[HalterGirl_88]

Ok...leg clipping. My lovely assistant is Pretty Western, a 9 yr old Paint mare



First you need a good pair of clippers with sharp blades. I never buy actual "horse clippers" I buy mine from Walmart in the people department, only cost like $20, as opposed to $60+ for the same clippers from a tack store.


These are adjustable clippers, which means you can make the blades a different closeness by adjusting the lever. Normally they will be 10-15-30 adjustable blades.
When the blades are as far out as they'll go it's a 10 blade, this wont clip the hair as close.


Halfway down is a 15 blade, this will clip a little closer


The blades the farthest down is a 30 blade, this will clip the hair really close to the skin. When clipping for show I use a 30 blade.

[HalterGirl_88]

Now on dark legs you only want to clip the long hairs around the coronet band, around the ergot and up the back of the leg a little.

Clip upwards about 1/2 and inch all around the cornet band


Then clip up the back of the leg and around the ergot to get rid of all the "feathers"


Clip up the back of the leg only about to the knee


Then you have a neatly clipped dark leg

[HalterGirl_88]

For white legs start clipping at the coronet band clipping in an upwards motion all the way to the end of the white sock


Be sure to keep the clipper blades flat against the leg and clip up the back and around the ergot getting all the long hairs


Finished front leg

[HalterGirl_88]

Do the back legs same as the front white or dark leg. If you have a horse with white that goes far up the leg clip that too, but stop if it continues on up into the body


Finished back legs

[HalterGirl_88]

To accent those neatly clipped legs for a show you can put baby powder on them and they will be sparkling white!


Hope this helps, let me know if I need to explain anything better!

[Apryle & Rayne]

Great Info HalterGirl! Keep those threads comin!

[Super Step]

Thank you for posting this. You are successful. It is always good advice to copy the winners!

Thanks.

[Tumbleweed]

Thanks for the good info, I appreciate anybodies input on how to turn out a Paint for shows. Keep up the good advice.

[GamblersDunDeal]

Wow thanks so much, although you make it look so easy lol.

Now we need a how-to on clipping the face and ears!

[HalterGirl_88]

Originally Posted by GamblersDunDeal

Wow thanks so much, although you make it look so easy lol.

Now we need a how-to on clipping the face and ears!

I have the pics, just need a free minute to get it posted, probably this afternoon or tonite

EDIT: Not happy with how pics for face turned out, gonna re-shoot and post sometime next week.