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Post by Guestless on Feb 16, 2015 20:05:08 GMT
I lost a first place a few years ago for clipping my Fell's head and I totally respected the judge for marking me down. My pony was hunting that year so needed less hair on his face (he's a VERY sweaty pony at the best of times) so I knew I was taking a risk. I have never, ever taken off whiskers
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Post by comanchediva on Feb 16, 2015 20:37:35 GMT
Absolutely never touch the beard or whiskers on our Fells, it's a cardinal sin IMO.
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Post by sarahp on Feb 16, 2015 21:57:40 GMT
I never take the whiskers off my Welsh, they use and need them, and never been penalised for it.
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Post by sundance20 on Feb 25, 2015 13:43:06 GMT
I had both my boys legs blended, not as far down as the knee just where the normal line would be, heres my A, i left him till december for clipping and would have had giant leg warmers if we hadn't just neatened out the top And heres my D, excuse his filth he was being a pony for the morning. i don't think either look bad at all On the case of whiskers i tend to leave them on otherwise risk them eating the razor! If its near the mouth its got to be edible!
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Post by welshiegirl on Feb 25, 2015 14:08:48 GMT
We had my Welsh C clipped down to the knee for her benefit. She is 8 now and never had to be clipped before even with all the work she was in. She started to get hairier and hairier so we made the decision. We clipped to the knee so the coat can grow back as one properly. If you left leg warmers on my B they would still be a noticeable difference in july and that was with hours of grooming every day. In terms of your fells/dales/highlands etc you wouldn't do it to the knee as they have too much hair. I think it does look better and it's better for my horse. It does say in the recent 2015 WPCS Judging and showing handbook 2015 that the legs should not be clipped, but it does not say to penalize for it. It does say that anything that "derives from the natural beauty of the welsh should be discouraged" and that "Judges must penalize any exhibit which, in their opinion, detracts from the natural native beauty of the welsh breeds" I've had done what I've had done for the right reasons and I am prepared to take the risk of getting penalized rather than putting lots of rugs on to keep her coat which would mean her getting overly sweaty during work, and the coat grows back evenly which is better for the horse. It also looks more natural as far as a clip goes as the coat looks all one. its not like the horse or pony is winning the class on the clip, its winning on how it has gone. If there are two horses/ponies gone as well and 1 is blended clipped like mine, then fair enough penalize if the judges feel that it detracts from the natural native beauty, however i don't really think this is a big problem in showing! I trim whiskers and beard hair off her, and if any hair is really protruding from the ears. In this handbook it says it is acceptable for the welsh breeds to be trimmed of hair under the jaw line, around the muzzle and protruding from the ears, but youngstock not clipped out.
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