How many clips can do / can you do with one set of blades?

[happihorse]

Just wondering as mine seem to only do two hunter clips for a 16.2hh horse and then leave lines etc!

 

[carthorse]

Depends on how clean the hair is and how thick the coat is.

 

[chestnut cob]

Mine have done one hunter clip (small v fined haired horse), one trace (on my Welshy) and a blanket on my mare who's quite hairy but with fine hair. They need sharpening before I can do another clip.

 

[MagicMelon]

Mine are starting to need sharpened now, but I have done 4 clips. That was 2 hunter clips (done at beg of September so not thick coats) and re-clips.

 

[MillionDollar]

I do 4 full clips with my Lister fine blades.

 

[pocket]

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Depends on how clean the hair is and how thick the coat is.

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Agree, my last set of blades lasted at least 6 clips, including hunter clips, tails etc

 

[Happy2Hack]

Mine did re-clips at the end of last winter, 4 trace clips, 3 blanket clips and 7 re-clips this year and only now do they need sharpening!

 

[Pondrider]

I clip professionally and always use freshly sharpened blades for each client/horse, to avoid 'dragging' and discomfort for the horse.

Yes, it may cost ME a bit more; I don't hike my prices and still charge a normal "going rate"- but I find the peace-of-mind is worth it, (and re-assuring for the human client).

I run seven sets of blades per set of clippers, to be sure of always having fresh blades available; I initially had less sets but found that more were beneficial in the long run, despite the extra expense ! ;-)

 

[eekmon]

Ive done 3 high blanket clips with my Lister fine blades and no lines visible. He is not a hairy though

 

[TheEngineer]

Nice Post, oh that all of the so called pro clippers, were sensible like yourself with a good stock of spare blades. Too many to mention are the times I have heard the cry of "my blades are blunt half way through a horse", from people who allegedly clip for a living, yet only have one set of blades. In my experience i have seen people go from not finishing a horse with one set, to clipping 20 horses with one set (20 were household cavalry and you can imagine how clean,dry and well groomed they were) All of which makes a difference, as does the amount of tension, the type of oil etc. Yet people still ask, perhaps the best answer should be "as many as you get!" LOL

 

[lilym]

mine seem to do 3 full clips on my coarse coated cob and upto 8 clips on TB'S and other fine coated horses, these are wolsely A2 blades and liveryman arena clippers.