Clipping winter coat??

_Rocket_Cutting · 11-18-2006, 01:46 PM

I was wondering.....

Can you clip a horse's winter coat when it starts warming up? My problem is that when spring comes in and the shows start rolling around, Rocket takes FOREVER to shed out. So is there some way to clip their winter coat for showing? Or is there some herbal remedy to help shed out faster?

cassidy · 11-18-2006, 02:08 PM

there are many types of clip my personal faveourite is the hunter clip

but it all depends on your horse an weather they live in or out to what clip you go for

_Rocket_Cutting · 11-18-2006, 02:24 PM

He's blanketed and stalled in the winter but still develops a thick winter coat.

But aren't most clips down to the skin? I'm just wanting to get rid of the long, winter hair.

cassidy · 11-18-2006, 02:25 PM

their is no way you can get rid of the long winter hair the only was is to minimise gowth before it grows in normally by being stalled an rugged up all year round

you cant really trim it you can just make him look smarter by clipping

Xiphias · 11-18-2006, 02:31 PM

You can clip them any time, my friend clips her horse in the spring, because she does competitive and enduranc rides, you just have to blanket them....Cathy

Quick2Skip01 · 11-18-2006, 02:33 PM

Okay I know your problem. I body clip my horse a month before show season every year... When you use actual body clippers it DOESNT take it down to the skin, Im not quite sure where you heard that it does.

I body clip all of my horse... Just a minute and I will find a picture.

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These pics are right after I completley body clipped him... They still have a decent amount of coat, but depending on where you are, you might still have to blanket him til it warms up a bit.

_Rocket_Cutting · 11-18-2006, 03:59 PM

And then it grows back to normal by show season, Quick2Skip? Or do you mean to say that you cut the winter coat down to the normal length it would normally be if they didn't have their winter coat? I might do that. The only problem is that it's cooler than normal around show season, even living so far south. So, I'll just keep him rugged up and try to stall the growth.

Xiphias · 11-18-2006, 04:11 PM

Even if you clip in the spring, you are only clipping the winter coat, which is getting ready or already shedding out, and the new summer coat is just starting to grow....I have clipped one horse 3 times between sept. and april....no problems...Cathy

_Rocket_Cutting · 11-18-2006, 04:12 PM

So what kind of clippers do you guys use then?

*Psylocke* · 11-18-2006, 04:17 PM

Get decent clippers and a ten blade (or two lol). Bath your horse first, makes it easier on the clippers.

Blanket if you clip. Groom often after (they are itchy, plus helps the coat)....also use healthy hair care when you groom.

Psy

11-18-2006, 01:46 PM	#1
_Rocket_Cutting Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,012 Images: 188 Blog Entries: 3	Clipping winter coat?? I was wondering..... Can you clip a horse's winter coat when it starts warming up? My problem is that when spring comes in and the shows start rolling around, Rocket takes FOREVER to shed out. So is there some way to clip their winter coat for showing? Or is there some herbal remedy to help shed out faster? __________________ Rocket *7 year old Q.H.* Love of my life.

11-18-2006, 02:08 PM	#2
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,406 Images: 815	there are many types of clip my personal faveourite is the hunter clip but it all depends on your horse an weather they live in or out to what clip you go for __________________ May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

11-18-2006, 02:24 PM	#3
_Rocket_Cutting Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,012 Images: 188 Blog Entries: 3	He's blanketed and stalled in the winter but still develops a thick winter coat. But aren't most clips down to the skin? I'm just wanting to get rid of the long, winter hair. __________________ Rocket *7 year old Q.H.* Love of my life.

11-18-2006, 02:25 PM	#4
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,406 Images: 815	their is no way you can get rid of the long winter hair the only was is to minimise gowth before it grows in normally by being stalled an rugged up all year round you cant really trim it you can just make him look smarter by clipping __________________ May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

11-18-2006, 02:31 PM	#5
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 15,640 Images: 614 Blog Entries: 28	You can clip them any time, my friend clips her horse in the spring, because she does competitive and enduranc rides, you just have to blanket them....Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! Hopeless HGS Addict http://www.freewebs.com/xiphias21034/ I was on HGS the day we made 2 million posts

11-18-2006, 02:33 PM	#6
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,902 Images: 285 Blog Entries: 7	Okay I know your problem. I body clip my horse a month before show season every year... When you use actual body clippers it DOESNT take it down to the skin, Im not quite sure where you heard that it does. I body clip all of my horse... Just a minute and I will find a picture.[IMG]../pictures/files/1/2/7/2/8/000_0012_thumb.jpg[/IMG] These pics are right after I completley body clipped him... They still have a decent amount of coat, but depending on where you are, you might still have to blanket him til it warms up a bit. __________________ IBHA GLBA Hi-Pt Youth 2007 IBHA GLBA Hi Pt Performance Horse IBHA GLBA Reserve Hi Pt Open Horse

11-18-2006, 03:59 PM	#7
_Rocket_Cutting Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,012 Images: 188 Blog Entries: 3	And then it grows back to normal by show season, Quick2Skip? Or do you mean to say that you cut the winter coat down to the normal length it would normally be if they didn't have their winter coat? I might do that. The only problem is that it's cooler than normal around show season, even living so far south. So, I'll just keep him rugged up and try to stall the growth. __________________ Rocket *7 year old Q.H.* Love of my life.

11-18-2006, 04:11 PM	#8
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 15,640 Images: 614 Blog Entries: 28	Even if you clip in the spring, you are only clipping the winter coat, which is getting ready or already shedding out, and the new summer coat is just starting to grow....I have clipped one horse 3 times between sept. and april....no problems...Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! Hopeless HGS Addict http://www.freewebs.com/xiphias21034/ I was on HGS the day we made 2 million posts

11-18-2006, 04:12 PM	#9
_Rocket_Cutting Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,012 Images: 188 Blog Entries: 3	So what kind of clippers do you guys use then? __________________ Rocket *7 year old Q.H.* Love of my life.

11-18-2006, 04:17 PM	#10
Psylocke Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I.....AM....CANADIAN! Posts: 5,075 Images: 46 Blog Entries: 32	Get decent clippers and a ten blade (or two lol). Bath your horse first, makes it easier on the clippers. Blanket if you clip. Groom often after (they are itchy, plus helps the coat)....also use healthy hair care when you groom. Psy __________________ You just have to consider the possibility that everyone else may be wrong -- Sean Penn

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