A poll on Clipping

[Moggy in Manolos]

I was just wondering how many of us horse owners clip our horses really?

I may not bother to clip Seren next year at all, she only has an apron clip this year, just depends on her soundness.

Anywho, to the poll...

 

[Coffee_Bean]

Yes, but as little as needed.

 

[hannahealasaid]

Yep, he doesn't get a thick coat but being clipped means that i can put his rugs straight back on without using coolers first!

 

[rema]

I usually clip but this is the first time in 6 years i havent clipped out.The horse isent doing enough work to warrant a clip this year.

 

[debsflo]

ones clipped but only trace clip the other two arent in work at the moment so not done them.

 

[JoBo]

Yes, because even his summer coat puts most winter coats to shame and he just gets to hot without being clipped. He has a blanket, but has head, legs and mane off.

 

[GGRider]

Total defuzz is the business! All my little riding school troopers are blanket clipped in autumn and now I am hunter clipping them so they go into spring all smart and tickety boo with none of that horrible fur shedding and flying everywhere in spring!

 

[lialls]

Yes i clip depending on the amount of work my horses are doing. This year none of them have been clipped.

 

[lialls]

PS. I HATE HATE HATE the malting! but it would be really unfair of me to clip mine out when there are doing zero work, and probly wont doo much over the summer either. This year i shall just have to live with the malting =/ lol

 

[cobface]

This is my first winter with her and i clipped her back in november, a trace clip, TBH the amount of times i have exercised her though it was hardly worth it with all that snow etc!! Its starting to come back now, it went a lovely shade of orange under her coat! (she a bright bay!) which clashed with her tan coloured tack

 

[katie_and_toto]

Toto had a hunter clip in October I think? or November, I can't remember

He grows a very very thick coat and gets sweaty so he has a hunter as it suits him best. He's only clipped once a year though, because he has to be sedated

 

[FanyDuChamp]

Fany has a bib clip and feathers (because of MF)
Captain is very difficult to clip and as he doesn't get really furry he stays unclipped!

 

[DollyDolls]

Yes, both have full clips this yr. They are both in enough work to justify it, but also I must admit that I also hate that time of yr when the summer coat tries to come through and half the coat looks great and the other half looks awful.

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

Yes, fairly regularly, starting with a blanket in Oct/Nov and ending in Feb at some point with a hunter clip, to avoid moulting.

 

[kirstyhen]

When he was in full work, my horse would have a full clip (legs, head, the lot) every 4 weeks all year round.
He was far more comfortable and able to work happily.

 

[Ziggy_]

I've had mine three winters now and never needed to clip her. She rarely breaks a sweat over the winter and has a fairly fine coat anyway, so doesn't need it.

I do feel scruffy doing the occasional competition in the winter months on a fluffy horse but thats doesn't really justify clipping IMO.

 

[bethyboox]

I don't clip, my mare has quite a fine coat and I don't do enough work with her in the winter to warrant clipping her.

 

[alsxx]

I ticked yes as I do clip, but I haven't this year - combination of no electric to plug clippers in plus only riding at weekends so doesn't really warrant it.

 

[Baileyhoss]

YES - in the winter only.

First clip was early this year as he was quite hairy and still had a couple of events to do = full clip.

Normally clip whenever he starts getting fluffy & sweaty when I ride - I try to leave it till November ish to avoid doing 3 clips.

Always give him a full clip end of Jan regardless - otherwise I got a sweaty teddy in the spring and I can't stand the moulting.

Even the horses that aren't in work have a miserable time with moulting, so I would probably do that regardless of whether he is in full work or not.

 

[agreenhalgh]

yep my mare grows a polar bear coat and would never be able to ride her cos she sweats like a fat man in a aerobics class

Luckily ive gotten away with only clipping once this year!

 

[stencilface]

Yep, full clip (leaving on front of face and legs) 3 times a year. 2 winter clips end of october and a december/january one. Although I messed up this year and clipped before christmas, thinking I would get loads done having 2 weeks off work, although the weather put paid to that

Then another full clip in July/august, depending on temp. He gets far too sweaty to be comfortable when competing, and this is only doing BS and riding club eventing

 

[Doublethyme]

I voted yes, as my mare is normally fully clipped, just not this year as she is in virtually zero work due to an injury.

Mind you, still now sweating up just walking!

 

[rara007]

As needed

Pip is worked everyday, twice some with driving one day events monthly but even with a pony coat he doesn't need mroe than an apron clip. Was clipped late summer though. Ginga blanket clipped as he is in as much work as poss which is still only about 4 days a week, and when he is worked worked hard as he is always fat

Tally unclipped as his education of small hacks etc isn't physically atall demanding, and atm he can't be rugged

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

mine get totally clipped out, heads, legs the lot as i cant bear semi-clips or the moulting coat issues.

to be fair my horse needs a full clip as he is in decent work and competes over the winter.
mums horse doesnt, but it looks smarter and doesnt harm him so he gets 100% balded anyway!

i am often tempted to clip the shetland when he is moulting a mountain of fur..............

 

[Hippona]

Can I be awkward and answer yes and no?

One isnt clipped- he's a native in light-ish work.
One gets a full clip because he grows a fine but thick coat which is unmanageable - he's in full work.
The other gets a bib-clip.

I'm not bothering to clip again- they're already moulting.