Fed up with the weather - problem solved

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I got fed up with steaming sweaty monsters after 20 mins walk and trot and taking hours to dry and changing to different/removing rugs every day.

2 hours later - problem solved - my hairies are now baldies.

I was going to clip out Chancer shortly to get a good early show coat, and Cairo was going to be blanket clipped again, but decided to have the lot off. You wouldn't believe the amount of hair that came off - enough to fill a barrow. Also trimmed their manes and tails - Chancer was stepping on his as it is so long.

Chancer was excellent to clip - this is the first time he has ever had a full clip or his head done - even got the bottom half of the ears and should be able to do them fully in a few more goes.

Mr C - did leave on his beard - it is too cute. Poor old chap is now very grey when clipped.

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Chancer - ready for 2007 show season (nearly)

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For those interested in pig oil and sulphur - the boys legs are just brushed out after being left to dry - not been washed since September.

Last night they were loose schooled for 20 minutes and then had a further 10 minute vigorous play session and were nice and dry instead of dripping.

Now watch it to go -6.
 
Mr C is gorgeous! We have a Clydie X who looks very like, although a bit lighter in build - and he is now clipped for the winter. But he is NOT good - he has to be sedated for his clip, bad boy!
Rufus is what we would have described as blue roan/white, but someone we met at a show described as "blackstone" colouring ... He's the best horse we have ever had, one in a million, and jumps like a stag! We are complete Clydie converts!
 
He is still a baby - only 2 1/2. I will do in-hand showing this year - traditionals, coloured and youngstock. He also did quite well at condition classes. Plan to keep with the smaller shows and maybe do a few BPSA shows and of course the Amature Showing Society which is great fun.

He is doing 10 minutes of ridden - just walking every other week at the moment and my plan is to start tiny hacks from April and then a little basic schooling this time next year ready for our under saddle showing in May/June 2008 if he is ready.

I am not rushing him as he is a horse for life with me.
 
Think they meant blagstone colouring - Mr C is officially a sabino and has modelled for Model Horse Magazine as a good example of this colouring
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I am very lucky both are easy to clip though Mr C likes to give a good snort when the clippers are turned on.
 
We aren't going to be in your league when it comes to showing but two questions to someone else with a traditional.

Does their mane have to lie on the right as with other breeds? Some people seem to talk about having a 'double mane' as a good thing rather than the way that Daisy ends up when she shakes about 30s after I groom her.

How long should the tail be? I tend to trim it when it gets long enough for her to stand on
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I only do low level stuff. Chancer's tail rests on the ground and when he starts stepping on it I take off an inch. In the winter it is always bagged up to keep it as nice as possible.

Manes - for the gypsies a double mane is a sign of a good horse. Chancer is inclined to have mane everywhere but I tend to have it on the right side when I can. Again his mane is bagged most of the time - to protect in winter and keep him cooler in summer so this helps keep it trained.

With someone who knows the breed you would not be marked down for a double mane, but at local level some may think you are untidy as they don't know what a gypsy cob should look like.

Some of them have so much mane, you have to have it both sides.
 
Thanks, thats useful to know.

TBH I have almost no chance of getting it to stay on one side. I'm growing it out because it was hogged when we got her so it is much longer than it is in my sig and its showing no sign of stopping. I had thought that I might have to use a mountain of mousse and hair spary but then it wouldn't look as pretty and I doubt even that would tame it so I'll leave it au naturel and hope the judge isn't ignorant.
 
Try sticking it in big plaits - I did this with Jemima and it worked. Jemima had a mane below her elbow and still growing. You can see these cobs with manes down to the knees and one or two nearly on the floor - think I'll keep Chancer's just below his below for practical reasons - he is going to be an all rounder.

When jumping - put it in plaits and the forelock - Jemima had difficulty seeing where she was going and I ended up with a face full of mane.
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