| Where can I buy a small miniature horse? 我在哪里可以买到一个小缩影马匹？ |
As is the case with most animals there are several sources available. 即是如此，与多数动物有几种资金来源。 At IAMHA we admit we are prejudiced toward our American Miniature Horses and usually have a very good selection for sale. 在iamha我们承认我们有偏见，对我们的美国小型马，通常有一个非常好的选择出售。 We would encourage you to contact us by email at information@iamha.net . 我们鼓励你与我们联络，电邮information@iamha.net 。 These horses range in price depending on their breeding, conformation quality, size, color patterns and movement as they walk and run. 这些马匹射程在价格取决于它们的繁殖，构象的质量，大小，颜色模式和运动，因为他们走路和运行。 We enjoy sharing information about our minis; feel free to ask your questions. 我们享受着信息共享对我们的迷你型;随意问你的问题。 (back to top) （返回页首） | | If I buy a miniature horse can it be delivered? 如果我买一个缩影马匹才能交付？ |
Yes. 是的。 American Miniature Horses are transported all around the world. 美国微型马匹运往世界各地。 In the United States they will typically be transported by one of our preferred equine partners. 在美国，他们将通常运送我们的一个首选养马的合作伙伴。 The minis travel very well. 该迷你旅行很好。 We only have a concern when mares are in the last couple of months of their pregnancies. 我们只有关注的时候，母马，是在过去数个月内他们的怀孕率。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| Do people show miniature horses? 这样做，群众反映的缩影马匹？ |
Yes. 是的。 Definitely! 一定！ The two most recognized registries, AMHA and AMHR, each have several shows all over the US each year. 两个最被认可登记， amha和amhr ，每人有几个显示全美国每年。 Sometimes these shows are collocated. 有时这些节目配置。 There are also other independent miniature horse shows and we are planning one later this year. 此外，还有其他独立的缩影马匹表明我们正在规划一个在今年晚些时候。 Please check out our website at www.iamha.net for details. 详情请参阅我们的网站www.iamha.net详情。 We plan on giving away thousands of dollars in prizes to the winners. 我们计划于拉关系，走数千美元的奖品给优胜者。 You still have time to get a mini, attend our show and win. 你还有时间去宣传一个小型的，参加我们的节目和共赢。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| How much Vet care do miniature horses need? 多少兽医护理做微型马匹需要的人呢？ |
Yes. 是的。 Vet care for a miniature horse can be comparable to that of a dog. 兽医照顾一个缩影马可相比拟的狗。 Yearly immunizations are required, and bi-monthly de-worming is required to keep the miniature horse healthy and protected from disease. 每年接种需要，并每两个月德蠕动必须保持缩影马匹健康及保护，免受疾病。 All horses have worms and a de-wormer (such as Ivermectin) can be administrated orally by you. 所有马匹都蠕虫和被撤销wormer （如伊维菌素） ，可以口服，由你。 The mini horse also needs a farrier to trim their hooves every six to eight weeks depending on the type of soil your mini is on. 迷你马，也需要一个farrier剪除其蹄每六至八星期不同种类的土壤你的Mini是对的。 As always those of us at IAMHA will be glad to help with any questions or requests for more detailed or specific information so feel free to contact us at information@iamha.net . 一如既往地对我们这些在iamha会乐意帮助任何问题或要求提供更详细的或具体的信息，以便随时与我们联系，在information@iamha.net 。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| Do miniature horses get fleas? 做矮马得到跳蚤？ |
No. Fleas have a natural aversion to mini horse skin so they do not get fleas. 第跳蚤有一个天然的反感迷你马，皮肤，所以他们没有得到跳蚤。 They do get worms and must receive de-worming paste every two months. 他们真的蠕虫，而且必须接受德驱虫膏每两个月。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| Do miniature horses have weight problems? 做矮马有体重问题？ |
