In the event you’ve made up our minds to allow you to horse or pony’s mane, tail and feathers pass au naturel for no matter reason why, likelihood is that you are going to have heard the sort of 5 feedback sooner or later…
1. You’re at all times getting requested about your horse’s hair care regimen
It’s true, you spend thrice as a lot for your horse’s hair merchandise than your individual. Whilst you have a tendency to go for an own-brand grocery store shampoo for your self, your horse is handled to a luxurious array of herbal shampoos and conditioners to stay his mane and tail silky comfortable. You additionally struggle with a bottle of foul-smelling pig oil a few instances per week to stay his feathers wholesome. As a result of let’s face it, his L’Oréal second is far more essential than yours.
2. ‘You must hog him’
Your backyard pals with their finer plaited horses will repeatedly be nagging you to tidy up your horse’s locks. Whilst they respect that mane could be a fight to squeeze right into a row of neat plaits, they appear intent on sprucing his glance, and hogging turns out like the very best approach to do that. Nevertheless it indubitably is an excessive makeover so continue with warning prior to you get clipper-happy…
3. Your horse regularly will get judged on his fluffy look
Those that don’t know your horse would possibly think that he can’t stay up on hacks, or could be tremendous cuddly within the solid. However don’t be fooled, when he’s on a challenge he can out-walk any eventer, and don’t think that simply because he’s comfortable and hairy he likes snuggles, as it is advisable finally end up with a bit lacking out of your arm.
4. Your mare is at all times getting known as ‘he’
Simply because she’s rocking the longest moustache within the county does no longer imply she’s any much less of a woman.
5. ‘Wouldn’t you favor a horse to compete?’
The stereotype of the bushy cob nonetheless rages on however you’re more than pleased to wreck down limitations and turn out that simply because he’s were given a bit of extra mane than maximum, he can nonetheless prolong his trot and gallop for glory. And wait till you spot him leap…
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