According to recent poll results, TheHorse.com readers like to leave their horse’s winter hair coats long. More than 1,400 readers voted in last week’s poll, and we’ve tallied the results.

Of the 1,410 voters, 988 voters (70%) said that they did not body clip their horse. Another 178 voters (13%) responded that they body clip their horses sometimes, depending on their riding, training, or competition plans. Meanwhile, 131 voters (9%) said that give their horse a partial body clip, while the remaining 113 voters (8%) said they give their horses a full body clip.

Additionally, more than 200 readers provided comments about why they do or do not body clip their horses during the winter.