They can easily become obese. 他们可以很容易成为肥胖。 Owners must carefully watch the diets of miniature horses. 业主必须仔细观赏了饵料的缩影匹马。 Since they evolved on the barren Shetland Islands, most miniature horses are "easy keepers", and metabolize food extremely efficiently. 因为它们的演变对贫瘠设得兰群岛，最矮马是"容易饲养" ，并代谢食物非常有效率。 Miniature horses should never eat people food, and some miniature horses need low-feed muzzles to keep them from getting obese. 迷你马，千万不要吃人的食物，以及一些小型的马匹需要低饲料颈圈，使他们变得越来越肥胖。 Feel free to contact us at information@iamha.net for help in this area. 随时与我们联系，在information@iamha.net为在这一领域提供帮助。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| Do miniature horses stink? 做矮马发臭？ |
The natural odor of a miniature horse is not at all strong and they can be kept virtually free from odor with regular grooming and periodic bathing. 自然气味的一个缩影匹马未都强烈，他们可以保持几乎是免费的，从气味与经常梳洗和定期洗澡。 Miniature horses can be trained to stand still for bathing, and they typically enjoy being outside on a nice warm day enjoying a bath and grooming. 迷你马，也可以训练停滞不前洗澡的，他们通常喜欢在外面好温暖，享受每天洗澡和梳理。 Care must be taken not to bathe them too frequently to avoid washing away their natural coat and body oils. 必须谨慎小心，不给他们洗澡过于频繁，以避免洗刷其自然大衣和护肤油。 It will be hard to groom your minis too much. 这将是难以新郎你的迷你太多。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
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| The baby miniature foals are adorable, are they easy to breed? 婴儿缩影foals都是可爱的，是他们容易滋生？ |
The American Miniature Horse is easy to breed. 美国小型马，容易滋生。 Attention must be paid when the mare is ready to foal given the small size of these mares. 一定要注意，当马准备foal由于规模小，这匹母马。 The larger the mare the easier the foaling will be. 规模越大，马越容易foaling会。 It is important to plan your breeding strategy, as well as your breeding stock. 这是很重要的计划您的育种策略，以及你种畜。 Too many miniature horse owners simply buy a male and female and breed them without seeking the advice of experts and doing the requisite pedigree research. 太多的微型马主干脆买一个男性和女性种什么，养什么，他们没有寻求专家的意见，并做必要的谱系研究。 The reason the horses breed, shown and sold by our members perform and sell at higher levels is not accidental. 之所以马匹品种，表现出和出售我们的会员，表演和出售更高层次上，不是偶然的。 If you want to have horses that win in the show ring and sell for more than a few hundred dollars, contact us at information@iamha.net for help in this area. 如果你想拥有马匹比赛的胜利，在查看戒指及售价超过数百元，与我们联系information@iamha.net为在这一领域提供帮助。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| What are the most common problems with miniature horses? 什么是最常见的问题与微型马匹？ |
Probably the most common problem we generally see associated with to feeding. 大概是最常见的问题，一般来说，我们看到相关的，以喂养。 It can be too much or in rare cases too little. 它可以过多或在极少数情况下太少了。 Next there will be problems that can be traced to improper care of hooves or teeth. 明年将有问题，可以追溯到保养不当的蹄或牙齿。 At IAMHA we are COMMITTED to helping the American Miniature Horse enthusiast FIND, BUY, KEEP and ENJOY your minis and will gladly help with your questions and share our experience. 在iamha我们致力于帮助美国小型马迷寻找，购买，保存和享受你的迷你型，并会很乐意帮您解决问题，并分享我们的经验。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| How did these miniature horses get to be so small? 怎么这些微型马结识这么少呢？ |
