is this too late to clip

[paddy555]

horse as yet unclipped this winter but now doing more and getting sweaty with too much coat.
Am I too late to clip? (something like a blanket clip)

I did look this up and there were varying opinions so HHO experts what do you think?

 

[AmyMay]

I wouldn’t hesitate to clip.

 

[Tiddlypom]

This is a great time of year to clip, I'll be doing one of mine for the first time this winter shortly - the woolly yak.

It's a myth about it setting back the summer coat.

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Are you showing?
If not, then clip when and how you wish for horses comfort.
If yes, then use the likes of covercote 5mm blades and blend in if leaving legs or part of head on.

B had her final clip 2 days ago.

 

[MissTyc]

I clip when they need a clip!

 

[whirlwind]

I wouldn’t let it stop me if it was likely to be beneficial but in my experience partial clipping now does mean you tend to keep a line well into April/ may as the coat comes through better on the clipper areas.
Definitely doesn’t spoil it though!

 

[splashgirl45]

You can clip whenever you like especially for heavy coated horses or those with cushings. It’s only frowned on in the showing world

 

[Abacus]

I did one yesterday as she arrived a month ago unclipped and is now getting hot. I haven’t seen any sign of moulting yet so I doubt it’ll show when the coat comes through - I wouldn’t really care though if it did. It’ll also be much nicer not to deal with lots of moulting fluff in spring.

I love the result… she’s turned from a hairy cob with a big beard into quite an elegant looking animal. No lady should have a beard.

 

[Red-1]

I did one yesterday as she arrived a month ago unclipped and is now getting hot. I haven’t seen any sign of moulting yet so I doubt it’ll show when the coat comes through - I wouldn’t really care though if it did. It’ll also be much nicer not to deal with lots of moulting fluff in spring.

I love the result… she’s turned from a hairy cob with a big beard into quite an elegant looking animal. No lady should have a beard.

We need photos of the transformation!

 

[Abacus]

We need photos of the transformation!

Here goes. Before: just after I started. After: flashing her bum.

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

I always tended to clip my old mare around about now when she was still working. With the added bonus there was no shaggy coat shedding to deal with as it was always her summer coat that came through if clipped anytime in February.

 

[paddy555]

many thanks everyone. OH has been dispatched to take the battery off the tractor and the clip will be done tonight. My wonderful little clippers will come out once again.. Their debut clip was around 1982.

 

[Rowreach]

There's really no wrong time to clip, the only caveat being if you are doing posh showing then early January would be the latest I'd do it, especially if doing lines.

At this time of year I'd take everything off a woolly one - otherwise you'll end up with the hassle of the top half moulting, and a great big demarcation line which will be a pain to get grown out.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I've clipped late February and March with no ill effects it just saves the massive moult and them getting too hot.

 

[Poppy+MrDarcy]

I would say that there is no reason not to clip if your doing fairly heavy work, so go ahead!

 

[Snow Falcon]

I clipped my hairy NF out fully at the start of winter and intend to do exactly the same in a week or so.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

I personally won't clip after the last day of January.

 

[SEL]

I'm going to do my native next week. I was going to do her just before the minus 12 stretch in December but that felt mean and I thought she might drop weight out in that. She didn't. She has the coat and blubber of a polar bear.

 

[Vodkagirly]

Not at all, saves brushing out lots of coat as well.

 

[Widgeon]

With the added bonus there was no shaggy coat shedding to deal with as it was always her summer coat that came through if clipped anytime in February.

I haven't clipped this winter due to horse being on light duties for various reasons - but I plan to clip in a couple of weeks for exactly this reason! Life is too short to be scrubbing out mattress filling on a daily basis.

 

[ecb89]

I too will be clipping my woolly mammoth as I can’t be dealing with shedding up until a week before the summer coat starts falling out

 

[Sealine]

Mine had a full clip yesterday. I don’t want to deal with coat shedding and I know come March, without a full clip, he’ll get sweaty and uncomfortable doing even light hacking.

 

[TGM]

Fine to clip now as long as you realise that any lines may possibly persist as long as early June (obviously depending on type/age of horse/pony and local climate). So if you are worried about appearance better to do a full or hunter clip, rather than trace or blanket.

 

[Kaylum]

I clipped my clyde all year round made him comfortable when working. Full clip as well, he was in worked everyday.

 

[Widgeon]

'Hey, boss. Let's shave him.' - Shrek 2

[Donkey collapses in a dead faint] Puss-in-Boots: Hey, boss. Let's shave him.

clip.cafe

This is my approach to pre-shed clipping

 

[Gallop_Away]

Sorry to hijack but I have a question. My welshie is looking rather hairy at the moment. I've always done a final clip before the end of January but left it rather late this year.
Anyway given we are so close to moulting season, I'm tempted to whip it all off him. However someone told me years ago that they never fully clip as they can catch a chill in their kidneys. I usually do an Irish/chaser clip at the start of winter and then a hunter clip in January leaving a patch for the saddle/covering their backs where their kidneys are.
Has anyone heard of this? My lad has plenty of meat on him shall we say. I'm just so tempted to whip it all off instead of needing to then deal with a random fluffy patch on his back?

 

[Nicnac]

Sorry to hijack but I have a question. My welshie is looking rather hairy at the moment. I've always done a final clip before the end of January but left it rather late this year.
Anyway given we are so close to moulting season, I'm tempted to whip it all off him. However someone told me years ago that they never fully clip as they can catch a chill in their kidneys. I usually do an Irish/chaser clip at the start of winter and then a hunter clip in January leaving a patch for the saddle/covering their backs where their kidneys are.
Has anyone heard of this? My lad has plenty of meat on him shall we say. I'm just so tempted to whip it all off instead of needing to then deal with a random fluffy patch on his back?

I did a blanket yesterday on ID just because it's due to get very cold again this week and I don't like using heavy rugs. I clip all year round as needed. I don't show though!

 

[Patterdale]

I clipped yesterday but I wouldn’t even THINK of anything like a blanket clip with lines in for this time of year. You’ll still have them come august..!

 

[Gallop_Away]

I clipped yesterday but I wouldn’t even THINK of anything like a blanket clip with lines in for this time of year. You’ll still have them come august..!

Again this is another reason I'm sat on my hands wanting to just whip all of it away and not leave any lines. But for some reason it has really stuck with me about them being more prone to catching a chill. I can't even remember who told me.
I hunt so regularly see fully clipped horses who seem healthy and happy without a care in the world.
My lot have rugs for every weather scenario imaginable, and thick saddlepads so I'm not concerned about that. Gah! I'm just going to do it!

 

[Patterdale]

Sorry to hijack but I have a question. My welshie is looking rather hairy at the moment. I've always done a final clip before the end of January but left it rather late this year.
Anyway given we are so close to moulting season, I'm tempted to whip it all off him. However someone told me years ago that they never fully clip as they can catch a chill in their kidneys. I usually do an Irish/chaser clip at the start of winter and then a hunter clip in January leaving a patch for the saddle/covering their backs where their kidneys are.
Has anyone heard of this? My lad has plenty of meat on him shall we say. I'm just so tempted to whip it all off instead of needing to then deal with a random fluffy patch on his back?

No that’s a load of rubbish. In the nicest possible way