To Clip or Not to Clip

[suej102]

Interested to get views on whether to have my boy clipped this year. He lives out - has just got his wonderful Rambo Turnout Exel rug (HW) and not sure whether to get him clipped now as he gets a little sweaty when we go out. He is a 17.3 Irish Draft and coming up to about 18 years old. We only do light hacking 1-2 times a week, but I don't want him to catch a chill. Any tips very welcome. Thanks!

 

[AmyMay]

Good old high trace. He'll be fine.

 

[Grey_Arab]

By the sounds of it he probably doesn't need it if he is out all the time and is only in light work, i wouldn't worry!

 

[samp]

If you really want to clip i'd just give a bib. To me i'd say he is not in enough work to justify

 

[SSM]

Come on get clipping

you know you want all that hair down your neck and in your eyes

I would give him a chase clip - if it does go really cold you can always slip a fleece under his wonderful Rambo Exel rug (do you have the neck attachment?)!!!!!!!!!

 

[suej102]

Yes I do have the neck attachment - I also have a spare large neck attachment if anyone is interested (might save my ebay fees - BNIB!!).

I am negotiating a stable for him at the moment as am feeling guilty about leaving him in the cold and mud, though he has lovely tree cover and is in a valley so it is quite sheltered. I think it is just because he looks so sad when I leave him at night that I am beginning to wonder if a clip is necessary and whether it is about time he started shacking up in the warm at night, after all he is quite an old man now, although I have only had him for a year and he lived out where he was before.

Thanks for all of your advice!

 

[Frazer]

I would give him a little bib clip! I am looking after a tb over the winter which im just slowly bringing back into work, and she sweats just after about 15 mins work! So she has a bib and a lives out! Its so much easier clipped.

 

[sojeph]

Mine get a low trace and don't wear rugs so I reckon he'd be fine with something like that.

 

[Weezy]

Personally I wouldnt as I dont see the reason why you need to if he is only getting slightly hot

 

[lalalalala]

If he is sweating I'd just do a bib or low trace, he's not really doing enough work just hacking to justify taking any more off

 

[MagicMelon]

I probably wouldnt clip just because he's not worked much. But if you feel the need, maybe just do a little bib clip.