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Ok i am not sure what clip to give my 4 year old. He is currently being schooled 2 ish times a week, hacked once, and has a jumping lesson around once a week, but might be once every two weeks depends.
I am planning to take him to a small unaffil show to jump round the clear round this weekend.

So what clip?? He's in a night and out all day.
 
Its fairly thick, but hes malting everywhere. Hes sweating on his neck, and around his girth. However when he goes for his lesson and jumps he was foamed up.
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All depends on how hot he gets rather than the amount of work,

In light work and not heting up much I'd be prone to getting a bib clip or at most a chaser.
 
my horse is doing a similar amount of work (though dressage not jumping), and we are having heartache too! last year, at first clip, we traced her, but left her head on; however she got so sweaty around her ears that we clipped it all off (except legs) at xmas. its so tricky...you dont want to have to rug them to the eyeballs if theyre not doing enough work, do you? yet its horrid when they get all sweaty.
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Its fairly thick, but hes malting everywhere. Hes sweating on his neck, and around his girth. However when he goes for his lesson and jumps he was foamed up.
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Prob a blanket clip. Although I dont like them and will always do a full clip on mine.
 
Yes, it hard to know what to do for the best isnt it?!
My other two are both clipped fully just legs on. One has got half its head left as my small clippers have broken but he gets sweaty ears now!

I might just give he a trace, and see how he goes?- but its so much harder having to follow lines, and make it all match up!
 
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Yes, it hard to know what to do for the best isnt it?!
My other two are both clipped fully just legs on. One has got half its head left as my small clippers have broken but he gets sweaty ears now!

I might just give he a trace, and see how he goes?- but its so much harder having to follow lines, and make it all match up!

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yes, its actually quicker to take it all off isnt it!!!!! when we get round to doing elz (clipper blades not back from sharpeners yet
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) i think we gonna do a trace, but take head off this time. i guess then they've still got some left over their back....it may mean ONE less rug
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What I do for my gypsy cob and clydesdale who are in light work and have thick coats is to first try a chaser, but I do leave the flanks on, ie a diagonal line from poll to stifle joint. If they still sweat, then I take out the neck but still leave on the back end, ie turn the front into a blanket clip.

I like to leave the back end on as Cairo is old and they are out a lot so they have protection if they turn their bums into the wind. I find that they don't sweat that much that end if the front end is clipped out.

I do like to full clip in early February so they have nice summer coats and in the case of Chancer, is ready for showing mid March.

This is a good site for the various types of clips:

http://www.peasridge.co.uk/clipper-advice/clippers-clipping-advice-horses-types-of-horse-clips.shtml
 
I give all mine a full clip first time round. legs off the lot, at this time of year it isn't too cold. then if they are not doing too much i give them a trace clip or similar but this way stops them being over hairy all winter and allows them to dry quicker!
 
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