Clipping a cob

[Casey76]

Due to logistics I have kept my cob hairy and unclipped for the past 7 years. This spring/summer (when a box becomes free) I'm moving him to the same yard at my rising 2-yo when I'll have much more freedom to clip/rug as I please.

Pinto isn't enormously hairy but (at the moment) I do have to temper how much work we do as he gets very hot and sweaty very easily.

I've played with the idea of hogging/clipping him on and off since I bought him, and never really got around to it, mainly due to the rugging situation (no horses are turned out if they have rugs on at my currnet yard).

Although I won't be showing (show classes don't really exist in France), I think he would look quite smart... what do you think?


In summer clothes last year:

In 2011 when he was quite a bit fitter:

And in winter woolies (surprisingly hard to find a photo of him looking wooley lol!

 

[AmyMay]

Think he would look great hogged.

What's the idea with not allowing horses rugged to be turned out???

 

[JustKickOn]

I think if his mane were trimmed and pulled smartly he would look better like that than hogged, but then again, I am not a fan of hogged manes.

 

[Casey76]

Thanks both

AM: At the moment he is at a riding shcool and none of the school hroses are rugged. The owner doesn't have time to take rugs off the private horses for t/o so if they have rugs on they are left in.

This is all historical from before I joined the yard, but I gather there had been quite a lot of contention over torn rugs in the past (all 40 horses are turned out as a herd).

 

[Holzdweaver]

He would look so smart all clipped out

Id clip, hog and put him to bed in a turnout so no rug changes needed for during the morning

 

[Polos Mum]

I'd stable them in their turnout rugs, then no need for YO to swap anything. Most moden turnouts are breathable so perfectly fine to be on in and out of stables.

 

[Pinkvboots]

Think he would look good hogged, but agree with polos mum mine often stay in the turnouts overnight in the stable, easier if they are wet as within a few hours they are dry if left on, rather than hanging on a line which takes ages.

 

[**Vanner**]

I think he'd look lovely hogged out

 

[Beausmate]

Sounds like it's no rugs due to the ripping issue rather than the changing of the rugs. Maybe the YO got fed up of people complaining about torn rugs.

If he's getting very sweaty working he'd probably be happier clipped, if he doesn't mind being in that is.