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Mini horses breed womans passion

January 30, 2001
Three-year-old Hannah Michner, of Okemos, lets a group of miniature horses smell her mitten Saturday at Westwind Farms, 3146 Okemos Road, in Mason. —

MASON - Nestled just south of the Interstate 96 and Okemos Road intersection, a mile or so from the electric signs and cash registers of capitalism, Westwind Farms is a curious picture of rural American life.

There, Cammie Cavanaugh reigns supreme, walking with ease and familiarity through red stables, surrounded by barn cats, fences and multicolored horses.

You won’t find many saddles around Westwind Farms, though - the farm, 3146 Okemos Road, specializes in miniature horses. Standing a maximum of 34 inches tall, mini horses can only be ridden by small children.

Cavanaugh, 55, is a nationally known mini-horse breeder, a passion that began when her children were still young.

“I’m a city girl, but then the kids got horses,” the Jackson native says as she walks through a dark barn, petting a month-old foal named Bunny Hop.

“I tried riding. I didn’t like it, so I bought my first miniature

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