Don't want to clip......

MelissaH · 03-31-2005, 08:59 AM

My horse is shedding big time. Each time I come in from grooming him, I look like cousin IT.

When does a horse finally lose all that hair and get their beautiful summer coat? He was so georgous when I first seen him, then winter came and he got furry. Will he be beautiful again without clipping?

I LUV BESS · 03-31-2005, 09:01 AM

of course he will,it just takes awhile toget all the loose hair out. Soon enough you will think, hey! i have a horse,not a big furry teddy bear! lmao

MelissaH · 03-31-2005, 09:22 AM

Thanks....he tends to get really nasty with all that hair and mud sometimes. My husband says he gets emabarrased because our horses look homeless. He says he sees other horses that don't look like ours. I tell him, yeah they're clipped!

sian · 03-31-2005, 09:30 AM

ok you can get this bric thing it begins with w lol cant remember the name!!! and it gets out soooooooo much hair!!!! more then my shedding blade.....it speeds up the process

cassidy · 03-31-2005, 09:31 AM

you dont clip for the summer anyway!

he should have a summer coat again by about may time!

gingersnaps2002 · 03-31-2005, 09:40 AM

Hey,what I do to help mine lose that hair faster is I start out using a rubber round curry to loosen the winter hair,then I go over them with a metal curry.The metal curry has 2 rows of teeth that hold the hair better,then I pull the hair off. I have also used a block,but for the life of me can't remember what its called.lol It works pretty good.

ladida · 03-31-2005, 10:09 AM

Is it called a Slick N' Easy, i love those they work wonders...my horse is already shed out (but she is also blanketed and a tb...so those make for a quick sheddding)

shojumpinchick · 03-31-2005, 02:12 PM

farnam makes sulfer grooming blocks you can get for cheep at a tack store! kori is almost don shedding thank to it.

gingersnaps2002 · 03-31-2005, 08:44 PM

thank you!lol Yes,that is what it is lol.Blond moment

JumpsxGlory · 03-31-2005, 08:48 PM

It usually takes horses a week or two to fully sheed out, sometimes more depending on the horse. Sheeding blocks and sheeding blades are great! If it's warm enough a bath will help a lot also! It takes time but he will be beautiful. Promise! lol

03-31-2005, 08:59 AM	#1
MelissaH Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,251 Images: 163 Blog Entries: 4	Don't want to clip...... My horse is shedding big time. Each time I come in from grooming him, I look like cousin IT. When does a horse finally lose all that hair and get their beautiful summer coat? He was so georgous when I first seen him, then winter came and he got furry. Will he be beautiful again without clipping? __________________ I'm real curious about how all four candidates feel about NAIS, about maintaining horse access on federal lands, and about what bit to use on a gaited horse! ~Johne

03-31-2005, 09:01 AM	#2
I LUV BESS Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: uhhh... i think its somewhere called england lol Posts: 8,336 Images: 336	of course he will,it just takes awhile toget all the loose hair out. Soon enough you will think, hey! i have a horse,not a big furry teddy bear! lmao __________________ *♥Lepicure♥ ~Danielle~ ♥Pure Chance♥* ~♥~ Member of the eventing club ~♥~

03-31-2005, 09:22 AM	#3
MelissaH Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,251 Images: 163 Blog Entries: 4	Thanks....he tends to get really nasty with all that hair and mud sometimes. My husband says he gets emabarrased because our horses look homeless. He says he sees other horses that don't look like ours. I tell him, yeah they're clipped! __________________ I'm real curious about how all four candidates feel about NAIS, about maintaining horse access on federal lands, and about what bit to use on a gaited horse! ~Johne

03-31-2005, 09:31 AM	#5
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,506 Images: 817	you dont clip for the summer anyway! he should have a summer coat again by about may time! __________________ 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

03-31-2005, 10:09 AM	#7
ladida Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts: 3,727 Images: 221 Blog Entries: 33	Is it called a Slick N' Easy, i love those they work wonders...my horse is already shed out (but she is also blanketed and a tb...so those make for a quick sheddding) __________________ Turn my grief to grace. R.I.P Mister, Zoe and Gilly She-Is-a-belle Member of the FF club for life!

03-31-2005, 09:30 AM	#4
sian Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: insane asylum, England.... Posts: 2,148 Images: 38	ok you can get this bric thing it begins with w lol cant remember the name!!! and it gets out soooooooo much hair!!!! more then my shedding blade.....it speeds up the process

03-31-2005, 09:40 AM	#6
gingersnaps2002 Banned Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: arkansas Posts: 1,350	Hey,what I do to help mine lose that hair faster is I start out using a rubber round curry to loosen the winter hair,then I go over them with a metal curry.The metal curry has 2 rows of teeth that hold the hair better,then I pull the hair off. I have also used a block,but for the life of me can't remember what its called.lol It works pretty good.

03-31-2005, 02:12 PM	#8
shojumpinchick Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Chino Valley, AZ Posts: 381 Images: 21	farnam makes sulfer grooming blocks you can get for cheep at a tack store! kori is almost don shedding thank to it. __________________ www.dapperduncan.piczo.com PLEASE HELP

03-31-2005, 08:44 PM	#9
gingersnaps2002 Banned Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: arkansas Posts: 1,350	thank you!lol Yes,that is what it is lol.Blond moment

03-31-2005, 08:48 PM	#10
JumpsxGlory Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 8,698 Images: 1014 Blog Entries: 2	It usually takes horses a week or two to fully sheed out, sometimes more depending on the horse. Sheeding blocks and sheeding blades are great! If it's warm enough a bath will help a lot also! It takes time but he will be beautiful. Promise! lol __________________ 2008 USA Olympic Equestrian Team "I had an uncle who was kicked in the head by a horse"... "What happened to him?".... "He got into politics!" Carpe Diem (Ollie): TB Dressage gelding Member of Dressage Club!

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