob
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Location: Western South Dakota
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IL Rancher
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Location: Northwest Illinois
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Jinglebob
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Location: Western South Dakota
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Oldtimer
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Posts: 24734
Location: Northeast Montana
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| I read somewhere that the popularity of these "minatures" came about somewhat because of some states property tax laws...Some areas require you to own so many cattle (5-10) to get an Ag exemption- and with the minatures they could run that amount on a lot less acreage and then get the exemption.....
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kolanuraven
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There is an older man that lives in our little town and he has a mini horse that rides around with him in this truck like a dog. The pony will stand up on the arm rest in the truck and hang it's head out like a dog. The pony is house broke, halter/harness broke and will walk on a leash like a dog if necessary.
The horsie goes with him to the post office every day, to the drive thru @ the local diner for a biscuit every morning, they are a fixture. By now, no one even reacts, " oh it's a horse!!" when he goes around town, we're just used to seeing them together all these years!
Both of them are getting on in years and one would be totally lost without the other one if something were to happen.
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Faster horses
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Location: SE MT
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kolanuraven
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Oh they've been written about and on little TV "segments" for years. I know that Mr. Joe has got to be close to 80 by now and still drives YIKES!!! But we all see him coming and give way when necessary as he has problems with turning into a entrance, he takes up the whole deal!! He tends to take his half of the road right down the middle!!!
The pony, well it's got to be about 20 or so. It started out as a bay but now it's got so much grey, especially around it's face and ears that it looks like it's been dusted with flour!
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