She trims complex medieval designs into the animals for her clients.
And the horses she works on always look fabulous:
Melody Hames, 27, began clipping her own pet pony at the age of 12, and is now an absolute pro at it.
She had to trim her pony frequently because it suffered from a condition called cushings, causing it to have a thick woolly coat which doesn’t change in the warmer season.
She set up shop in 2013 and business has been booming ever since.
She used to do normal clippings, but has expanded her horizons after getting quirky requests from clients.
“I sketched out different shapes for castles and also for the armour clip as I knew I wanted a specific kind of style castle and sword.
“This helps me visualise in my head and I run with it from there.
“I use a wide range of blades and clippers, I have blades and clippers to suit pretty much every situation, and ever breed as well as coat type.
“No stencils have been used to date or CGIs here – all hand crafted, it’s very much like a craft to me that only comes with experience and practice.”
Her designs, some which she draws freehand, take from 30 minutes to eight or nine hours to do.
She is most proud of her castle design, which she did over a few days.
She continued: “I would work for as long as it took though, over the space of days, to suit the horse.
“The castle is important to me as it kick started the larger scale custom clipping and gave me something to really work at. It got me a lot of attention.
“This season my favourite has been the Armour De L’Amore clip as it’s on my personal horse Romeo and I have worked over time to build him up.
“Now he stands unaltered with complete trust while I work which has been a challenge as he’s was a very nervous character and still is but he trusts me and it’s a great feeling.”