showing

[gail4321]

hi i would like to know how people with welshs this time of year that should have there winter coats on in there natural state for showing do not have winter coats and a very fine coat can you tell me the secret i would love to know.

[ysewynwelshcobs]

The secret... many people start to put blankets on their horses very early (september)... and graduely using thicker blankets, when it gets colder.
This (is said to) stop or minimize the wintercoat from growing.

But I think a pony / cob should be able to be outside without blankets (unless the weather is really horrible). Therefor, I don't do this.
I have showed mine in november (for the last time this year) and they had already a wintercoat but I don't care about that. I think a good judge should see thru it.

[Kekezza Welsh Cobs]

im still showing my cobs in december(now) and doing extremely well. I let there winter coats grow until late november, then fully clip the older ones that have ridden careers, the youngsters(2-3yr olds) have a belly/bib clip so they do not sweat up in the lorry and ruin there shine, however i have shown my 3yr old colt unclipped and placed 5th-our lowest ever placing, the following week i gave him a chaser clip and went back out to compete, the same judge was judging our class as the one that had put us 5th 2weeks before, we had great competition but the jugde saw Sammy underneath all that hair and we went on to win the class. You do not have to clip a horse to have a thinner coat, you could just brush lots and with hard brushes, this is what we do with our weanlings-23month olds(just under 2yrs), they come out with the same results as with the clipped ones, we find it easier and the horses seem to look more mature when clipped-something the judges like. Hope this helps you.