eahotson
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Handsome boy! I love him clipped out! Not helpful are we? Its about 50/50 at the moment.
I can't believe I'm posting this
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MrsMozartletoe
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I love him either way 
Why not clip him out this winter, see how it goes, then you'll know what works best for him/you/hubby.
We clipped out Little Cob, but left his mane and he looked gorgeous. When his mane whent a bit yuck, I had that clipped off, which sort of suited him, but lost a bit of his character. As he is on field rest, it's all growing back now (he has a mohican(sp!) lol).
Why not clip him out this winter, see how it goes, then you'll know what works best for him/you/hubby.
We clipped out Little Cob, but left his mane and he looked gorgeous
. When his mane whent a bit yuck, I had that clipped off, which sort of suited him, but lost a bit of his character. As he is on field rest, it's all growing back now (he has a mohican(sp!) lol).
Hippona
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I know.....I almost daren't open the thread!
Hmm...tricky one.
OH's mare looks totally unbalanced without feathers....like a fat bird in stilletos ( sorry
).....her previous owner trimmed all her feathers off the day before we paid for her OH was devastated but TBH it didnt take long for them to grow back and they grew back fine. You could give it a go and always grow them back if you don't like it.
Django Pony
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Leave them on!! Hairy, hairy, hairy all the way!!
EAST KENT
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Lovely cresty neck there..just right for a hogged show cob look ,he`d be a real smartie then! Clip out the lot.
RunToEarth
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I HATE feathers- I like to see exactly what is going on under all that fluff, following our old Monty cob having a very infected cut a few years ago as I had no idea it was there.
Lady La La
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Clip it & hog it. Lovely job
Shysmum
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Leave them on !! I admit I've trimmed the boy's to just above ground level, cos of the clay soil that I can't get off them. Scabby bits will heal quickly with pig oil and sulphur, and the stuff will protect the feathers.
He is soooooo cute !
He is soooooo cute !
ThoroughbredStar
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Take it all off!!! Feathers, mane.......Looks fab!
Shysmum
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I think we need a poll here
Kenzo
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Clip Clip Clip!
He'll look just as handsome either way but it will be easier over winter and they soon grow back.
He'll look just as handsome either way but it will be easier over winter and they soon grow back.
Dirtymare
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Just wanted to say, what a gorgeous boy both with and without.
Sorry, not very helpful!
Sorry, not very helpful!
diamondgeezer
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Oh he's very cute!!
But i think off, I love the hunter look!!!
Off, Off, Off!!!!!
But i think off, I love the hunter look!!!
Off, Off, Off!!!!!
Brandy
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Off. Easier to manage in the winter. Yes they offer protection, but they also get wet, muddy horrible and stained.
Berkeley
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I know not practical.....but keep on......he looks adorable!
Umbongo
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Off!! I think he looks handsome either way but I do love a clipped out cobby type.
nativetyponies
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Very young clipped Hovis
Older unclipped feathery Hovis
Not the best piccies but all I have on my work laptop (I'm in scotland at work!!)
feathers, mane the lot.
he'd look really smart too!!
Faro
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Feathery all the way - for no other reason than I love horses with natural manes, tails and feathers (however unmanageable they might get!).
jojo5
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Hovis is very like my boy (Clydesdale crosses?). I have had feathers off and on over the years and have posted on here before about it. First thing is, in my experience, they don't grow fully back by the following Spring, so be prepared for a tufty summer!!. Secondly, my boy has had feather mites (pastern dermatitus)very slightly over the years and honestly, off or on made little difference for him, just slightly harder to get at for me to treat. And I think if it's harder for me to get at with feathers, then it's harder for infection etc to get in in winter. Also, if it's posh hunting you are going for, you really should hog him as well if you are taking the feathers off. And that would be a shame for Hovis who has a lovely mane. Mine has hogged mane (otherwise resembles zebra mane!), but still has feathers, but I don't do posh! Having said that he has done really well at local shows (bless) so the combination can't be all wrong!
So what I'm saying is ...........on, on, on!
So what I'm saying is ...........on, on, on!
Hovis_and_SidsMum
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Well you lot are no help are you?!!!!
For those of you who do clip feathers off - do they grow back tufty and fluffy or back to normal? He has lovely feathers (when they're clean!!) and I don't want them to grow back looking like fluffy leg warmers.
The deciding factor for me is your comments about hogging his mane as well. I think he's got too soft a face to carry that off? What do you think? Also will his mane grow back like a bog brush?
Ooooh what to do!
Hubby and YO were ganging up on me again this morning about how handsome he'd look clipped out but I still think he'd look out of proportion and "hard" - as in like a tough hunter type tank. He's not "hard" he's my baby!
I am so confused!
For those of you who do clip feathers off - do they grow back tufty and fluffy or back to normal? He has lovely feathers (when they're clean!!) and I don't want them to grow back looking like fluffy leg warmers.
The deciding factor for me is your comments about hogging his mane as well. I think he's got too soft a face to carry that off? What do you think? Also will his mane grow back like a bog brush?
Ooooh what to do!
Hubby and YO were ganging up on me again this morning about how handsome he'd look clipped out but I still think he'd look out of proportion and "hard" - as in like a tough hunter type tank. He's not "hard" he's my baby!
I am so confused!
Bills
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Bills
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Also wanted to add - DONT HOG HIM!!! I agree with clipping him and taking all the feathers off but he will look gorge and very sporty with a neatly pulled mane to top it all off. Hope this helps
Moggy in Manolos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by juliette View Post
Leave them on for the winter and take off for the summer - well that's what my farrier has advised me to do to avoid mud fever. So I am now leaving my horses feathers to grow back after their last clip in the summer.
Totally second this. I think well cared for feathers in winter can help guard against mud fever.
As suggested oil will repel and protect. I know some could think I am biased as I have a hairy but I really do think he looks lovely with them, plus the protection thing
Originally Posted by juliette View Post
Leave them on for the winter and take off for the summer - well that's what my farrier has advised me to do to avoid mud fever. So I am now leaving my horses feathers to grow back after their last clip in the summer.
Totally second this. I think well cared for feathers in winter can help guard against mud fever.
As suggested oil will repel and protect. I know some could think I am biased as I have a hairy but I really do think he looks lovely with them, plus the protection thing
catdragon
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Keep them on Sorry, I just love his "flairs", I have a hairy and even though the hair DOES get dirty in winter, but when you part it and look at the skin it's clean for a cm or so fromthe root and her skin is healthy.
Sorry, I just love his "flairs", I have a hairy and even though the hair DOES get dirty in winter, but when you part it and look at the skin it's clean for a cm or so fromthe root and her skin is healthy.