horse clippers, blades etc.

[Firehorse]

just need some advice please. i had my pony clipped this winter and he was ok about it. i've just finished him off this morning as the clippers broke when the girl was doing him. and i'm quite confident to do him myself now i know he's ok about it. anyway, as he wasnt that hairy and it was only a small area, i managed to use a pair of human/pet clippers. but there is no way they would have gone through his coat for the first clip. now, i have two pairs of Andis AGC dog clippers coz i'm a dog groomer and i was wondering, rather than paying out for a set of horse clippers, if these would be powerful enough to use if i buy a horse blade for them. also, they are soooooo much quieter than horse clippers.

does anyone else use andis agc on their horse??? i've been looking at the power differences between dog and horse clippers and there is a fair difference. my clippers have a speed of up to 3300 spm and the andis horse clippers go from 3300 to 4800 spm. he doesnt grow a massive thick coat,so wouldnt need a a mega machine!!

 

[Rhandir]

I'm not an expert clipper, but I think you may have answered your own question when you said that you didn't think your dog clippers would cope with the first clip. Unless it was a very small area I would imagine that your dog clippers would seriously overheat and their working life would possibly be shortened.

I used to have a mare with cushings, which meant that I had to clip her completely out all year round to keep her comfortable, so I bought some horse clippers so that I could do the job myself. They are expensive, but well worth it if only for the fact that you can clip your horse when you want to.

 

[fayeg1]

I agree, dog clippers aren't the best idea for a first clip. Also, it'd take you forever to do the horse because of the small blades. I know of someone that attempted using dog clippers and the horse turned out a liney mess and the clip didn't look professional at all.
You'd probably just be best paying someone to do him if you didn't want to spend a lot of money on your own set. Having said that, there are clippers out there that aren't that expensive and it is much easier having your own. I just bought a new pair of Lister Star clippers and my nervy 4yo had no problems with them, was able to do the vast majority of her with them and the awkward parts of her head with Roma cordless trimmers.
I agree that the dog ones would be quiet but by this you could be sacrificing a good looking clip.