The History of the American Miniature Horse
The American Miniature Horse is a unique breed, the limiting characteristic of which is size. It must not measure in excess of 34 inches in height for AMHA registry and 38 inches for AMHR registry, which is measured at the withers, at the last hairs of the mane. It must be a sound, well-balanced horse, possessing the proper conformation characteristics which are common to most of the larger breeds. In fact, if there were no size reference, the miniature horse might give the illusion of being a full-sized horse. The American Miniature Horse gives the impression of strength, agility, and alert intelligence and is available in all possible colors.
The American Miniature Horse extracted from many sources in the creation of the breed. Undeniably, it utilized the blood of the English and Dutch mine horses, that were brought to this country in the 19th century and were used in some Appalachian coal mines as late as 1950 and also drew upon the blood of the Shetland pony, several of which appear in the pedigrees of some miniatures today. In the past decade, several breeders have imported miniature horses from England, Holland, Belgium, and West Germany, while others have selectively bred miniatures from the larger breeds of horses.
Projected Mature Heights for Miniature Horses
|
Projected Mature Height |
28" |
29" |
30" |
31" |
32" |
33" |
34" |
36" |
|
Birth (inches) |
18.20 |
18.85 |
19.50 |
20.15 |
20.80 |
21.45 |
21.95 |
23.40 |
|
One Month |
19.60 |
20.30 |
21.00 |
21.70 |
22.40 |
23.10 |
23.80 |
25.20 |
|
Two Months |
21.56 |
22.33 |
23.10 |
23.87 |
24.64 |
25.41 |
26.18 |
27.72 |
|
Three Months |
22.40 |
23.20 |
24.00 |
24.80 |
25.60 |
26.40 |
27.20 |
28.80 |
|
Four Months |
22.96 |
23.78 |
24.60 |
25.42 |
26.24 |
27.06 |
27.88 |
29.52 |
|
Five Months |
23.52 |
24.36 |
25.20 |
26.04 |
26.88 |
27.72 |
28.56 |
30.24 |
|
Six Months |
23.80 |
24.65 |
25.50 |
26.35 |
27.20 |
28.05 |
28.90 |
30.60 |
|
Seven Months |
24.08 |
24.94 |
25.80 |
26.66 |
27.52 |
28.38 |
29.24 |
30.96 |
|
Eight Months |
24.36 |
25.23 |
26.10 |
26.97 |
27.84 |
28.71 |
29.58 |
31.32 |
|
Nine Months |
24.64 |
25.52 |
26.40 |
27.28 |
28.16 |
29.04 |
29.92 |
31.68 |
|
1 Year |
25.20 |
26.10 |
27.00 |
27.90 |
28.80 |
29.70 |
30.60 |
32.40 |
|
Fifteen Months |
25.76 |
26.68 |
27.60 |
28.52 |
29.44 |
30.36 |
31.29 |
33.12 |
|
Eighteen Months |
26.32 |
27.26 |
28.20 |
29.14 |
30.08 |
31.02 |
31.96 |
33.84 |
|
Twenty-one Months |
26.74 |
27.7 |
28.65 |
29.61 |
30.56 |
31.52 |
32.47 |
34.38 |
|
2 Years |
27.16 |
28.13 |
29.10 |
30.07 |
31.04 |
32.07 |
32.98 |
34.82 |
|
Thirty Months |
27.58 |
28.57 |
29.55 |
30.54 |
31.52 |
32.51 |
33.49 |
35.46 |
|
Thirty-six Months |
28.00 |
29.00 |
30.00 |
31.00 |
32.00 |
33.00 |
34.00 |
36.00 |
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