While the exact origins of mini horses have been obscured over the centuries, early incunabula texts refer to miniature horses being kept as prized companions of Hapsburg royalty as early as the 17th century. 而确切的起源迷你马已淹没在过去几个世纪，早期incunabula文本指矮马被保存珍贵的同伴的hapsburg版税，因为早在公元17世纪。 Just as dogs have been bred to be small, centuries of selective breeding have resulted in miniature horses with calm dispositions. 正如狗已育成要小，几百年的选育，导致微型马匹冷静处置。 Many early American Miniature Horses are extremely small because of the deliberate breeding between the smallest horses available. 许多美国早期的微型马是极少数，因为故意育种之间最小的马可。 In the last twenty years the breeding focus has been to breed the American Miniature Horse for the best conformance and physical balance. 在过去的二十多年间育种的重点一直是滋生美国小型马，为市民提供优质的一致性和身体平衡。 Look at the picture below and see if you can tell if this is a full sized horse or mini. 看看下面图片，看看如果你能分辨出，如果这是一个全尺寸的赛马或迷你。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
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| How well do miniature horses see? 如何做好微型马见？ |
All horses including miniature horses possess amazing vision. 所有马匹包括微型马匹拥有惊人的远见。 With their eyes mounted squarely on the sides of their heads, they possess nearly 350 degree vision. 他们的眼睛展开正视双方的头上，他们所拥有的近350度的视野。 They only have vision issues directly behind them and directly in front of them. 他们不仅有视觉问题，直接他们背后，并直接摆在他们面前。 The miniature horses are also extremely sensitive to motion in their field of vision and often detect a potential hazard before their sighted owners. 微型马匹也是非常敏感的议案，在他们的视野内，往往发现潜在危险之前，他们的远见业主。 Miniature horses also have excellent night vision and can see clearly in almost total darkness. 迷你马，也有良好的夜视和可以清楚地看到，在几乎完全黑暗的。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| Are miniature horses a recognized horse breed? 微型的马匹认可的马匹繁殖？ |
Miniature horses are not a genetic horse breed like Quarter Horses, Morgans, etc. They are a height breed. 迷你马是不是遗传繁殖马匹一样季马， Morgans酒店等，他们是一支高度滋生。 While there is no recognized breed wide standard for miniaturized horses, and there are many separate registries that have emerged for miniature horses, each has their own unique standards for conformation and size. 虽然目前没有公认的品种广泛，标准，缩小和马匹，也有许多单独登记处已经出现的微型马，每个人都有自己独特的标准构型和尺寸。 |
The two most recognized registries are the American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) and the American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR). 两个最被认可的登记处，是美国的缩影，马协会（ amha ）与美国小型马，书记官处（ amhr ） 。 Some miniature horse registries are concerned solely with the size of the miniature horse or their coat coloration, while other registries reject miniature horses on the basis of their physical conformation, with subjective criteria for dwarfs, midgets, and genetic mutants. 一些微型马登记册而言，只是大小的迷你马或其外套着色，而其他登记处拒绝缩影马匹在此基础上掌握自己的身体健康构，与主观的标准，为小矮人，侏儒和遗传突变体。 At IAMHA we promote the best American Miniature Horses worldwide regardless of their particular affiliation with one breed registry or another. 在iamha我们推广的最佳缩影，美国在全世界的马匹，不论其从属关系，特别是同一个品种注册处或另一个。 Feel free to contact us at information@iamha.net for more detailed information. 随时与我们联系，在information@iamha.net更详细的信息。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| How much does the average miniature horse weigh? 花多少钱，平均迷你马，有多重？ |
The average miniature horse, when mature will approximately 200 - 250 pounds. 平均迷你马，成熟时，将大约200 -2 50磅。 Foals will weigh 10 – 15 pounds when born and grow to around 100 pounds at one year. foals重量10 -1 5米的出生和成长至约1 00磅为1年。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| Do miniature horses bite and kick? 做矮马咬和踢？ |
