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| angelarab |
Posted - 17 Nov 2011 : 1:54:05 PM
Riding indtructor has advised Baz gets a blanket, scared all new this clipping territory malarkey where has the time gone,from yearling to ridden boy in a blink |
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| Kash |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 9:25:39 PM
Goni is still sporting her summer coat (pretty much), just her neck which has started to get a little fuzzy so no clipping for us yet. I haven't yet decided whether to clip again this year as we're just mooching around.
If I do decide to clip again, we'll have the same as last year:
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| TC |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 9:19:44 PM
No need to clip my girl as she has hardly any coat. Love a clip though, they always look so smart, whatever the pattern. SuziQ, you could make a stencil with card in a heart shape for her bot!! |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 8:40:35 PM
 "wheel arches"
Caryn |
| garnet |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 8:30:23 PM
Thanks Kharidian . When I did the same on on Sam the Man last week he was so ticklish and twitchy I thought the wheel arches would meet over his back before I got them level! |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 21 Nov 2011 : 6:30:03 PM
Garnet,
I love Jim the cob's clip; how sensible to leave points for water to drain and brilliant to incorporate the natural hair growth pattern.
Caryn |
| RUTHIE |
Posted - 21 Nov 2011 : 6:25:24 PM
Clipped my PBA today. Decided on a high trace clip and half face as he really sweats when working. Difficult, as he is rising 19 and as they get older their skin is looser so was worried about nicking him. Went like a dream and now is a very smart clipped chestnut boy! |
| pinkvboots |
Posted - 21 Nov 2011 : 10:46:41 AM
Never had to clip Arabi he never gets a really thick coat, I clipped Grace our Warmblood on Friday, she had a full body half face with legs left on as she gets really sweaty when ridden. |
| garnet |
Posted - 19 Nov 2011 : 4:34:47 PM
Above is photo of Jim the Cob's unconventional clip taken on Garnet's 26th birthday, 23/4 2009. It's easy to do as it follows the line of hair growth, making it easier to keep the lines smooth, can be taken as high or low as you want depending on how much horse sweats, and in spring when rugs come off the points (also on buttocks, allowing bumcheeks and inner thigh to be clipped) allow rain to drain off easily. Sam, my new 'RDA' pony, has just been given the same clip but as Red is destined for some dressage, ridden by a young friend, he will be having a more conventional chaser in case we get funny looks. |
| garnet |
Posted - 19 Nov 2011 : 4:26:56 PM
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| Silvern_Scepris |
Posted - 19 Nov 2011 : 09:06:06 AM
Andre has a full clip with half face and legs left on. He lives out 24/7 and was toasty warm with a h/w rug on all winter last year |
| Gerri |
Posted - 18 Nov 2011 : 6:06:56 PM
Milly is being clipped soon as I know when I start riding her she will get hot and takes so long to dry.....so will have a trace clip, but then I rug her anyway, now she will have a few more layers |
| phoenixbruka |
Posted - 18 Nov 2011 : 5:32:04 PM
both of mine have full clip with legs on and bridle line on face
they get just too hot when ridden otherwise
susie |
| Kharidian |
Posted - 18 Nov 2011 : 3:48:10 PM
Roger isn't clipped at all; he hasn't got much of a coat and lives out 24/7, rugged when it is cold & wet. In the winter he's ridden approx 2-3 time per week, between 5 and 8 miles per hack and doesn't get too sweaty (only chest & elbows) so I've never needed to clip him.
Caryn |
| arabianrio |
Posted - 18 Nov 2011 : 2:46:30 PM
well we started off to do a throat and chest but got carried away so it's a "sort of"chaser...all neck and just down behind shoulder to under belly. Looks fine (not all that good line wise as Laddie did fidget a bit!Works well as he does get hot to trot! |
| Emma B |
Posted - 18 Nov 2011 : 11:34:36 AM
billy has a full clip except legs as he works all the time and gets really hot. Although my other who is SE dosent need clipping he never gets hairy :) |
| SuziQ |
Posted - 17 Nov 2011 : 10:14:05 PM
My little girl has a share of a pony, she is a hairy connie and I gave her a bib and belly at the weekend, the nice thing about it is from the side you cant see it.. i did think if this doesn't help i could extend it to a trace.. little one would like a heart on Mistys bottom how do I do it?! |
| LadyLuck1 |
Posted - 17 Nov 2011 : 9:00:42 PM
Kirstie is still really warm and itchy so she now has a Kirstie special. Mine and her first clip Half face, all neck then down at an angle to middle of belly. Front legs look like they have been clipped instead of going against the hair we went with it now they look like they have been done but haven't.
Mary |
| kim gasper |
Posted - 17 Nov 2011 : 6:02:14 PM
I always go for a full clip, just leave legs & front of face on...my 2 are turned out from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day, whatever the weather! They wear Rambo Duo's, which have interchangeable/varying weight liners, as well as the removable neck cover....they have NEVER gotten cold, even when it was -16 C earlier this year! Personally, I would prefer to clip as much as it is possible to do,to avoid the horse becoming sweaty in the first place....the sweatier they become, the more washing down is required & that in itself can bring other problems....! |
| angelarab |
Posted - 17 Nov 2011 : 3:14:44 PM
Baz was really sweaty after our lesson on Saturday, 30mins walk and trot flat work, neck shoulders girth and back legs took longer to rinse and dry him then the lesson did!! should look smart |
| Pasha |
Posted - 17 Nov 2011 : 2:52:53 PM
Shesky has a full clip with half face and legs left on... he is always toasty warm and only wears a heavy weight rug when it's really really cold and never more than one. We do live in the SE though
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| Callisto |
Posted - 17 Nov 2011 : 2:18:04 PM
If we decide that clipping is needed I would go for a bib clip (throat and chest) since they are turned out everyday, if this wasn't sufficient then I would extend to a trace clip, depends how sweaty they get during work. |
| Nichole Waller |
Posted - 17 Nov 2011 : 1:59:49 PM
Ozzy had his first clip this year. We opted for a trace clip (i think that's what its called) as he will live out most of the winter (with rugs).
He tends to get more sweaty on his face, by his throat, between his back legs and under his girth.
I suppose the type of clip you have depends where your horse gets sweaty and if they will be living in or out.
Ozzy was very good for his first time, so fingers crossed Baz will be a good boy too..! |
