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| kath |
Posted - 14 Mar 2010 : 08:56:45 AM
OK, i'm probably going to sound a total amatuer here, so humour me!
I have my first show of the season with Gus in a month (hes rising 3). Now he is still pretty hairy and showing no signs of casting his coat - do i clip? I dont want to ruin his coat, but i dont really want to take a hairy yak into the ring  |
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| fidodido |
Posted - 14 Mar 2010 : 8:03:01 PM
I've clipped my grey two weeks before a show and she's always had a fabulous summer coat. I always give them a bath first to get rid of any dirt in the coat. Just make sure you rug well afterwards so that you get a nice even coat growth and no long hairs grow back.
I always try and spend as much time as i can though from January onwards trying to shed out as much of the winter coat as i can with a shedding blade even if i'm clipping as it means there's less hair for the clippers to go through. Also there is nothing like good grooming/strapping to improve skin and coat.
Angie |
| littlearabians |
Posted - 14 Mar 2010 : 1:20:37 PM
It depends on his colour... if he isn't gray, I wouldn't clip as its too late to get a nice colour... if he is, the I would get the clippers out.
I know this can affect the summer coat... but then again, most gray in hand horses i know get clipped all year... if it has a different colour grooming and at least a weekly bath should be good enough... if that isn't enough then you shouldn't clip any closer then 6-8 weeks before the show.
I bought a FURminator for horses on Ebay, and it has done wonders on my horses, getting all the loose hairs off their coats... perhaps this could help you... |
| Lynn Tait |
Posted - 14 Mar 2010 : 1:13:56 PM
I find clipping them after end of jan wrecks summer coat and chesnuts go a disgusting colour,always bodyclip my greys 3 weeks bfore show and hot oil them but i would just groom,groom and more than groom,he will be ready in time for important shows.I clipped my filly in jan and i think she is still going to have a horrible summer coat not the usual skin my girls have with strapping and grooming. |
| Timbercroft |
Posted - 14 Mar 2010 : 10:25:04 AM
I would clip and have clipped one of our yearling fillies all ready ...but i would always say give a bay/chestnut 3 weeks if not longer to let the coat grow back..but that's just me!!(we all differ!) Greys i would say a week before is fine (two days before is a bit of a risk if clippers play up or something!! lol)... our filly is grey and I'm giving her at least 4 weeks! On the other hand their is nothing wrong with showing them as they are i know i would be hanging on to my coat with all this cold weather!!! 
Linda x |
| rosie |
Posted - 14 Mar 2010 : 09:33:14 AM
Ours were clipped out in December & early January.
Not keen on clipping after January as not sure how it affects the summer coat?
I think I remember a thread on here before where some people clipped a grey just days before a show, & other colours about 3 weeks before a show.
See what other ALiners have to say? |
| Bex |
Posted - 14 Mar 2010 : 09:21:21 AM
Glad you asked this question as I have exactly the same dilemma! Very hairy Arab meant to be going to a show next month....
Be interested to see what people recommend |
