Irish Cob feathers

[LoriotDaudaie]

Hi all,
My cousin owns an irish cob which is used for driving. He used to be fully clipped but now has been left to be as natural as possible. He looks wonderful but his feathers are so long and thick and he is starting to stand on them and trip over. Does anyone have any ideas on how to tidy them up without them looking like they have been hacked with scissors?

Also does anyone know if any clipper manufacturer sells chunky clipper guards for this purpose as this is the only idea we have had other than sheep sheering clippers.

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Honestly, I'd use scissors. You don't need to hack them, just trim to required length with his feet on the floor so you can even them out. I don't know of any clippers that will even touch feathers like that! You can cut upwards from the ground, feather cut if you know how, so it doesn't look you've simply gone round.

 

[Kallibear]

Trim them to jus above the bottom of the hoof with thinning scissorsi with a week you'd never tell they'd been cut.