Who's clipped already?

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Just wondering who had clipped already and how much have you taken off? Reckon the girl will have her first clip in a couple of weeks as yet haven't decided how much I'll take off! :D
 
I've managed to do most of the yard this week. I'm leaving the retired ones, and the youngsters who live out, but everything in work has had a full hunter clip.

Everything off bar legs. They were all getting so wooly it was getting ridiculous - I don't have time to cool them off for an hour each after working. They're also happier in the field, so now it's tack off, wash off, rugs on, out. Laaarvely!
 
95% of the racehorses on my yard are sill in their summer clothes so won't need clipped for a few wees yet. The other 5% are just getting a bit fluffy round the top of the neck and under the belly.

Over on our other yard they are all starting to look a bit like yaks so I may end up over there sooner rather than later with the clippers.
 
My new forest was clipped about 3 weeks ago. She resembled a fluffy, hairy teddy bear and was finding hacking around the block was making her sweat up. So it needed to come off! She's got a hunter clip, legs on tho. She's always so much happier in work clipped! :)
 
My cob has just had his 2nd clip!! He had his first at the beginning of the mnth as was alreday getting very sweaty out hunting and on fun rides.

Had to do him again yesterday as started to resemble a hairy black mole god love him, but do often clip up to 6 times over the hunting season...

For his first clip I take everything off, then only do legs and face every other clip to give him some protection/warmth.
 
a 4 year old cobxthoroughbred has her first full clip last week as she had a thick winter coat already! not good as shes a very sweaty and dirty pony hahaha she looks stunning :)
 
I'm putting it off as long as I can.....just built him up weightwise and atm he's still just in fittening work, however, is getting very flufffy so when we start canter work, I think a little zip clip will be in order!
 
I was going to clip my horse out at the weekend...Saturday he got so sweaty from our lesson I couldn't clip and of course on Sunday he got soaked by the rain. Desperately needs clipping as schooled for only 35 mins last night and walked out for 10... Again dripping. It all comes off THIS weekend.

Now my nice Diva type older mare, who is assured of her warm stable...has hardly started to throw a coat at all and I have actually managed to avoid clipping her at all for the last 2 years!
 
My tb never gets hairy has a wee bit taken off normally in jan but my daughters Connemara was clipped two days ago as getting very sweaty and resembled a wooly mammoth and also with being white washing stains off a nightmare as she wasn't drying
 
Mine is in "clipper training" so I'll be taking a stripe off his neck, then a bib, then probably a blanket, and then take it all off early in the new year - the more I can clip him the better to get him used to it!

So far he's had about an inch square taken off very lightly :D Need to have a least a bib done by next dressage the first weekend in October; he gets veeeery grumpy when he's too hot.
 
I get slightly bemused by people who gradually introduce their horse to clipping. Whether it be just starting off with running them over, then turning them on, running them over on, then clipping off bits and peices.

Maybe I am just incredibly impatient but then I also don't have the luxury of desensitising with the racehorses. It's all off first time around. If they don't like the noise then they get ear plugs in, if they really hate it they get sedated - unless they are racing within 8 days in which case I do the best job I can until they can be sedated.

Saying that I have clipped dozens and dozens of first clips and I can only think of 2 - brother and sister funnily enough - that have been dope jobs. The rest have all stood like lambs after 5mins when they realise it isn't going to hurt them.
 
EKW said:
I get slightly bemused by people who gradually introduce their horse to clipping. Whether it be just starting off with running them over, then turning them on, running them over on, then clipping off bits and peices.

Maybe I am just incredibly impatient but then I also don't have the luxury of desensitising with the racehorses. It's all off first time around. If they don't like the noise then they get ear plugs in, if they really hate it they get sedated - unless they are racing within 8 days in which case I do the best job I can until they can be sedated.

Saying that I have clipped dozens and dozens of first clips and I can only think of 2 - brother and sister funnily enough - that have been dope jobs. The rest have all stood like lambs after 5mins when they realise it isn't going to hurt them.
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Mine has had a previous bad experience (not with me) - it's not a question of starting from a blank canvas; he already associates it with something nasty. I'd rather get him used to it for life than just do a short term fix with sedation when I don't need to.

But then I practise all sorts of things. If I take him away from home I like to be sure he'll get back in the box to come home. If I want him to behave on the ground when I lead him, I make sure he understands what my instructions mean. Amazingly all the things I practise always seem to go well when I need them to. :p
 
Our Connie had had a full clip about 5 weeks ago (just before we got him) and we clipped him again (hunter clip) on Monday.
So much easier with a grey. Just have to keep him cosy in a nice warm rug or 2.
 
Did 2 full clips today because they're going to a 3 day next week. My new one will need done when it arrives at the weekend. The rest won't be getting clipped as they're babies. We do show them the clippers though. I think it's much kinder to introduce things slowly.
 
Not yet but will crumble soon & take some off. Stays out until end oct so I just do a chaser,then once stabled at night I whip the lot off,minus legs.
 
Think mine has finally stopped moulting and changing his coat, he's very fluffy but has been out of work all summer so will be starting from scratch with ridden work and don't see the point to clip now when he's still only walking. And he's living out for as much as possible this year so trying to hold off for as long as I can with the clipping. He will have everything off the first week of march though as I can't be dealing with all that winter coat falling out until june :D
 
Mine was fully clipped (body, legs and 1/2 head) about 3 weeks ago as was getting really sweaty when worked. He's such a hot horse though and has only been in a rainsheet despite being out at night in cold temps!
 
Theocat said:
Mine has had a previous bad experience (not with me) - it's not a question of starting from a blank canvas; he already associates it with something nasty. I'd rather get him used to it for life than just do a short term fix with sedation when I don't need to.

But then I practise all sorts of things. If I take him away from home I like to be sure he'll get back in the box to come home. If I want him to behave on the ground when I lead him, I make sure he understands what my instructions mean. Amazingly all the things I practise always seem to go well when I need them to. :p
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My girl was clipped 3 weekends ago. I too had to get her used to it as she'd had a previous bad experience - she's a big girl and her throwing herself around was dangerous - so I used sedalin for the first few times (reducing it each time) - then the past 2 seasons she's been done with no sedative. I clipped her myself for the 1st time this year - she was edgy but stood like a rock, it's worth taking time to get them used to it if you have it I say. :D
 
Im the same as EKW, if they don't stand but aren't "dangerous" then they get Sedalin, if they are slamming me up the wall or trying to kick me then the vet comes and needles them! I'm lucky in that my old girl is like a rock to clip, and my young mare is a little nervy but will stand nicely - she just twitches a bit, but I can cope with that!

Old lady has already had a lowish chaser, and will be having a blanket pretty soon, she is a wool monster!xx
 
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