When do people start clipping?

[SantaVera]

It's feeling quite autumnal,has anyone clipped yet?

 

[poiuytrewq]

If I’m doing them myself whenever needed if I’m paying I leave it til winter coats are properly through because I’m tight ?

 

[The Xmas Furry]

My mini had her 1st (of many over winter) bib and belly clip yesterday, a goodly amount was sheared.

B fuzzy will get her 1st clip after next weekend, depending on weather forecast as she's getting v warm when working due to coat thickening.
Def will have at least a chaser clip before end Sept and hopefully stay rugless a while....

 

[MuddyMonster]

Yes, I have. He was getting far too hot so whipped it (almost) all off. He's certainly feeling better for it if his ridden antics are to go by ?

 

[meleeka]

I would have done the shetland today if my clippers had worked ?

 

[Fieldlife]

November normally!

 

[Surbie]

Sometime this month - cobbus is looking a bit woolly. I won't take it all off yet, I like him to have some rugless time when the b*stard midges have died off.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I refuse point blank to start clipping before 1st October! It has to be exceptional circumstances for me to clip before then ? If I am doing over 300 clips a season I'm doing it on my terms ?

 

[spotty_pony]

Mine won’t be done until at least November - but he needs sedating for it from the Vet so I like to let it grow a bit first.

 

[Hackback]

Usually when autumn hunting starts. I go to a couple then decide he's getting too hot and pay someone to take it all off. Trouble is he needs clipping again just a few weeks later. After the second clip he usually goes until about new year, then I have the final clip done in January.

 

[AntiPuck]

Booked in for end of October, but if she starts getting fluffy and sweaty will try and pull it forward - it feels like the right sort of weather for it, already!

 

[whizzer]

Tomorrow,but really should've done her a few weeks ago!

 

[teddy_]

Will clip mine around the end of Sep - beginning of Oct.

 

[Barton Bounty]

When the winter coat is mostly in, i do a bib clip ?

 

[Flowerofthefen]

Usually October. He then gets tidied up every few fews . From Dec onwards he doesn't seem to grow much coat!

 

[awelshandawarmblood]

The week after HOYS - don't know why but always seems to fall that week for me when they've fulled fuzzed up fully!

 

[Gloi]

Mine badly needs clipping , or clipping badly as I usually do. He was sweating quite a bit yesterday doing what he was ok with a fortnight ago.

 

[maya2008]

Depends on the weather. If too warm for the coat coming through, asap. If not, leave until moulting has mostly finished and do it then.

Our Shetland and Welsh think they are about to freeze any minute and are growing winter coat at speed. The others haven’t even noticeably started ?.