I am contemplating a serious trimming job on Hamish Shetland - mane hogged, feather clipped, tail trimmed and pulled. The main reason for this is for convenience, I keep the boy's ponies in the field by the house as it is the only place for them where the boys can help care for them and I can get the ponies in to tack up and so on without anyone to help with the children. BUT there is a major sticky burr problem in the field, I mean the huge nasty ones which are just about impossible to get out, so H's mane, tail and feather are usually just a complete matt of these, spend hours getting them out one day and you are back to square one the next, which is a particular nightmare if you are wanting to go somewhere where you want the ponies to look smart. Also, Angus gets his fingers/reins tangled in H's mane, which he really doesn't like. Hamish isn't registered, and we don't show anyway, just do fun stuff - what do you all think?
Photo is about a year old, he is hunter clipped just now.