hand held clippers?

[emmilou]

Hi,
has anyone every used them?
pip is petrified of the battery ones and anything that actuall works! i thought about the manual ones but someone told me they were not worth even trying?
has anyone any advice?
Thanks xxx

 

[K9Wendy]

Exactly... Don't even try them, you would never be able to clip a horse with them. Electric operate at around 2500/3000 strokes a minute, hand held probably 80 per min. Only useful for trimming whiskers!!

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Hand clippers would be a waste of time & they will hurt. When I was a kid all barbershops used hand clippers & OMG did they hurt. They don't cut the hair they pull it out by the roots!!!
Additionally as K9Wendy says it would take hours using them to clip a horse. I'm afraid it will have to be twitch or sedation to clip yours by the sound of it. Good Luck