Hairy feather trimming advice needed

[Quantock-cob]

Hello, my traditional HW cob has very hairy legs which I want to tidy up. Is their an alternative to clipping them off, which I can easily do, but I hate that shaved look that he has for a few weeks after.Is it possible to use a mane thinning rake just to tidy them up? Any ideas would be great thanks - makeover is set to happen this weekend (just don't tell Merlin or he won't come in from his field!!). Thanks

 

[Littlelegs]

I use clippers but very loosely going down from knee to get worst off (so hair still longer than you'd want) then trim with the normal comb & scissors way.

 

[Quantock-cob]

OK, thanks - thats sounds like a good plan. Just need to keep clipper happy OH out of the way when I do it

 

[Jingleballs]

I've just invested in this on the advice of a fello HHOer -

http://www.clippersharp.com/equine/grooming_stuff/smart_coats/smart_coats_coarse

My boy has decided that he does not like getting his legs clipped but because I still want to keep them short and tidy I use this to think the hair.

I also have some scissors to tidy up any bits that I miss with the blade.

 

[Theresa_F]

Whilst I never touch the hair on my clydesdale and gypsy cob, if I were to, I would thin them with a clippersharp rake and then "pull" the longer hair at the back as you would a mane.

Some people with gypsy cobs that have a lot of native in them do this to make them look more of a native type for the ring and if done carefully you can change them so they look more like a Welsh D.

 

[Quantock-cob]

Thanks BB - that's the kind of thing I was thinking of. Sounds like I could also use it to tame my border terriers coat (she hates being stripped).