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  Discussion on Muzzle Clipping
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Member:
leslie1

Posted on Saturday, Dec 6, 2008 - 7:40 pm:

Hi
Ive always clipped my horses muzzle and think it looks nice...LOL my husband just compared it to cutting the legs off of a spider...
OMGSH! he just showed me a website that said they are likened to organs with their own seperate nerve and blood supply...Wow, Really??
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Sunday, Dec 7, 2008 - 4:36 am:

Unlike legs, these are just hairs and while the follicle is supplied with nerves and blood the hairs are just that: dead keratinized tissue. These long hairs have a tactile sensing function but horses seem to do OK without them.
DrO
Member:
leslie1

Posted on Sunday, Dec 7, 2008 - 8:08 pm:

Thanks DrO
Tee hee! that settled that! <grin>
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