| Cats have whiskers, dogs have whiskers. Cows | | | | have them now, so that should tell us something. |
| have whiskers. Horses have whiskers. I'd venture | | | | The whiskers are there for a reason or they |
| to say most every animal on earth has whiskers. | | | | would have vanished by now. |
| Whiskers seem to be the norm, a necessity. Why | | | | I think the reason we clip, and I say "we" including |
| then do we clip our horse's whiskers? And are we | | | | me in the past tense, is because we think the |
| doing them a disservice? | | | | horse looks prettier without them, grander. It's all |
| From all my research, extensive to say the least, | | | | about looks. I doubt anyone has set out to clip or |
| I believe we are doing them a disservice. A horse | | | | shave their horse's whiskers to make him a |
| having whiskers is a natural thing. They are | | | | healthier horse, to give them a simpler life, a |
| feelers, necessary when grazing, when drinking | | | | better self image, to lighten the load, all of the |
| water, when eating grain or hay, when nuzzling | | | | above. It's all about looks! And unfortunately, the |
| one another. Horses can't see what's down there | | | | horse has no say in the matter. One way or |
| at the end of their noses, they need feelers, | | | | another, be it clippers, scissors, or the ever so |
| hence the whiskers. | | | | handy sensitive skin disposable razors, those |
| When you look at the evolution of the horse, how | | | | whiskers are falling by the wayside in the blink of |
| they have come to be the magnificent animals | | | | an eye. Perhaps we should re-examine our need |
| that they are, we see that their conformation and | | | | for the clean-shaven equine muzzle. Maybe, just |
| size has changed drastically. I think it's safe to say | | | | maybe, we should listen to Mother Nature in this |
| they had whiskers way back when, and they still | | | | regard. |