In their natural setting, miniature horses will naturally bite and kick as a means of establishing dominance within their herd. 在大自然的环境下，迷你马，自然会咬人，并踢作为一种手段，建立支配其畜群。 When a miniature horse bonds with the owner, the owner will be perceived as the herd leader and the mini horse will never bite or kick except when attacked. 当一个缩影马债券与业主，车主将被视为羊群领导人和迷你马，绝不会咬或踢除当攻击。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| Are Miniature horses a separate breed? 微型的马匹一个单独的滋生？ |
While the exact origins vary by country, miniaturized horses have been bred-down by selective breeding techniques on every continent. 而确切的起源每个国家都有所不同，微型化的马匹已育成向下选择性育种技术对每一个大陆。 The American Miniature horse was declared a separate breed in 1978 by the AMHA, but many other miniature horse breeds exist, with names like AMHR, Australian Miniature Pony, Dartmoor Pony, Falabella, and others. 美国小型马，被宣布为一个单独的品种， 1978年由amha ，但许多其他的缩影，马匹品种存在，名字象amhr ，澳洲缩影小马，达特穆尔小马， falabella和等。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| Do Horses have teeth issues? 做马匹有牙的问题？ |
All horses teeth grow continuously and an experienced horseman can gauge the approximate age of any horse by examining the horses teeth. 所有马匹牙齿才能不断成长，是一个经验丰富的骑士可以衡量近似年龄的任何马匹通过检查马匹的牙齿。 The reliable growth of horses teeth fostered the origin of the old saying "Never look a gift horse in the mouth", as well as "Long in the tooth" to describe an elderly person. 可靠的增长，马匹培育牙齿的起源旧说： "从来没有期待的礼物，在马口" ，以及"长在牙齿"来形容老人的人。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| How long do Horses live? 多久做马匹住在哪里？ |
Horses quite often live to be 25 years old. 马匹常常是活到25岁。 Some minis have lived into their 40’s. 有些迷你住到他们40年代。 There is a report of a miniature horse who lived with the Horse Protection Society of North Carolina, was among the oldest living mini horses, at an age of over 50 years-old. 有报道的一个缩影马住同马保护协会的北卡罗莱纳州，是其中最年长的生活迷你马，上了年纪超过50年。 Minis usually reach puberty by age two or three. 迷你通常达到青春期年龄由两个或三个。 On average, miniature horses may live one third longer than large horses. 平均来说，矮马，可活三分之一时间比马大。 This size longevity relationship is the same for dog breeds. 这样的规模，长寿的关系是一样的犬种。 For example, a Rottweiler may live to be 12, while a Chihuahua may live to be 18 years old. 举例来说，一名rottweiler可能活到12 ，而奇瓦瓦可能活到18岁。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| How small was the smallest miniature horse breeding stallion? 多么小，是最小的迷你马，繁育种马吗？ |
The records of the American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA) show the smallest miniature horse breeding stallion was Bond Tiny Tim. 该记录的美国小型马协会（ amha ）显示最小的迷你马，繁育种马是债券小小的添。 In the AMHA stud book records, Bond Tiny Tim is listed as a miniature horse stallion measuring 19 inches tall. 在amha种图书纪录，债券小小的添列为一个缩影马匹马测量19英寸高大。 Bond Tiny Tim was a dwarf horse who was bred extensively and appears in the pedigrees of hundreds of miniature horses in America. 债券小小的添是一个矮马被育成广泛，并出现在该家系中的数以百计的微型马在美国。 Bond Tiny Tim sired numerous national champions and lent his dwarf genes to generations of his descendents. 债券小小的添播下无数全国冠军，并借给他的矮秆基因后代他的后裔。 Currently the smallest breeding stallions are in the 27 to 29 inch range. 目前最小的育种stallions都在27至29英寸的范围内。 Please check out “Tiny Tim” below. 详情请参阅"蚊添"的下面。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
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| What is the origin of the miniature horse? 什么是原产地的微型马？ |
