The Plough Horses

People often ask me what is thee purpose of the feathers on a cart horse?  The feathers send the rain and mud off down the foot and keep the skin dry. Clipping them off is a sin and should never be done. If you have a cart horse or cob then enjoy the beauty of its feather legs.  After ploughing a team would be walked around the pond which every farm had, until the mud was washed off and then the horses would be stabled. Here is a wonderful picture of just that scenario.