Louisex
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If showing in M&M do i leave her beard on or shave it off?
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trendybraincell
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what breed?
scotsmare
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Leave it on.
Louisex
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welsh x
StarFell
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Leave it on
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lilym
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welsh, new forest or connemara lose the beard!!
fells dales highlands etc leave the beard!!
fells dales highlands etc leave the beard!!
rara007
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Lose it! What section? Section B certainly, section A or C probably, Section D possibly
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carys220
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Yup, you have to lose it I'm afraid.....stupid if you ask me. I refused to trim my shettie which resulted in her being marked down in classes....I didn't care though!
xSandraMx
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Leave it on. Natives should be shown untrimmed in their natural state.
carys220
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Not under official show standards I'm afraid.....you would think so but most native societies want them trimmed up, chin jaw and ears!
That's why if I was going to buy to show again I'd buy a Fell or Highland!
Leave it on. Natives should be shown untrimmed in their natural state.
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Not under official show standards I'm afraid.....you would think so but most native societies want them trimmed up, chin jaw and ears!
That's why if I was going to buy to show again I'd buy a Fell or Highland!
blackcob
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A Welsh crossbreed should be shown trimmed and fully plaited. Full bred Welsh (all sections) should be trimmed and tidied, certainly.
Louisex
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oh ok well she is a welsh d x nf i think so she needs to be fully trimmed?? cornet band, beard, ear hair the lot?? its for a open show nothing big
scotsmare
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Ah ok, if she's part bred then the whole lot needs to be trimmed then I'm afraid!
Louisex
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that dpeneds if you're showing her as a part-bred or not. if you're entering her in an M&M class then they should really be a full bred pure breed, registered or not. at a local show it doesn't really matter that she's not but you wont beat the ones that are and so i wouldn't panic about her turnout. trim the beard and the ears, but leave the coronary band, mane and tail. if you're actually showing her in a part-bred M&M class then she should be pulled and plaited, but they're very uncommon classes at local level.
Louisex
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ok thanks for all your help her beard and ear hair will be gone for the next show :s
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Donkeymad
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Leave it on. Natives should be shown untrimmed in their natural state.
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Exactly as I would have said.
What a mockery of their own breed standard otherwise.
Leave it on. Natives should be shown untrimmed in their natural state.
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Exactly as I would have said.
What a mockery of their own breed standard otherwise.
star
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Leave it on. Natives should be shown untrimmed in their natural state.
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Exactly as I would have said.
What a mockery of their own breed standard otherwise.
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it's not true though. if you read the breed society webpages for welshies, new forests, connies etc they say you can trim them in certain ways for showing and if you go and watch county show classes you would look very out of place with a pony left au naturel. that's just how it is.
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Leave it on. Natives should be shown untrimmed in their natural state.
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Exactly as I would have said.
What a mockery of their own breed standard otherwise.
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it's not true though. if you read the breed society webpages for welshies, new forests, connies etc they say you can trim them in certain ways for showing and if you go and watch county show classes you would look very out of place with a pony left au naturel. that's just how it is.
carys220
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Leave it on. Natives should be shown untrimmed in their natural state.
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Exactly as I would have said.
What a mockery of their own breed standard otherwise.
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it's not true though. if you read the breed society webpages for welshies, new forests, connies etc they say you can trim them in certain ways for showing and if you go and watch county show classes you would look very out of place with a pony left au naturel. that's just how it is.
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Oh yes, my Shetland looked very out of place as I refused to trim her, the thing was it was sometimes the discretion of the judge, usually depended on which part of the country they were from - the Scottish judges usually liked it left on. She came first and last at county shows within the same year......plus in Shetland showing it's all about the name and unless they look at my girl's parents they think she's a nobody
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Leave it on. Natives should be shown untrimmed in their natural state.
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Exactly as I would have said.
What a mockery of their own breed standard otherwise.
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it's not true though. if you read the breed society webpages for welshies, new forests, connies etc they say you can trim them in certain ways for showing and if you go and watch county show classes you would look very out of place with a pony left au naturel. that's just how it is.
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Oh yes, my Shetland looked very out of place as I refused to trim her, the thing was it was sometimes the discretion of the judge, usually depended on which part of the country they were from - the Scottish judges usually liked it left on. She came first and last at county shows within the same year......plus in Shetland showing it's all about the name and unless they look at my girl's parents they think she's a nobody
Chunkie
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I show my registered half-bred Welsh D at local shows. She has no trimming whatsoever and has beaten full-bred Sec. D's each time out, so I think it's really up to you.
Louisex
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ok thanks
MagicMelon
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Half breds should always be trimmed. Even with showing natives, they say "natural" but what they mean is a certain amount of trimming and tidying is expected... Id always trim the jaw line so it shows the shape of the face better. Can look scruffy otherwise. I show a pure Welsh D BTW, his jaw line and ears (just along line of them) are always trimmed, his mane is pulled slightly (not that it grows much anyway) and tail is trimmed in a way that it looks natural. He's hunter clipped all winter as well!