Over the past 100 years there has been a great amount of disagreement regarding the origins and genetic characteristics of miniature horses. 在过去的一百年间存在着巨大数额的分歧就起源和遗传特征的矮马。 Some miniature horse breeds such as the Falabella horse of Argentina were developed in a totally separate environment from the tiny European miniature horses of the eighteenth century, and independent breeding programs have been established on every continent. 一些小型马品种，如falabella野马阿根廷制定了在一个完全独立的环境下，从小小的缩影，欧洲马匹的18世纪，自主选育节目均已实现建立在每一个大陆。 In the USA in the 1960s, these horses were called midget ponies, while in South America they were known as Falabella horses. 在美国，在20世纪60年代，这匹马被称为侏儒小马，而在南美洲，他们被称为falabella匹马。 In the 1970s a movement arose to change the name of tiny horses to miniature horses, and many registries, such as AMHA and AMHR, were established with standard sizes ranging from 28 inches to 38 inches. 在20世纪70年代的运动引起的名称更改为微小马匹，以迷你马，不少登记处，如amha和amhr ，建立了标准尺寸不等，从28英寸到38英寸。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| What is colic? 什么是绞痛？ |
Horses cannot vomit, whatever goes in must pass all the way through the digestive system. 马不能呕吐，无论骤然必须通过一切途径，透过消化系统。 The number-one cause of preventable death of miniature horses is colic, a severe and painful digestive system irritation that can kill a mini horse if not treated promptly. 头号原因，可预防死亡的矮马是绞痛，严重的，痛苦的消化系统不适，可以杀死一个迷你马，如果不及时治疗。 It is important that you are familiar with this potential if you own miniature horses. 这是非常重要的，你所熟悉的这种潜力，如果你自己的缩影匹马。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| Do Miniature Horses make good companions? 这样做的缩影马匹好好同伴？ |
Absolutely! 绝对！ Miniature Horses do not possess the same craving for affection that is common with dogs. 迷你马，不拥有相同的渴求感情是共通的警犬。 This does not mean that they are not affectionate. 这并不意味着他们不恩爱。 Quite the opposite, a pet Miniature horses will enjoy being groomed, brushed, rubbed and scratched. 恰恰相反，是宠物迷你马，将享有花甲，扫，揉和抓伤。 A pet mini will often follow their owner around, seeking their companionship and affection much like a dog. 宠物迷你往往会跟随主人左右，寻求他们的友谊和感情很像一只狗。 They love to be scratched and petted and enjoy sharing the daily activities of their owner. 他们还喜欢被抓伤，并petted和享受分享的日常活动，他们的主人。 Show or breeding Miniature horses may be more aloof. 显示或微型繁殖马匹可能更加超然。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
| What is the difference between a dwarf horse, midget pony and a miniature horse? 是什么区别，矮马，侏儒小马和一个微型马？ |
In the opinion of many Veterinarians, all miniature horses and ponies possess some of the genetic markers for dwarfism. 在许多人认为兽医，所有小型马，小马拥有一定的遗传标记为侏儒。 Equine dwarfism is a relatively rare occurrence in large horses, but it can be more common in miniature horses that have been bred exclusively for small size. 马科侏儒是一个比较罕见的现象大量马匹，但已能较常见的缩影，马匹已育成专为小尺寸。 Animal research indicates that there are more than 320 separate and distinct types of dwarfism, each with a unique genetic marker and characteristics. 动物研究表明，有320多个独立和独特类型的侏儒，每一个都有独特的遗传标记和特色。 The members of IAMHA have worked diligently for years to only breed the best horses and thereby avoid the production of dwarf horses. 成员iamha勤奋工作，兢兢业业几年只会滋生最好的马匹，从而避免了生产的矮马。 Ponies are a class of small horses larger than miniature horses and as in all breeds of horses there can be dwarf animals. 小马是一类小马匹大于迷你马和象在所有品种的马匹就不可能有矮动物。 The best plan to avoid a dwarf is to deal with the most reputable breeders you can find. 最好的计划，以避免矮是对付最有信誉的育种您可以在这里找到。 You will pay more, but you will have peace of mind. 你会付出更多，但你有内心的平安。 At IAMHA we look forward to working with you to make sure you get the best horses you can. 在iamha我们期待着与你一道工作，以确保您获得最佳的马匹可以。 (back to top) （返回页首） |
