how can i avoid those clipping lines

[Sags_Deer]

hello you lovely peeps i regularly clip other horses and cannot avoid those lines you get is there anything i can try, my blades are sharp and i use oil when clipping to keep my blades cool

 

[the watcher]

I use fine blades and overlap each sweep - very rarely get clipper lines and any that show have blended in after a day or so. I tend to start with the outline of whatever clip I am doing and then clip off the big bits in one steady go

 

[KatB]

Make sure horses are clean. greasy coats will cause clipper lines.

 

[not_with_it]

On some horses you just cant get rid off them. My horse gets them, her skin swells when she is being clipped and there is nothing I can do to avoid them. If you put a warm rug on before you clip and keep the horse covered whilst you are clipping then they arent as bad.

 

[Rambo]

They grow out after a few days anyway....just remember to overlap the cuts.

 

[poggio]

if it's heat lines you're on about just make sure you keep the blades cool and give them a break when they get a bit warm - but some horses are just more sensitive than others and you can't always avoid it. They should go down within a day or so.

 

[bellaboo]

I move the clippers in all directions over the lines and that tends to get rid of them.

 

[MillionDollar]

Same here!!!!! My friend showed me that when you've finished clipping go back over in a diagonal direction and in other directions- it gets rid of them! Any that are left will go within a few days anyway.