The move has come owing to the prevalence of entries in heavy horse classes with tail hair no longer than the length of the dock – or shaved docks. The Show’s entries and livestock coordinator, Amanda ...

Traditionally, Belgian breeders docked the horses’ tails to prevent injury during work, but many West European countries now prohibit the procedure. Despite its physically imposing size ...

While tail docking was outlawed in 1949, the shaving of tails on heavy horses is considered a traditional way of presenting them at their best by some and a safety measure for working horses to ...