Moser Avalon clippers - any opinions?

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I have been offered to buy some of these clippers second hand for my horses... Grace is bad to be clipped and had to be sedated last year (the first time she has ever been clipped). It has been suggested that these clippers will be good for Grace because they are nice and quiet and do not vibrate very much (she is very sensitive).

Any opinions good and bad would be appreciated!
 
I have some and I'm pleased with them. They are quiet and seem to vibrate less-I find other makes leave my hands tingling. They don't always cope well with thicker native coats but I've done a full clip on my NF. You will have to allow more time as they can't be whizzed through the coat,but for the price I am happy with them and would recommend them.
Peasridge are very good for getting the lowdown on clippers http://www.peasridge.co.uk/products/potm/moser_avalon.php (it's where I got mine from)
 
Agreed, love mine (I have the Artiko, the mains ones not battery ones) - my YO LHAO when I bought them, said they would be crap - they are far from it and she has actually borrowed them LOL!
 
Thanks... Grace is very fine coated, but needs clipping in the winter due to the amount of work she does (or at least she will be doing now I have her
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Hannah doesn't really throw up much of a coat either, even this winter when she had no rug on at all from November (because she was having Troy) she didn't get much of a coat which I was quite surprised about to be honest.

Are the good for clipper phobic horses would you say? I am planning on putting a lot of work in with the clippers and Grace, I know it is no quick fix, but I would like to start with the best ones for the situation.
 
BRILLIANT for clipper phobics - I have clipped 3 horses that have said an absolute NO to clipping before with really great results - thats how YO ended up using them, after a livery pony reared constantly she gave up, used mine, and he stood like a lamb!
 
Agree with Weezy.Worked very well on daughters nutty pony who was a nightmare to clip with usual type.Pony stood and let herself be clipped,previous clipping had left mare looking a bit like a panda and bits under tummy.Also found could fully clip a 16.2 horse without having to recharge battery.
 
Do you remember my posts about clipping Patches? The absolute clipper phobic horse?

Well, if you do, you'll be pleased to hear I clipped her using the Moser Avalons! Patches has a blanket clip with them and they have even given my woolly yak Shetland a hunter clip. Perfectly capable.

One of the vets at my practice was so impressed that she said she was going to get some to keep on her van.
 
I have no idea if the technique I used would help your horse. However, this is what I did.

I took her out of the stable and into the field. The reasoning is that horses confined in a closed space cannot possibly utilise their natural flight response when faced with something scary. If they can't flight...they fight! Patches would rear, barge, kick and generally jump about until the clippers were switched off. Must admit, the turning off would come pretty darn sharpish which only served to enforce in her the behaviour theory that "acting up makes scary, noisy things go away".

So, into the field on a lunge line. I held her at the end of the lunge line and switched them on. She didn't actually move when they were that far away, but had she chosen to, she'd have moved in circles around me. I edged closer to her and of course reached a point where she couldn't cope with them that close. She trotted about me snorting. I didn't switch them off (paramount to the training) and I didn't at any point allow her to increase the distance between us (again paramount to the training). As soon as she calmed down, stood still and relaxed, I turned them off. This could take 20 seconds, or 10 mins. The point is that they have to learn to accept what you're asking of them, not the other way around!

(I should point out that I didn't use my Avalon clippers at this point. I bought some really cheap - useless - cordless hair dressing ones from Argos for a tenner. Didn't matter if she broke them!)

You keep repeating the process, walking closer and closer.....turn them on, wiggle them about. Horse stands still. Switch them off. After each time I turned them off, I would approach her and rub her forehead to praise her for being rational.

Eventually I was so close that I could touch her. Keep the clippers in your hand and touch the back of your hand onto the horse first before turning your hand over and letting the clippers touch your horse. It's likely the horse will walk or jog in circles around you to begin with (so make sure you're wearing a hard hat). When the horse settles, switch them off and make much of them. Gradually increase the length of time you actually clip for. I can now blanket clip my incredibly clipper phobic horse alone. No sedation, no cotton wool in her ears.

Repeat this from both sides of the horse. Don't assume because they let you approach from the left, that they'll automatically let you clip the right side without working your way up to it from the end of the lunge again. (I found that out the hard way!)

The same process works for the legs. Patches is quite guarded about her front legs owing to problems she's had in the past. I can easily run the clippers over her hind legs. With her front legs, she lifts her feet up if I go lower than her knee. Something I'm working on this year. Technically, it's more important to me that I can clip her coat to prevent sweating over winter. Even though I want to clip her legs, that's just for my own personal cosmetic preference.

Of course, I used a field but you could equally use a manège. (I don't have one at home on the farm yet).

Best of luck. Above all stay safe. Riding hat at all times to begin with. I don't clip Patches in the field now. I can clip her on my yard. I still don't tie her up though and allow her to walk around me if necessary. I find that she walks a few strides until the clippers touch her, after which she stands still.

Hope this helps.
 
I dubiously bought some last year as my boy nearly killed me the previous year with normal clippers. They worked! My clipper shy horse even let me do his head and trim his ears this year. I prefered the ceramic blades as I found the steel ones cut too close, theyve (blades) done two clips, his feathers etc and are still going strong. Was told when I bought them to make sure your horse is very clean as the ceramics do blunt quicker.
Oh and if you think they sound a bit noisy, check you have the blades on correctly as when done right they sound just like a trimmer otherwise they rattle a bit..
 
I love mine they're great - Ryan falls asleep when being clipped they are so quiet and no lead to get tangled up in. The battery lasts really well too.
 
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