Tiny horses looking for a new home

There's Rosie, Casey, Geppetto, Jason and Wish. They're small horses. Tiny horses. Some are just seven hands or about 70 centimetres.

'I can walk over the top of some of them,” says owner Leslie Low.


Leslie Low and her horses.

And there's also Hope, Tinkerbell, Anita, Faith and Charity.

Small horses with a big problem. They are soon to be destitute and homeless horses. 'Even my stock agent says there's nothing out there,” says Leslie. 'He said he even had to sell his own cattle because he can't find grazing for them.”

Leslie and her string of ponies are looking for a new home. And three donkeys and several cattle. And they have just two weeks to come up with something.

'We need a couple of hectares or more. And a shed preferably. And hopefully on the fringe of the city.”

Rosie, Casey, Geppetto et al have been entertaining children, giving them their first equine experience at the Tiny Trotters animal park in Redwood Lane, Tauriko, at the foot of the Kaimai Range for about five years.

'People go ‘wow', it's a beautiful place to be. And the kids just loved the carriage rides, pony rides and animals. It was a real joy to see their faces.”

But the ride is over. The lease is up after a three-month extension and it won't be renewed. Time is passing and Leslie and her miniature horses now have just a fortnight's grace.

'The property is to be developed and I was hoping to stay until that happened. Perhaps for another year or so. However, it all got a bit messy and we have to go.”

But where to is the problem. 'I had a call last night offering grazing for my ponies – it's a temporary solution – but that property is also on the market for development.”

Can you help Leslie, Tinkerbell, Anita, faith and Charity etc etc with some grazing. If so, call Leslie on 021 334 629.

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