Would a cross between a blanket and trace clip be OK? Any pics?

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Horse currently has a low trace clip without the bit off the back legs but still seems to be getting a bit hot when worked. I'm thinking of taking a bit more off but am not sure what type of clip to go for.

He lives out with a field shelter. (Has asthma and is prone to gastric ulcers so have found this is best for him). He's currently not rugged as it's still quite mild but I usually put a lightweight (no neck) on in early November, depending on the weather and up it to a med weight as it gets colder.

I was thinking, maybe a low-type of diagonal blanket clip, leaving the head and back legs on. (He has a small sarcoid on the inside of his back leg so I like to leave that alone).

Does anyone have a picture of something similar?
Would he be OK to still live out with a no-neck rug with this?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Like this?

Fiona
 
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ILuvCowparsely said:
Sounds a bit like a dealer clip, but that finishes at the girth area.
Sounds like your talking of something similar to the irish clip on here http://www.naylors.com/blog/clipping-horse-clipping/
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Yes, maybe similar but I was thinking of more of an angle at the point of the shoulder like with a blanket and, maybe leaving the head on. Would that look daft?

Fiona said:
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Yes, but I was thinking with more of a right angle. Not sure if my idea is a real clip or even if it'd work!
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I do a very similar clip to Fiona. I don't come up as high by the saddle area but I find it a very effective clip. Been doing it for several years now. Take half head off as it may look a bit odd with a full head on. :)
 
I do a blanket clip (full neck off and half head) but finish at stifle (so leave bum on). Just do a circle with clippers at stifle to finish. Gets the sweaty areas.
 
I used to do a modified blanket-trace clip on my mare:
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I kept her out 24/7 rugged with no issues.
I like the clip as there aren’t many lines to worry about, it keeps the hindquarters warm, but removes the sweaty areas. Plus it’s quite quick to do.
 
You can do whatever suits you and your horse. Even if you go dressaging or jumping, who cares if it's an 'official' clip as long as it works how you want it.

For the record I usually do something similar to fiona
 
fairhill said:
I used to do a modified blanket-trace clip on my mare:
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I kept her out 24/7 rugged with no issues.
I like the clip as there aren’t many lines to worry about, it keeps the hindquarters warm, but removes the sweaty areas. Plus it’s quite quick to do.
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My horse is clippped exactly the same as this, and I find it a really good clip, as you say gets the sweaty bits off, leaves enough for the horse to stay warm.
 
I do a clip similar to Fiona's as well - quick and easy to do, looks fairly smart, don't have to worry about straight lines and the fiddly bit around the stifle, and still leaves them cool enough to do a fair amount of work. I do use a rug with a neck when they are clipped like this though.
 
Planning on doing an irish clip on my cob next week - she currently has a bib clip but is getting really hairy and very sweaty especially since the workload is increasing.
She is already hogged too and lives out 24/7 at the moment with no rug (shes a really good doer and is quite fat!!) Will clip her out then she will have a Light weight fill on and be brought in at night from next week
 
I have done a variation on a chaser clips that is easy and smart. I clip off all the neck then draw a straight line from wither to stifle so the belly shoulder and chest are clipped but the quarters and back are warm. Don't know if I have any photos though
 
ecb89 said:
My horse currently has this

He's drying off after a bath in this pic
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Mine has a very similiar clip to this too (just a bit lower, leaving a bit more stomach covered). He's naked at the moment as he's hardy still out 24/7. When he comes ib overnight he'll have a summerweight Thermsatex overnight when it gets colder and a regular Thermatex when significantly colder. He'll mainly stay unrugged in the day when turned out.
 
I've no idea how to post photos on here nowadays, but I do a blanket X trace clip on my gelding. I do the classic blanket on his back end, then from the shoulder I do a kind of curved trace that goes up to his ears rather than the gullet, and then I take half his face off. It looks pretty smart.
 
Thanks everyone!
Some good ideas for me to use. Im thinking I might like to leave half the neck and the face on but am not entirely sure how that would actually work in matching up with the blanket bit at the front. As he already has a low trace (ending at the stifle), I don’t think I’ll be able to do the curved bit at the front. I wonder if I’d be able to go from the existing line and curve it up from the girth area, taking off the shoulder and half of the neck. It leaving the bit at the withers...
 
i have just found out i do an irish clip. i have been doing this for years and just decided to do it that way myself and didnt realise it was a recognised clip. anyway as i am just a happy hacker and my horse is out in the field alot i find this clip works well..
 
Fiona36 said:
Thanks everyone!
Some good ideas for me to use. Im thinking I might like to leave half the neck and the face on but am not entirely sure how that would actually work in matching up with the blanket bit at the front. As he already has a low trace (ending at the stifle), I don’t think I’ll be able to do the curved bit at the front. I wonder if I’d be able to go from the existing line and curve it up from the girth area, taking off the shoulder and half of the neck. It leaving the bit at the withers...
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That sounds like my unzip
 
Fiona36 said:
Do you have a picture of your unzip clip? I think it sounds like it might work. (Plus, the name is brilliant and should, in my opinion, be added to the list of recognised clips!)
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Unfortunately not online. I may have one buried in a photo album!

It is a bit like Peregrine Falcon’s pic but I used to leave the top half of the neck on so near the withers wasn’t clipped and the line to the stifle ran a bit straighter.

I never really thought it mattered exactly where I clipped. It was all about pony comfort and convenience for me and my children.
 
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Peregrine Falcon said:
Just for OP I took a pic today!

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Looks very smart! I think it might be adaptable, leaving a bit of the neck on. Thanks for the pic.

Meredith said:
Unfortunately not online. I may have one buried in a photo album!

It is a bit like Peregrine Falcon’s pic but I used to leave the top half of the neck on so near the withers wasn’t clipped and the line to the stifle ran a bit straighter.

I never really thought it mattered exactly where I clipped. It was all about pony comfort and convenience for me and my children.
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Think this is what I’ll go for at the weekend. Thanks. Will get the chalk out and see what it looks like. I don’t mind either about whether or not it’s an official clip.
 
I am sorry, I cant find a single pic of this clip without tack on, but we use this one on our lot who arent in super hard winter work, but that do need less hair when they are. Works pretty well and we like how it looks!

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I make it up based on what his sweat spots are though we don't go anywhere. I did it long distance this year by sending mum this marked up on last years clip photo (after she had asked if he usually had a trace, he has never in 13 years had a trace), I haven't had a picture of the result though yet, apparently the clipper forgot they weren't doint proper hind legs just insides. Ignore the circle bit, that was checking how bad that area was last year with her!

He's best in a blanket but doesn't really need that much off now not doing much, though may work up to it!

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Mads has an Irish type clip because she sweats up front mainly, he takes all the neck off but leaves the head (that would be too much of a trauma for her) - looks a bit weird but I have it done for her comfort not how it looks. I have to have her professionally clipped under sedation because she's a fidget who hates the vibration from clippers. Given he's clipping a moving target he does an amazingly neat job.
 
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