I have a friend who has two mini horses–but they live in the country, so it’s not a huge weird thing, haha. They have a pen and a little shed and another section of their property that’s a pasture. (Sometimes they don’t want to be led to/from the pasture, stubborn goofs!) They don’t come in the house or watch TV, though. Brandy’s lucky! Pretty cool. We thought it would be fun to ride them, but they can only take so much weight (like a little kid). You can cart-train them, but I think there’s a weight limit for that, too. They’re fun, though. Lots of work, but fun.
I think I saw somewhere that a man had a seeing-eye miniature horse. Pretty cool!

We used to take the cat on walks at daycare–put her on a leash and walk down the block. But she got out and ran away all the time, so we’d walk her to make sure we at least knew where she was!
And when I went home with my roommate last year, we saw a family walking down the street with a cat in a stroller. We all had to look at it again to be sure!

The pink leash is a nice touch. When I’m out running errands with my mom, and we see a mommy with a baby jogging stroller, she always says, “that will be you one day!” Most likely yes. I definitely want to hear about your experience if you decide to go through with it, Caitlin. 🙂

A few years ago we spent Thanksgiving in Greer, AZ with my husband’s family. One day we were standing outside the general store when we saw a guy walking a few mini-horses coming towards us. I said “If I get to pet those horses I’m going to be really happy.” Then the guy walks up to me, says “Can you hold this a second?” hands me the rope to one of the horses and goes inside the store. It was one of the best moments of my life. Visual proof:

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I’ve used a BOB stroller for both kids. It’s by far the best of the three jogging strollers we’ve tried (got a single Jeep from a friend and bought a used double). Many jogging strollers can be fitted with an infant seat attachment, allowing you to use a jogging stroller even for babies younger than 6 months. Having a good stroller for exercise is so worth it. Good luck finding the right stroller for you!

Ahhhh I love horses!!!!

Wow – I am SO jealous of the sights in your neeeeighborhood! Talk about motivation to get out for a walk! 🙂

I once saw a gerbil on a leash. In Brooklyn – where I lived – and then it became a regular thing. And it was so odd…I tell people about it all the time 🙂 Fun story for Henry one day!

I have the Baby Jogger City Mini jogging stroller. I bought the car seat attachment and started running with it when my daughter was about 4 months old. I just always ran on really smooth, paved running paths. She’s 10 months now and it still does the trick. I really wanted the BOB, but my husband convinced me to get the City Mini because it was so much lighter, easier to collapse, and cheaper. I kind of wish I would have invested in the BOB, though.

Hi:
The mini is mine. We walk 2 or 3 miles a day through the neighborhoods. As to the poop question, Brandy has never pooped during a walk. Seems to prefer her own yard. Not saying she might never ……. but I’d just go back with my clean-up stuff. You’d be surprised that the manure is really much more pleasant than dog or cat waste. I use a tiny manure fork and place it in a plastic garbage can that seals tightly. She doesn’t pee or poop in her cute playhouse either. Smart girl. She will be working with first graders in The Horse Tales Literacy Project (horsetalesliteracy.org) She is the only mini in the program, but I figured she would be much more user friendly to 6 year olds.Is it not weird that I found your blog doing a search on people food for minis???