It’s been a bit warm and swampy here in Florida the past couple weeks, and we started feeling sorry for the younger kiddos who’s foal coats hadn’t shed out all the way yet. They were getting quite sweaty, and between that and the baking sun they were just lookin… a little bit mangey. So Andy and Lucy got haircuts!

They’re not the most beautiful body clips in the world – they’re more for function than for looks. Mostly we just wanted to get all the half-shed long wiry baby hair off their bodies so they weren’t such sweat machines. Their legs and faces are already shedding out pretty heavily so we didn’t bother with those, or their sensitive baby bellies. They were both very well behaved and cooperative for their first experience with clippers.

Andy was a little sus about the clippers at first but with some appropriately timed belly scritchies he was easily convinced to cooperate.

Lucy stood like a little statue (well… a really judgmental statue, she’s always got this look on her face like she thinks you’re an idiot) the entire time, and even thought the clippers felt good on her neck and chest.

It’s definitely helping already, they don’t seem quite as miserable or sweaty in the heat of the day.

Andy seemed quite pleased about his new ‘do.

Lucy was… Lucy. She lives in her world with her mother where they are always the two most superior beings on the planet, and that’s the end of that.

She is just the most bizarre color right now though. She’s chestnut, brown, gray, pink, white, peach, and tan. All mixed together. Or in splotches. It’s not the most flattering way a foal has ever shed out and changed colors, but don’t tell her I said that.

As for Andy, have no fear – we definitely did not touch his fabulous lion tuft ear hairs. They remain pristine.

Happy Friday!