Clipped

A week after getting Miss Mazy home, I had her clipped. She was a bit ragged, shaggy and rough around the edges. Not much to look at really but I know so much better lies beneath. 

The girl who did her, did an amazing job not only on her, but with her as well. Mazy is merely 4 years old and hasn't really had anything done with her. At least not before now. She's getting a crash course in how to Horse.  



In about an hours time, my new little filly was sporting a much cleaner, sharper look and also now has a bridle path- see below.  Should I rinse her after a workout, she will dry fast.

I have also been fielding a number of questions about her at the barn. Some of them well intentioned and others thickly coated with jealousy. I was also warned that "Since she is so skittish, you need to tie her up short in the stall IF you're going to clip her." This coming from a brashly ignorant person who is always on the negative and incredibly bitter. 

Miss Mazy stood like a rock for the most part, no need to be tied and what started off as cleaning up her head and neck soon turned into including the shoulders, then belly and the only thing left was her butt so why not??? 

If you notice she still has the hair on her legs. I got a lot of questions about that, but here's the deal. She was being good, take the Win! I don't think this filly has had her legs and feet messed with much. Sometimes it's best just to leave it alone and come back another day. Besides- blankets don't exactly cover the legs so the added hair would help keep those warm. It made sense to me, so we're Gucci.

She also had a rampant  bit of hair in her mane that was a little longer. Playing with her for a few minutes, the longer hairs were pulled and now it looks much neater. It's amazing how a few minutes spent on a few things can make the horse look so much nicer.