The miniature shetlands lost their "baby" coat in handfulls in some places, and very late in others! It was soft and hard to keep free of matting, especially as they were forever nibbling each other - in the friendliest possible way, of course! As a result of this there was actually only about two weeks in the autumn when they were totally free of winter coat, before their new, coarser coat grew for their second winter. Between beginning of January (they were kept in over their first winter) and September, they looked seriously moth-eaten! Last year's shetland foals are looking much the same at the moment, but the ones above, now rising 2 years of age, have beautiful unblemished winter coats.
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