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Holy....HAIR!!!! Yea, that would drive me NUTZ after about 10 min running around in the 20" of new snow here.... ever seen a longhaired dog in new snow? All the "snowballs" stuck in the feathers?
The guys were laughing at me when I trimmed the small feathering off the fetlocks of my 6 before the first snow here. I'm a dog groomer by trade, and the LAST thing I want to do after dealing with matted up snappy little ankle biters all day is come home and de-ball the horses, whether it's mud or snow!
No, I don't shave them, just trim them up with scissors to blend into the shorter stuff on the rest of the legs. Seems to make them a little more comfortable too.
Beautiful horse though!