Do you clip horse's legs?

Do you clip horse's legs?

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No because they don't get sweaty legs and I like them on to help with warmth. Also only 1 of mine live in so feel it would be cruel to take off legs. Plus, I like the contrast between the body clip and the legs and half head :D . With Wings I leave on his legs but just trim his feathers because they're pathetic, and the other 2 are natives.
 
yes
he has a full clip including legs because he gets very bad mud fever and i need to keep a close eye on what is going on under the hair
i have tried leaving him hairy only to miss a very small patch of mud fever that got out of control and was only spotted because his leg started to stock up requiring antibiotics

i also wash his legs once a week for comps and find they dry quicker and cause less probs when they are clipped than when hairy
it is more work for me though

i only clip them every other time i clip him and he's turned out in mud fever boots and has stable bandages on inside to keep him warm
i find this works best for us in controling the mud fever and of course it doe's look much neater ;)
 
I never have before on Rocky but plan to when i clip him (clippers not quite ready from being repaired! :() and then will do it every other time i clip him. He gets REALLY fluffy armpits so just to keep them relitively short to stop him sweating loads in that area. They are really fiddly to do, so i dont usually, but he will be worked a fair amount this winter so... :)
 
Yes, always, everything off - no saddlepatch, legs, ears, whiskers ( stallions manhood haha Jokes! ) the lot...TOTALLY hair free, can't bare bringing horses off the lorry at shows with ruffled leg hair where they have layed down or rolled in mud... If they have no hair left, they can be bathed easier ( and alot quicker for them ) dried easier etc etc... I think I am a bit OCD with the clipping! haha

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Legs off for me too, I prefer them like that (to be fair, one does need to have her leg hair off due to the sheer amount of feathers she gets!)
 
Yep. Always now that we've found a good sedetive.
I hate my horses feathers, if he was a proper traddy then fine I'd do everything to keep them on but he's like a pinto ball with sticks for legs :o
 
i dnt c the point as she doesnt get sweaty legs and can be quite clumsy so do help protect a bit.
i would if she got mud fever or any problems but shes better with but can c y some people do
 
Yes I do with my boy. He needs sedalin to be clipped so while he's dozy we take everything off. He is an ISH but a cobby one so gets really hairy legs. He is stabled at night and clipped legs make it easier to keep an eye on any mud fever and easier to clean.

My last mare I never clipped her legs cuz she didnt get that hairy. I trimmed the little bit of feather she had with scissors to keep her looking neat and tidy.
 
Yep I do with mine - he doesn't have feather as such but grows very thick coarse hair on his legs so off the hair comes. It looks hideous otherwise. He also suffesrs from dermatitis on his legs so when they're clipped they are easier to treat and get dry as he comes in over night. The only thing I can't clip are his ears - he won't have it! lol. So, I end up with everything clipped (full ehad etc) but with furry ears. I can just about manage to trim round the bottoms of them an up the edge but that's it! hehe
 
No, because they keep the horse warm and provide protection to the legs, which is good for hunting, etc. I would however, if I owned a really hairy cob with big feathers as it would be better than letting them get matted with mud.
 
I made the mistake of doing it last winter! I've got a skewbald cob x so with his hairy legs he tends to look a bit scruffy when I'm competing. In the summer I clipped him right out which looked great so kept him that way for the winter but unfortunately he got mud fever :( now they're clipped in the summer and trimmed in the winter!
 
Nope. Ours are out most of the time so need the fur to keep warm and dry! Even if they were in more I still wouldn't - they're better protected with the hair on and less likely to get mud fever.
 
I leave legs on until the last clip, or penultimate clip depending on what we're doing. Then I take them off so he looks smarter for when we start going out showjumping, as towards the end of the year his legs get really fluffy!
I also like to be able to keep an eye on them for mud fever etc which I can't always spot when he has hairly legs.
 
SJ_Superstars said:
No, because they keep the horse warm and provide protection to the legs, which is good for hunting, etc. I would however, if I owned a really hairy cob with big feathers as it would be better than letting them get matted with mud.
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ditto for the 1st sentance: Warmth & protection

With all the well feathered fells & cobs - I'd never clipped their legs out - they DO dry quite well when rubbed up with straw or left overnight on a barn to dry. Its never been a problem with the field ponies etc.
Only ever had 1 case of mud fever - and that was one which came in with it, not one of mine to start with.
 
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