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I love these tack packs. I don't breed for drafts, but have a few in the game and love the tack pack.
And I'll always appreciate drafts in real life because I grew up on a farm where my dad had Belgians and Percherons.
I'd love to hear the difference between the show drafts in the UK vs the US in show drafts (in RL), because that aspect has always left me wondering.

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In modern use, the term "docking" does not always refer to tail amputation as it does with some dog breeds. However, historically, docking was performed on some horses, often as foals. Prior to mechanization, tail docking of both light and heavy harness horses was common, viewed as a safety measure to prevent the tail from catching in the harness or on the vehicle. In the modern era, where most horse driving is for show rather than daily use, and even for working animals, the time needed to braid or wrap the tail is feasible, so partial amputation of the tail is not generally viewed as necessary.

The practice has been banned in the British Isles, Norway, parts of Australia, and in eleven states in the USA, but is still seen on show and working draft horses in some places. It is also practiced at some PMU operations.[1] The objections to docking include a concern that the horse can no longer use its tail to swat flies as well as concerns about the pain and discomfort of the docking process itself.

Some horses used for driving still have the tail cut especially short to keep it from being tangled in the harness. In these cases, the term "docked" or "docking" only refers to the practice of cutting the hair of the tail skirt very short, just past the end of the natural dock of the tail. Though less drastic than amputation, it can still be difficult for a horse with a very short tail to effectively swat flies.

Docked tails are part of a tack pack and not the general game for a reason. Since there is no cruelty involved with pixel horses people who like the look are free to use it. Those who don't, don't have to.

You can change the feather colours to match the horse's legs.

Awesome, I figured it out for the top part of the legs, but I can't seem to get it right for the bottom part! I'll keep trying. :) Thanks!

Every horse of mine has one white front foot that just won't change lmao

I'm such a dork. I was waaaay over-complicating that in my head and I thought the "no socks' option meant no feathers. Excuse my ridiculousness lol