Cadance: Oh come on, it's not that bad.

Shining: It's not that. It just feels… weird.

Cadance: You never had them trimmed this close?

Shining: Once. Arrival day at the RG Academy.

Cadance: Don't get me wrong. I like fetlocks as much as any other mare. But you almost never cut yours. So… what's the occasion?

Shining: So you know how you asked me to take Flurry out for her manecut? Turns out she's still scared of the scissors. I asked the barber to make a haircut somewhere on me to show Flurry that she'd be fine.

I'd have gotten only one hoof trimmed, but then I realized how weird that would look, so I decided to have it done to the other three.

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Sources

Shining: combination of >>1622087 and >>68951

Cadance: >>1700462