2018 Miniature Horse World Magazine SUMMER Volume 34, Number 4 | Page 6

Canadian Therapy Horses, or the tabu topic of dwarfism, we provide great reading material for your summer laze. editor’s notes by Melissa Powell W hat a fine summertime is in store for Miniature horse fanciers! The sun is out, the horses are (mostly) slick and the longer days beg for more barn time. Even with these smallish issues, we’ve made sure some just-for-mini-owner information is included in every edition. Whether it’s the woes of hyperlipidemia, DIY vaccinations, 4 Miniature Horse World SUMMER 2018 In this issue you’ll find a new column that will feature little known facts about AMHA members, just like you! This first installment features Wade Burns of Lucky Four Farms fame. See it on page 22. And if you know someone we should feature, drop me a line at [email protected]. We’ve all had friends or family who have passed that deserve their moment of recognition from their peers in the Miniature horse industry. The Memorial page will appear in every print issue and is offered as that special place where multiple friends and family can say a few words and share a photo or two of that exceptional person. Email editor@amha. org for availability for your loved one in an upcoming issue. I experienced my own “blessed event” this spring, a beautiful, long-legged paint, colt. Having looked at Mini foals for years, his 36 inch height a birth was a bit shocking! But I am certainly looking forward to the cool evenings spent watching him play and grow even taller. And like all good “horse moms” I must share a photo! Happy summer everyone!