-> @e used to have to t@itch Thistle...after going through that, my opinion 
f
-> balding is definitely negative.  I just "fold" the ear and trim the hair
-> that sticks out.  I also don't like to bald them, as their natural fly
-> protection is eliminated.  Ho@ever, if you're into serious sho@ing, it's a
-> must, so I guess they have to learn to deal @ith it one @ay or another. 
No@,
-> the Fjord people have the right idea!
Hey now yer talking.  Leave them a little more natural like they were ment to
be.  We neaten things up a bit but not to the shaving of muzzles etc that 
oes
on in the rest of the horse world.
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