@LightningBolt
Same, I hadn’t heard of those fetlock terms either but it’s nice to know they exist!
@saby
So in reality what you’re saying is what’s being described are “undhorn fetlocks”, not “hoof fluff”. And the “hoof fluff” tag should be removed from all image instances except the rare case “unshorn fetlocks” aren’t involved with fluff around the hooves?
If so, then I’ll need to revert all my art uploads from “hoof fluff” to “unshorn fetlocks” instead. I only used the former because someone added that tag and it was the first time I encountered it.
At the time I liked “hoof fluff” because at the time I thought it was distinct from the type of long fetlocks you see on a draft horse (Big Mac). But apparently “fetlocks” only refer to the fur on the back, not all the way around.
Encyclopedias on horses apparently call it “feathering”, Wikipedia describes it as:
Feathering is not to be confused with fetlocks, which are small amounts of hair only at the back of the leg, right above the hoof. Feathering can usually be seen completely surrounding the hoof. They appear to be coarse like the mane or tail, but are actually soft and silky.
But I guess “feathering” would be confusing since magical pony lands have Pegasi. But in the past I assumed we use “hoof fluff” to describe what horse experts call “feathering”.
