Me, I hate hair on horses. Never liked the furry foot unicorns, can't stand gypsy vanners, no romance in Friesians for me. Just another place for them to collect dirt and burrs!

I am happiest in last spring and early fall, when Baxter is black, and sleek to the point of being almost hairless. I trim his mane to about four inches and even clip his teensy tiny little ergot hairs (and I attack chestnuts with a vengeance). I do admit to babying his tail a bit, but I want it thick, not long... it's always banged to 6-7 inches below the hocks.

...and I whispered to the horse; trust no man in whose eye you don't see yourself reflected as an equal.
-Don Vincenzo Giobbe circa 1700