Hi Wendy,
You got it! Generally, Friesians are shown au-naturale, feathers and all. Occaisionally, the mane is braided in a Continental type braid. And there is some debate about the feathers. Most Friesian enthusiasts would agree that to clip the feathers is to insult the horse! But a few people say that judges do not like feathers, and the rare individual will clip them off (FOR SHAME!).
The Friesian hair is part of its magical beauty and the horse should be shown with all of it intact and unbound.
Posted on Jan 19, 2000, 6:53 PM from IP address 152.163.194.179