'good to clip'

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What would you regard this as.....does the hrose have to be super being clipped all over including ears, face etc....

Is it naughty to say a horse is good to clip if you need say a twitch for doing behind the ears etc.....

Just wondering...
 
good to clip means exactly that...GOOD!

i can clip my coloured all over, literally, by my self..

he figets when the hair drops but will stand for however long it takes.

have had words once or twice, but nothing major.


that is what i call "good to clip"..just me, him, a pair of clippers, a headcollar and a leadrope!
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If a twitch was needed I don't think I would consider "good to clip" to be totally accurate. Murphs advert said good to clip, but when we actually went to see him his owner said he wasn't too happy having his ears done. He doesn't need twitching though just a bit of reassurance so I think his previous owner was quite fair with us. If you are looking to place an advert why don't you leave out any reference to clipping but mention it to anyone who enquires.
 
I would say a horse is good to clip if you can clip it without sedating and without a helper (without getting trampled!). I'd say my horse was good to clip but he hates having his ears done! He goes to sleep for the rest of his body but it takes a little while to do his ears - I'd still say he was good.
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I don't think it's naughty at all. I would say good to clip if that's the only problem. Many horses have a few issues with their ears being messed with. I would however clarify the point should anyone come & view if you are selling. Many horses need a twitch to finish off the face.
 
I can clip Thumper quite easily without help - apart from his ears.

I still consider that he is good to clip - despite the 'ear' issue.
 
I woudl say mine is good to clip, but he can be fussy round his ears, although doesn't need sedating/twitching.

I would say a horse is good to clip if they are fine apart from with sensitive areas - some just need you to grab their lip with your hand whilst you clip with the other one - not something I would hold against them - must be strange having that going over your ears - imagine it!
 
I can clip C too, and she stands absolutely stock still. BUT, when I got right up to her ears, she gets worried - a twitch makes her very quiet again, and I can clip her easily there. I'm no quick clipper either, but she puts up well...soo...what would you say she was???
 
I would say my horse is good to clip, mainly because I can do him by myself with no assitance. He'll lift his front leg and rest it on my hip while I do his underarms, he'll let me do his face and around his ears etc with not a flinch, that's with the headcoller slung losely round his neck.

If I needed help to hold him, or he needed a twitch for any of that, I might say he's ok to clip, but couldn't say he's good to clip as a selling point.

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Good to clip to me means that the horse will just stand there while you clip it all over. I was told this when I bought my horse... he needs to be sedated! It's not a problem, just be HONEST with people so they know what to expect.
 
I would say to a possible buyer she needs a twitch when you are doing her face.....wouldn't hide that! But I'm not selling...was just a pondering...
 
Good to clip means can clip all over the body without anything but one person (and helper to do the under legs pulling forward) and a headcollar and leadrope.
 
I'd call mine "excellent to clip" as JM07 said, me clippers, headcollar and leadrope - puts his foot on a bucket/stool to do underarms

Just needing a twitch or holder for ears to me would be "good to clip"
 
For me good to clip would mean horse stands tied up while being clipped without pulling back on headcollar/rope constantly. Does not need another helper or sedation. I advertised me horse as good to clip when i sold him and he was superb to do except for the bit under his chin/cheakbone. Where he would need either super quiet clippers for or he would need to be cross tied so that he couldnt lift his head up. If it wasnt for that issue i would have said he was excellent to clip.
 
Ralph is great to clip, however, he does not like to have his head clipped, this is due to the fact that he is a rescue horse and had horrid wounds to his head, so, I just do to his jaw and leave the rest alone.

He stands in his stable with a haynet and no head collar. I would not force the issue of twitching him just to get the head out, he's been through too much in his life.
 
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