well my first clip went well..

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started off with fox having a little freakout (fair play to him, he probably knew i didnt have a scooby what i was doing :o) but after i let him get a sniff and feel of the clippers he was fine and stood perfectly.. for a while.

so these are the befores..
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this was just before i stopped for a break, was going alright at this point..
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when i was almost finished the first side.. i was so happy with him here!
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ps please ignore him licking the gate like a diddy :rolleyes:

then of course, when i was halfway through the other side, someone walked by with a wheelbarrow (omg i know terrifying) and fox jumped about 6 foot in the air, resulting in my shaving a line right up his shoulder :eek:

so he ended up like this
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then i neatened him up best i could, trimmed his tail and pulled his mane
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all in all it was a.. learning experience? im so proud of my boy for having the patience as the whole thing took near enough 2 hours..:o hes all wrapped up snug as a bug tonight!

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enjoying his horse lix :)
 
haha im glad i could bring some entertainment to the forum! everyone in the yard was taking the absolute mickey, dont know to be more embarrassed for fox or for me hahaha. glad you guys think it doesnt look too bad!
 
Haha! good effort though, he has a lovely face!!!

Hopefully I will cheer you up with these photos of my first clip!! :o I have no excuse as she stood rock still throughout...

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I didn't take the risk this year and got someone in to do it

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Maybe we can start a "we can't clip" HHO club haha
 
You did loads better than me :). Billy completely freaked out halfway through clipping so his neck is done and just a few strokes of his side :o!! Thankfully Mr Vet dropped off some Sedalin so I am hoping we can finish off tomorrow :p
 
Oh bless. My first clip went from blanket to full as my boy had to be sedated he was going well until he twitched as i did the arch over stifle- it went straight up! It does get easier. Honest.
 
nope I disagree - I think he looks much better clipped. Ditto for the skewbie above too.

Shy has his balaclava on tonight as he's been shawn - another livery told me she saw him in it the other night and asked the YO where Shy had gone to..worth getting one !
 
All it takes is a little practice, and we do have to start somewhere.

I have been clipping my own horses for years now, but my first attempt at clipping was when I was 14 and I was supposed to be doing a blanket clip. Yes, it ended up being a hunter clip. Now, I just get on with it and just eye it in for level as I go.

Also, depending on where up the shoulder your stray line went you may have been able to just take the whole neck off and leave it as a chaser from the girth line back. I use this type of clip all the time on my youngster as she gets quite sweaty on the neck/girth, but not really around the stifle/quarters area with the work she does at the mo.

Well done, and don't worry I have seen far worse!
 
lucy007 said:
All it takes is a little practice, and we do have to start somewhere.

I have been clipping my own horses for years now, but my first attempt at clipping was when I was 14 and I was supposed to be doing a blanket clip. Yes, it ended up being a hunter clip. Now, I just get on with it and just eye it in for level as I go.

Also, depending on where up the shoulder your stray line went you may have been able to just take the whole neck off and leave it as a chaser from the girth line back. I use this type of clip all the time on my youngster as she gets quite sweaty on the neck/girth, but not really around the stifle/quarters area with the work she does at the mo.

Well done, and don't worry I have seen far worse!
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unfortunately it was a big wonky line that went back the way, there was no way to save it haha :rolleyes::( thats the type of clip he has last year aswell..

glad its not the worst job though!
 
I did a blanket ćlip today for the first time in years, and realised why I always used to do full clips :rolleyes:

In my defence, I think if my horse had a smaller belly it would have been easier! :rolleyes:
 
Uh oh - I'm attempting my first clip tomorrow. I'm thinking a bib and belly or a low trace, but I suspect I may have problems evening it all up and end up with a naked pony!
 
Stencilface said:
I did a blanket ćlip today for the first time in years, and realised why I always used to do full clips :rolleyes:

In my defence, I think if my horse had a smaller belly it would have been easier! :rolleyes:
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haha! its not any easier with a skinnier horse, too many knobbly bits!

metalmare said:
Uh oh - I'm attempting my first clip tomorrow. I'm thinking a bib and belly or a low trace, but I suspect I may have problems evening it all up and end up with a naked pony!
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haha, wish you luck! you can see what happened to me, and i was just wanting a chaser..
 
Haha well done he turned out well in the end! I have never clipped, I feel I want to try one day and no doubt it will be a full clip and hog with no tail or ears left ;-)
 
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