Mini Shetland in back garden

[QuantockHills]

Is this an early April Fool..... no definetly not!! Horses and ponies are herd animals so you can't just have one and you need an acre minimum really to allow for good pasture management and field rotation. Your garden wouldn't be enough for a large dog to exercise properly, never mind a pony!

 

[Clodagh]

Do you currently have (or have had) a mini, or any other horses?

Well OP has another horse that a year ago had trouble with its willy. There was no update so I don’t know how it’s doing now.

 

[Trot_on]

No where near enough space - I was expecting at least 1/2 an acre x

 

[KatieDM]

No. Get a cat.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

I pass a mini in a garden/ shed out hacking. Poor little thing always calls out. It can't see out of the garden due to fence and big hedge. Apparently they got permission from the council.

 

[Fransurrey]

My in laws used to keep an American miniature horse on about that size plot. He lived an awful life in my opinion. He was always frustrated and there was no grass at all for him. Tiny hooves are more like trotters and he lived essentially on a dirt lot. Big no from me. He did have some stereotypies that were seen as 'cute', like masturbating and chewing. Please don't do it.

 

[Janique]

I think this is a troll tbh.

 

[southerncomfort]

I went on the Shetland ponies UK FB site, and promptly came off again. It was full of posts by people who kept them in the garden.

So probably not a troll, some people do think it's OK unfortunately.

 

[Janique]

Isn't it forbidden to keep a horse, or pony on his own ?

Here, it's against the law, you can't keep a horse, rabbit, guinea pig, sheep, cow donkey on their own.

 

[BurntontheoutsideTurkey]

Isn't it forbidden to keep a horse, or pony on his own ?

Here, it's against the law, you can't keep a horse, rabbit, guinea pig, sheep, cow donkey on their own.

Sadly not in the UK.