Clipping Help Please....

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So my vet informed me that the only way I will be able to keep on top of my littlest's mud fever is by clipping her legs out, pig oiling and putting her on global herbs mud supplement. This is all fine by me as she's the baby and cannot bear her being in discomfort.

First attempt of clipping her legs she knee'd me in the face a fair few times and made my nose bleed a lot, however eventually managed to get the front legs done even if they did look a bit messy. When getting the back legs, she did have sedaline for this and she kicked me a few times and there was no getting them done. Upon the second attempt I had the vet out to sedate her, which might I add she had to be sedated twice. The time has come now for her legs to be done again. I don't want to get the vet out every couple of weeks to sedate her as it starts to work out expensive. It isn't the vibration that she doesn't like as I can hold them on her legs no problem, it is the movement of them.

Does anyone have any ideas how I can try and overcome this/make it slightly easier. I am semi losing faith after I come out battered and bruised and in all honesty she maybe two and a half but she's powerful and her kicks hurt :(. Have owned her since the day after she was born and have never had a problem with anything with her ever! Until now..... I knew there would be something lol!
 
Have you tried twitching her and/or a leg up? Cobs can be quite sharp and if their legs are sore anyway it makes it worse. You need heavy duty clippers than can copy with greasy hairy feathers, confidence and to be a little tough. Wear a hat!
 
I would guess her legs were sore when you clipped. How are they looking now?

My suggestion would be do it slowly and steadily with lots of breaks. Distract her with food? Worked well when I had to treat my pony's sore frog.
 
Her legs aren't too hairy as she's cob x warmblood and luckily no mud fever of yet but I think the previous winter has made her remember. Done one leg up and she strikes it forward at me lol, twitching she is 50/50 with sometimes it works then sometimes she fancies a kick! I used the ones that carry a battery pack round your waist? They were my instructors so borrowed them! Will definitely be wearing a hat next time, when she does catch you however she jumps looks at you and wonders why your on the floor in pain lol!
 
HaffiesRock said:
I would guess her legs were sore when you clipped. How are they looking now?

My suggestion would be do it slowly and steadily with lots of breaks. Distract her with food? Worked well when I had to treat my pony's sore frog.
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Luckily we're not sore before I clipped and are not sore now either, vet said to clip as a preventative measure.
 
Could you cut very short with scissors instead, some people do this rather than use clippers for the show ring and get a cut virtually as close with practice
 
WelshD said:
Could you cut very short with scissors instead, some people do this rather than use clippers for the show ring and get a cut virtually as close with practice
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^^ This is what I do.
It if done 'correctly' it can be a very close to the skin & neat trim. And looks much smarter than clippers a lot of the time.
 
EquiEquestrian556 said:
Robinsons sell them. But instead of cutting, they can pinch and pull at the hair a lot, which could put her of even more.
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Yeah I think it's the feeling of the clippers that she doesn't like as she is fine with the vibration and tested this out and clipped her face slightly and stood there like a rock falling asleep.

Think I will attempt the scissors and if fails go back to the drawing board I guess!
 
Now you are aware that there may be a mud fever problem you may find you can keep it at bay with careful management without the need to clip, I have often found that they get it one winter then the following year it does not come back if you take extra care, you should not need to clip every two weeks as the hair will not grow back that quickly. I would keep using the oil and watch carefully for any signs of it coming but you may well be lucky and find that she develops a resistance and her skin has become stronger, a good diet will also help with prevention.
 
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