Well, we did it! (pics)

[SuperCoblet]

The vet came at 11am and sedated the pony, we had already clipped the majority of him, just not his face or feathers. The poor clippers did struggle through the mass of hair and it took ages, but only having 45 minutes of sedation we did what we could as fast as we could, so it was a bit of a bodge job!
Were going to clip the top half of his legs another time, he began to get fairly stressy over it all so we'll save it for another day.
He went from this:

To this!

I quite like it

 

[SuperCoblet]

No one else like it too?

 

[Sophie123]

He would look even better with this mane hogged

 

[be positive]

I would have to take off the mane if he was mine, he does look smart though

 

[La Fiaba]

He looks lovely, with and without the feathers! I prefer the feathers myself, although I know they are a pain to do (get several hairys myself, OH included )

 

[SuperCoblet]

Noo! Not doing his beautiful mane too!
The main reason we did it was so we could treat his mites easier and from the mud!

 

[Kenzo]

Sounds like a job well done, no more sweaty smelly pone for you, much easier to keep clean, to wash and dry off, less fluffy coat for any unwanted visitors to live in too and you can waive goodbye to mud fever!

 

[MerrySherryRider]

He's gorgeous. His mane is impressive.

Think I'd have to sedate my hairy one to get his feathers off...and then hide once he came round in case he killed me.

 

[SuperCoblet]

Well we were very short on time! He started to come around on the third leg and was doing a bit of kicking! Luckily we got most of him done

 

[SuperCoblet]

Just realised how daft he looks, were clipping the top half of his legs tomorrow!x

 

[MrsMozart]

Liking it

Little Cob is lightweight and we have given him a full clip in the past. Looked lovely Left his mane, though it was shorter than your lad's . I'll try and find a picture of him

 

[SuperCoblet]

I'm too much of a softie to chop off that mane it's way too long not to feel bad about doing it, besides, I think my instructor would kill be if I did that!

 

[take it easy]

he looks lovely xx

 

[AprilBlossom]

I'd have to agree with some of the others and say take the mane off too He doesn't look bad by any stretch of e imagination, but he would look very smart with the mane off too. My friend had a similar hairy and he looked soooo smart when clipped and hogged - taking off the mahoosive mane balanced out the fact that his legs looked teeny and silly after losing the feathers!

 

[vicksey]

ahhh I like it. Handsome boy

 

[midi]

Nooo don't hog the mane, but I'm biased as I hate hogged manes with a passion I think they're awful and just make the horse look ugly - Nothing in my opinion beats a lovely long mane!
I think he looks alot cuter w/o his feathers tho.

 

[millimoo]

He looks fab..... I am in the 'DO NOT HOG' camp, however as he's now trimmed up I would pull his mane to about 5-6 inches - he'd look super smart then!!!

 

[lara b]

He looks lovely, with and without the feathers! I prefer the feathers myself, although I know they are a pain to do (get several hairys myself, OH included )

Agreed, and leave that mane alone!

 

[Tonty Tont]

He looks stunning

I'm glad you left the mane, it really suits him

 

[jsr]

If you are doing legs I'd go the whole 'hog' and take off the mane and sort out the tail. I'm one of the other camp...either proper traditional (as my lad is) or all off.

 

[Black_Horse_White]

My cobs mane is longer than yours and I could never hog mine either. I had the feathers off to treat his mites but have grown them back now they've gone. Keep the mane.

 

[indie999]

Noo! Not doing his beautiful mane too!
The main reason we did it was so we could treat his mites easier and from the mud!

I agree leave the mane for some fly relief. We had a hogged mane but it was only hogged as it was a horrid wispy type of mane. His mane is nice.

Mine gets mites and I have to trim with scissors its a tough job(he hates clippers) but it helps with getting treatment right into the feathers but I leave a little to keep them a bit protected.

He looks very smart though in the nice pics!