prince12
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Hi I have a welshie, I would like to continue showing him, and will ride all year round do I clip him or rug up regarding his coat? he will live out most of the winter . what does the rest of you do? x thanx
showing horses do I clip?
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miss_c
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Mine is clipped in winter, but she's stabled at night and ridden 5/6 days a week. In the winter it is acceptable to show a clipped horse I believe so long as they look smart.
prince12
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Thanx for that do u do a full clip? x
miss_c
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I tend to do a blanket first clip, and then full the second clip, but may go straight for a full clip this year as we're doing more. If she was living out then I wouldn't do a full clip.
prince12
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Cheers thats a good ideax thanx alot x
lauraandjack
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Last year I fully clipped my welshie's body but left his legs (to keep feathers) and his head (cos I can't clip that without sedation!)
If you are doing high level showing it probably isn't acceptable, but I couldn't survive the winter with a sweaty hairy horse! Rugs are much easier to manage when you have limited time.
If you are doing high level showing it probably isn't acceptable, but I couldn't survive the winter with a sweaty hairy horse! Rugs are much easier to manage when you have limited time.
MissSBird
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It should be acceptable in winter - we've never been told off for showing our Fell clipped.
We gave her a full clip, leaving just the legs and up to the jawline - leaving the beard and the feather important to fell breed characteristics
We gave her a full clip, leaving just the legs and up to the jawline - leaving the beard and the feather important to fell breed characteristics
trendybraincell
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Its fine to clip them...everything at HOYs and Olympia thats shown under saddle will either be clipped or rugged up to the eye balls! I know which I would rather do!