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Meet Looking glass Tigress our new thoroughbred type miniature show horse yearling , approx 31.5inches to withers.



 "Elmhurst Little Blue Eyes"  Skewbald filly born 10th June 2008 she has stunning pale blue eyes . 20 inches tall to the withers at birth. She is Pure bred Falabella by Looking glass Evita and Looking glass Sasha. Pictures taken at a few hours old.
                                                                                   

LOOKING GLASS EVITA       15years  old broodmare  covered by Looking  glass Wild Blue vision for 2009 foal due 15th June 2009 .                         

Currently  our miniature horses are Pure 100% Falabella and European Miniatures , our Falabella foals will be registered with the British Falabella Studbook  and DNA tested.

Some are registered with the International Miniature Horse and Pony Society  and  the American Falabella Miniature Horse

 Association (Looking glass Evita)


We specialise in Coloured Miniature  horses , some will be registered with CHAPS(UK) and BSPA.

 If you are thinking about purchasing a mini and have not owned a horse before please contact us and we will give you any advice you need on the care of mini horse ,  and will continue to provide advice and support after the sale . A horse needs to have feet trimmed every 6-8 weeks , needs wormer every 12-13 weeks, and a vaccination after an initial course once every year .  The feet trimming can cost £15-25 , wormer about £10-15 and the initial vaccinations vary from vet to vet, but for one visit only about £35-40. Feed depends on how the horse is kept a bale of hay is about £3.50 in Essex and will last a miniature 5-7 days , and a handful of hard feed twice a day , a sack costs £8-10. A mini horse is a social animal and like company , ideally should be kept with another grazing partner. Falabellas are a relatively docile breed and in comparison to other smaller breeds make  ideal pets for children although should be supervised as with any pet, the larger mini 's can be broken to ride for very small children and can be used as driving horses.   All the horses we breed here are extremely well handled from birth we are a very small stud so can dedicate the time needed to each individual horse, unlike some larger studs .We breed as we love these miniature horses , and endeavour to use natural horsemanship skills to bring our foals along into nice well behaved and trained horses.

Falabella History

In 1962, Julio Cesar Falabella, whose ranch was near Buenos Aires, Argentina, sold some small ponies to President Kennedy's family, an event which gave instant fame to the Falabella Ranch's  attractive horses. The Falabella strain of miniatures was originally started in 1868 by Julio's great-grandfather, Patrick Newell. When Newell died, he passed on the herd and his breeding methods to his son-in-law, Juan Falabella. Juan added European Shetland blood and, with considerable inbreeding, was able to gain consistently small size within the herd. Juan's son, Emilio Falabella, later passed the herd on to his son, Julio Cesar Falabella. In 1980, when Julio Cesar passed away, both the herd and ranches were divided between his second wife, Maria Luisa, and his daughter, Maria Angelica.

 These horses are still very rare and only a few thousand in the world and a few hundred in the UK.  We aim to breed quality mini horses and just because they are pure bred does not mean it is a quality horse , you can get good quality pure breds as well as bad quality. Any Falabella sold by Elmhurst stud is of good quality unless stated it is for a pet only and will be accordingly priced with a reason for being pet quality . We only bred from good quality horses and do not breed form any that have faults that could be passed onto its youngstock.  Over the next few years we hope to improve our lines by introducing exciting new bloodlines as we hope to produce the best show quality horses we possible can, some will be pure falabella and some will be stunning new lines.

 

Contact :   mc@elmhurststud.com