[morgan21]

Well I am prolly going to a show on Wednesday if all goes well. So tonight I clipped Morgans legs. Her legs are all white and I have clipped white legs before but for some reason hers have clipper marks. I think it was because the hair on her legs was really long. All the other horses I have clipped have had really short hair coats. Morgan for some reason has a long hair coat this summer, it is almost corse. It is shiny and stuff, but it is like she hasn't shed out all the way. That is why I clipped her legs. The weather here has been so crazy, it goes from being above 80 to being like in the 60's and the 40's a night. I don't think her body knows wether to shed out, or grow more hair cus of the cold. Anyways, I was gonna body clip her, but I am thinking for just this local show it is not even worth it. Anyways, does anyone know how to make clipper marks less noticeable? She has a couple of days before the show, so maybe it will grow out a litte. I am so proud that she let me clip her though, cus she is really scared of them. She stood there ane even let me do her face, but she still wouldn't let me do her ears.

[morgan21]

My old horse was black-brown with no white, so i never had to worry about clipping his legs. I did body clip him a lot, but it never left any marks, but he was dark too.

[EqUeStRiAn]

practice haha. i know it sounds sad but its true. I used to get clip marks but now its all good after some practice... but for the time being... use baby powder or baking powder to cover the legs... hope i helped ( you might need a twitch for her ears._)

[Sandra-A1]

Clipper tracks are usually caused from user over eagerness.....
You are pushing the clippers thru the hair faster than the blades can cut it.
If you will slow down just a bit and push the clippers just a bit slower you will usually discover that you do not leave any tracks.
Just clean your clipper blades in some Blade Wash and go back over the tracks again with the clippers and they usually are cut off. It might take you a couple of passes to get the hang of cutting the tracks off, but it can be done and, once you get the hang of it, you can remove them in usually one pass with clean sharp blades.

Always start with clean dry hair. If necessary wash your horse (or at least the part you plan to clip like it's legs) and make sure the horse is dry before you began to clip.

Also make sure your blades are kept sharp and clean. Replace old blades or see about having them professionally sharpened.
I recommend using Kool Lube spray and rinsing the blades out often when clipping in a bit of Blade Wash.
Always make sure your clippers are kept cleaned and lubricated according to the manufactures instructions...it really does help your clippers performance and they last a lot longer.