ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Wednesday, January 8, 1997             TAG: 9701080043
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 

SURVIVAL OF THE SMALLEST

LENGTH: Short :   16 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  DON PETERSEN\Staff. A miniature horse off Virginia 24 in
          Bedford County peers from its house, ready for winter. Miniature 
          horses' coats grow longer in the winter, and are shed when warm 
          weather returns. color.