Pinto stallion Einstein with his mother Tiz Fenisse. Unlike other miniature horses, he shows no signs of dawrfism
Posted on 04/26/2010 3:53:27 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
A TINY stallion just 35cm high is thought to be a record breaker as the world's smallest foal. Einstein, a pinto stallion, weighed in at just 2.7kg when he was born last week in the US.
Breeder Judy Smith, of Tiz A Miniature Horse Farm, in Barnstead, New Hampshire, told Sky News she thought he was dead when she first saw him.
"I have been at this for 20 years plus, but I have never seen one this tiny or even close to it.
"At first he didn't move very much. We started rubbing him with a towel and he started to move around. He was so small."
Breeders said that unlike the current record holder, Thumbelina, Einstein shows no signs of dwarfism.
"From the head to the legs - the length, width, height - everything is just beautiful about this little horse," said co-owner Charlie Cantrell.
Fellow owner Dr. Rachel Wagner said: "Most of the ones that are really tiny are what we call dwarves and they have some sort of dysmorphic features, or features that aren't really normal or healthy.
"This little guy is like all horses - he's almost all leg."
Sorry. It did not come up on the search.
There is a miniature horse farm close to my home! When we were poor you parents with 5 kids we’d take them there to stand outside the fence and see the ponies. Sometimes they had llamas there too and exotic poultry. Cheaper than the zoo. : )
what a cutie
there are micro pigs; mini cows; mini sheep
i wish i was rich
Just like we took our kids to the free Alpaca show yesterday.
Earlier, I saw a picture of Einstein with a large dog & the dog was bigger than he is!!
I wish I had saved the picture..If anyone has it - would you please post it?? Thanks.
Very presidential. Part black part white with a big head.
But Einstein has great looking ears!!!
What did Einstein say to the throat specialist?
I’m feeling a little hoarse!
This breeder is so successful he’s looking at relocating to smaller premises! :-)
It has been said that if someone could just breed a tiny elephant, they would become very wealthy indeed.
Last week on Animal Planet’s Pet Star (re-run from 2003) there was a lady named Flame who danced with her miniature horse. It was darling, but they didn’t win. The little horse pranced just like a circus horse of the 1800s.
Thanks for posting. I was just in the process of posting that darling video when my computer locked up.
What Ive started doing is going to google and putting in the title of the article and adding Free Republic to it ...articles will show up on google but not on the FR search
That’s a great tip. I’m going to try that.
I dont think its a big deal anyway but people seem to dislike it if the article is posted twice.. Actually I think 2 or three of the same postings helps get the word out
Thanks for this one
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