Best clippers for a sensitive horse who dosnt like being clipped?

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Bought my horse knowing he dosnt get along with clippers and has had to be sedated.. really don't want to have to sedate him..
Got some medium sized clippers today, borrowed them off a friend but the battery only lasted seconds but his reaction wasn't bad in that time he just seemed a little worried...
So trying to find some relatively light weight and quiet clippers to fully clip him with!
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I love my Liveryman Harmony clippers, they're really light and quiet and you can get them with a battery pack so no cables to get in the way!

My horse was really, really bad to clip but with patience and these clippers he is now very much better.
 
My horse had to be sedated when I first got her so I bought the Moser Avalon clippers (Wahl) which are brilliant, providing your horse's coat is not too dense ie: natives. The clippers are really quiet and the battery lasts over 2 1/2 hours so you have plenty of time to do a full clip or fiddle with lines and it only takes 3 hrs to completely recharge the battery. They are very light with hardly any vibration and, being cordless means you can follow your horse around the stable without having to worry about trailing wires that might send him into orbit...my horse is now happy to stand without a headcollar in her stable even when I do her head. I got them from Farmcare.co.uk who are very good on price and customer service. Good luck with finding something suitable!
 
I agree the liveryman harmony are the best lightweight clippers that i've used. I brought them with the battery pack as my old mare was an absolute witch to clip barging. kicking out etc etc as very sensitive. But since using these i can do a complete full clip and she tolerates it. The battery lasts for a good 1.5hrs could probably do 2hrs which is loads of time! and she has had a very thick coat the last couple of years!
Hope that helps.
 
Liveryman harmony for me as well.

Also watch the Michael Peace DVD on clipping - has some useful hints - his first recommendation would be to get some trimmers and get your horsey used to the sound of that first
 
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