Crazy_cat_lady
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Previous years I've sedated H to clip him as he's a nervy Welsh d. Haven't clipped the last few years as the cost to sedate doesn't go with the work he does (happy hacker)
However he has cushings so gets on better if clipped out as he gets so hairy when I have a lesson on him/ go for a faster hack with friends he gets very sweaty.
Following a fantastic tip by EKW that I read on another thread, I've been able to hunter clip him twice this year, with the exception of his head (he's headshy) and legs.
Unfortunately last time he then went round with cotton wool in one ear for over a week as he wouldn't let anyone remove it after he was clipped 🙄 I can laugh now but having spent an hour in the cold trying to remove the stuff with him getting more hysterical and me getting more hysterical at the thought of it causing him an ear infection and him having to be sedated to get it out and trying to get antibiotics into him it definitely wasn't funny! So no more cotton wool!!
Today I managed a great achievement of managing to hunter clip him apart from up to halfway up his neck and he also has a half hairy chest as I didn't want to push things and he was getting pretty upset. (Funny how all the reccomended clips for young horses do their chest yet he was really funny about having that done)
I was wondering if a small pair of dog or human clippers would work to help getting him used to clippers with sound being up near his head? I also have the fantastically quiet liveryman red rocket clippers which is what I used to do his body and maybe in time I'll get his neck done with them but until then is it worth getting some cheap people or dog clippers? Would they be substantial enough? I also would want a very quiet non buzzy pair so why reccomendations? While not spending fortunes as they may not work?
I'm certainly very pleased with how he behaved and see it as an achievement it would just be nice to get him a little tidier especially as he might be fully hairy next time I clip from scratch. Of course next time being Welsh he may not let me near him at all with them!!
However he has cushings so gets on better if clipped out as he gets so hairy when I have a lesson on him/ go for a faster hack with friends he gets very sweaty.
Following a fantastic tip by EKW that I read on another thread, I've been able to hunter clip him twice this year, with the exception of his head (he's headshy) and legs.
Unfortunately last time he then went round with cotton wool in one ear for over a week as he wouldn't let anyone remove it after he was clipped 🙄 I can laugh now but having spent an hour in the cold trying to remove the stuff with him getting more hysterical and me getting more hysterical at the thought of it causing him an ear infection and him having to be sedated to get it out and trying to get antibiotics into him it definitely wasn't funny! So no more cotton wool!!
Today I managed a great achievement of managing to hunter clip him apart from up to halfway up his neck and he also has a half hairy chest as I didn't want to push things and he was getting pretty upset. (Funny how all the reccomended clips for young horses do their chest yet he was really funny about having that done)
I was wondering if a small pair of dog or human clippers would work to help getting him used to clippers with sound being up near his head? I also have the fantastically quiet liveryman red rocket clippers which is what I used to do his body and maybe in time I'll get his neck done with them but until then is it worth getting some cheap people or dog clippers? Would they be substantial enough? I also would want a very quiet non buzzy pair so why reccomendations? While not spending fortunes as they may not work?
I'm certainly very pleased with how he behaved and see it as an achievement it would just be nice to get him a little tidier especially as he might be fully hairy next time I clip from scratch. Of course next time being Welsh he may not let me near him at all with them!!
