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box stalls, each large enough to comfortably stable a full-size horse, are clean and thick with wood shavings.
The tack room is spotless with a gleaming washer-dryer. A special walk-in closet holds little horse blankets hanging neatly on hangers labeled with each horse’s name. The harnesses, bridles and leads are well-oiled.
Her horses are always bred for straight legs, good heads of the Arabian type, long necks, good shoulders and movement. “If you were to take a mini and put it out in a field with nothing to compare the size to, you shouldn’t be able to tell if it’s a mini or full-size horse,” she said. About five percent of the foals they breed exceed the 34 inch mark. It’s hard to gauge how big they will be as an adult, said Mr. Dady.
Her minis sell for $1500 to $15,000 each. Bloodlines and confirmation can increase the price to $100,000 for a guaranteed champion, she said. Her horses have sold throughout this country and the world. King Hussein of Morocco bought two minis, one a pregnant mare, for his children.
The horse may be small but that doesn’t make the costs any less, except perhaps for the feed bills. The miniature harnesses, buckets, halter, hay nets and even blankets cost as much as equipment for fullsize horses.
The equipment is bought mostly through specialty catalogs and from vendors at shows. A show harness and
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