calmolly
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I am new to both minis and showing, our first show is the in 3 weeks and I'm panicing!
I have clipped both my colts...I got them in Feb and couldn't wait to see what they looked like under all that hair. I was wondering how long before a show should I body clip them again. In hunters we used to clip a few weeks before so they would smooth out and go glossy, but minis seem to just grow more hair! The closer the better or when?
They also have very thick, long manes, should I "pull" them or clip out underneath? I hate pulling manes and expect they will hate it too but I don't want to ruin their manes for the future. How long should they be?
And lastly...clothes for me. Should I wear black horsemanship pants, paddock boots and what for a top? Should it be like in QHs, a showy jacket, or a simple solid colored jacket? HELP! Where would I find what I need, Hobby Horse or where? What I mean is will this type of thing look 'right' in AMHA/R?
Thank you for any help you can give.
I have clipped both my colts...I got them in Feb and couldn't wait to see what they looked like under all that hair. I was wondering how long before a show should I body clip them again. In hunters we used to clip a few weeks before so they would smooth out and go glossy, but minis seem to just grow more hair! The closer the better or when?
They also have very thick, long manes, should I "pull" them or clip out underneath? I hate pulling manes and expect they will hate it too but I don't want to ruin their manes for the future. How long should they be?
And lastly...clothes for me. Should I wear black horsemanship pants, paddock boots and what for a top? Should it be like in QHs, a showy jacket, or a simple solid colored jacket? HELP! Where would I find what I need, Hobby Horse or where? What I mean is will this type of thing look 'right' in AMHA/R?
Thank you for any help you can give.