superted1989
Well-Known Member
1) If your horse reacts by kicking out violently whilst a spot that can't be seen (unless you're directly underneath it) is being clipped, just leave it!
2) If you're a novice clipper and you're offered the chance to practice on a horse that stands like a rock, will even put a front hoof on a box to do behinds the elbows, (mine), then accept it. You need the practice, 2 hours to do a hunter clip is ridiculous on a fidgety horse.
3) If somebody offers to do it for you, for free, accept unless you've had the practice.
4) If your horse is a right fidget, clipping in a clean, rubber matted stable is easier, and safer, than doing it outside on the yard.
5) If the person holding the twitch says 10 minutes is long enough, they mean it. It's not a cop out to go and do something else.
6) Making sure your horse is as clean as possible helps to prolong the life of the clippers. Grooming after clipping will not unblunt the blades!
7) Blades can get hot and horses don't like it on their sensitive bits. If you're advised to change the blades to cold ones, do it instead of giving your helper a heart attack when the horse goes up in the air with you underneath it.
Phew..............and breathe..............
I know people need to learn but, after 30 odd years of clipping, I was trying to be helpful to try and keep the poor girl safe! I've clipped that mare several times, she's a cow so am more than happy that somebody else wants to do it, and know where her tickly bit are and what her attention span is like!
2) If you're a novice clipper and you're offered the chance to practice on a horse that stands like a rock, will even put a front hoof on a box to do behinds the elbows, (mine), then accept it. You need the practice, 2 hours to do a hunter clip is ridiculous on a fidgety horse.
3) If somebody offers to do it for you, for free, accept unless you've had the practice.
4) If your horse is a right fidget, clipping in a clean, rubber matted stable is easier, and safer, than doing it outside on the yard.
5) If the person holding the twitch says 10 minutes is long enough, they mean it. It's not a cop out to go and do something else.
6) Making sure your horse is as clean as possible helps to prolong the life of the clippers. Grooming after clipping will not unblunt the blades!
7) Blades can get hot and horses don't like it on their sensitive bits. If you're advised to change the blades to cold ones, do it instead of giving your helper a heart attack when the horse goes up in the air with you underneath it.
Phew..............and breathe..............
I know people need to learn but, after 30 odd years of clipping, I was trying to be helpful to try and keep the poor girl safe! I've clipped that mare several times, she's a cow so am more than happy that somebody else wants to do it, and know where her tickly bit are and what her attention span is like!
