If I clip them now, > their coats will still grow out a little, hopefully leaving them more like a > "normal horse" coat.
I do a full body clip on Doppa this time of the year and she still has more coat by Dec 1 than any of the "other" breed horses around here. If I don't clip her she is in a full sweat just standing in the pasture - she has a heavy coat. I will then have to do a trace clip about Dec 1 that will carry her through the winter. On our coldest days and nights she is still very comfortable standing outside - she's out 24/7. I'm sure in canada, I'd have to adjust all of that. Mura on the other hand doesn't have nearly as heavy coat and will just gets a trace clip. -- Laree What a horse does under compulsion is done without understanding, and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip or spur a dancer. -Xenophon
