Read Befor You Clip Horses!

Thourbreds Rule · 10-30-2006, 04:37 PM

Why do you think horses have wiskers? And why would a horse have then if they dont kneed them?

ANSWER: Horses have ther wiskers to fell things. If you go and touch you horses eye wiskers what will they do? They will close they eye! So what happends if you clip ther eye wiskers? THEY CANT FELL THINGS AND WILL GET THINGS IN THER EYES AND WILL GO BLIND!!!

I only clip a horses nose wiskers FOR A SHOW ONLY!

So think - why do horses have wiskers of they dont kneed them? WELL IF THEY DONT KNEED THEM THE WOULD NOT HAVE THEM!

So think befor you clip your horse.

Jess! · 10-30-2006, 04:39 PM

Horses adapt without their whiskers...they're fine.

slowlopinpaint · 10-30-2006, 04:43 PM

Honestly, they will live. Its really not a big deal.

megan_kat22 · 10-30-2006, 04:44 PM

they do have eyes lol, they can see things in front of their face without whiskers

arabkid · 10-30-2006, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Thourbreds Rule

AND WILL GO BLIND!!!

A little bit of an exaduration...lol

Horses manage fine without them.

Blistering Winds · 10-30-2006, 04:48 PM

Horse wiskers are not like cat wiskers.

Yes, they assist on feeling for grass, but their site is much more "broader" range than a cats...and a cat's wiskers are for more than just feel....balance plays a role in their wiskers, where a horse's wiskers don't.

Wiskers on a horse are for grazing...reaching down and if something moves, something under their chin is too close, they don't bonk their chins or get bit by a snake that just got disturbed.

Are they important? To a grazing horse YES. to a stalled horse, NO. Eye lashes are what you are thinking of on the blindness issue. And with or without them, they still find a way to blind themselves....clipped or not. They are all an accident waiting to happen.

you say THINK before you clip....why even bother stating that if you do it yourself. Bit hypocritical ain't it.

MOST people clip for show only anyways. Not many people go around keeping a perfectly clipped horse 24/7. too much time and energy and not enough time riding.

Most people do as you do, Clip for "SHOW" only. Day before usually or the day of....if they are really good at clipping..or procrastinators like my friends are.

When I find a horse with "cat-like" wiskers and that walk sideways when only one side is clipped, Then I'll jump on the band wagon

buddiebreeze · 10-30-2006, 04:52 PM

hey.....i clip my underarm hairies...........and even my legs- if i didnt need them i wouldnt have them? well hey, i do perfectly well without them!

bluereign · 10-30-2006, 04:58 PM

I don't think I've ever heard of a horse going blind because they didn't have whiskers to blink. *ahem* I think it'll be okay.

Blistering Winds · 10-30-2006, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by buddiebreeze

hey.....i clip my underarm hairies...........and even my legs- if i didnt need them i wouldnt have them? well hey, i do perfectly well without them!

Now, that is worth repeating! ROFLMAO

Xiphias · 10-30-2006, 05:00 PM

I do agree, an old horseman told me once that the hair in their ears was for a reason, and their wiskers were to help them judge distance, as close to their noses, they cannot see ....like their wiskers let then know when they are close to an object like food, water, and other objects...Cathy

10-30-2006, 04:37 PM	#1
Thourbreds Rule Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA, North Carolina Posts: 279 Blog Entries: 2	Read Befor You Clip Horses! Why do you think horses have wiskers? And why would a horse have then if they dont kneed them? ANSWER: Horses have ther wiskers to fell things. If you go and touch you horses eye wiskers what will they do? They will close they eye! So what happends if you clip ther eye wiskers? THEY CANT FELL THINGS AND WILL GET THINGS IN THER EYES AND WILL GO BLIND!!! I only clip a horses nose wiskers FOR A SHOW ONLY! So think - why do horses have wiskers of they dont kneed them? WELL IF THEY DONT KNEED THEM THE WOULD NOT HAVE THEM! So think befor you clip your horse.

10-30-2006, 04:39 PM	#2
Jess! Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alpine, CA/Jacksonville, NC Posts: 9,350 Images: 206 Blog Entries: 9	Horses adapt without their whiskers...they're fine. __________________ (¯`·._¤ Jess!·._¤ ´¯) A Thousand Mile Journey Proud Marine Wife - He is HOME!

10-30-2006, 04:43 PM	#3
slowlopinpaint Full Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 167 Images: 15	Honestly, they will live. Its really not a big deal. __________________ Laura

10-30-2006, 04:44 PM	#4
megan_kat22 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southeast Texas ;) Posts: 1,251 Images: 120	they do have eyes lol, they can see things in front of their face without whiskers __________________ -Megan She wants her nails painted black She wants the toy in the crackerjack She wants to ride the bull at the rodeo

10-30-2006, 04:48 PM	#6
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 32,098 Images: 836 Blog Entries: 17	Horse wiskers are not like cat wiskers. Yes, they assist on feeling for grass, but their site is much more "broader" range than a cats...and a cat's wiskers are for more than just feel....balance plays a role in their wiskers, where a horse's wiskers don't. Wiskers on a horse are for grazing...reaching down and if something moves, something under their chin is too close, they don't bonk their chins or get bit by a snake that just got disturbed. Are they important? To a grazing horse YES. to a stalled horse, NO. Eye lashes are what you are thinking of on the blindness issue. And with or without them, they still find a way to blind themselves....clipped or not. They are all an accident waiting to happen. you say THINK before you clip....why even bother stating that if you do it yourself. Bit hypocritical ain't it. MOST people clip for show only anyways. Not many people go around keeping a perfectly clipped horse 24/7. too much time and energy and not enough time riding. Most people do as you do, Clip for "SHOW" only. Day before usually or the day of....if they are really good at clipping..or procrastinators like my friends are. When I find a horse with "cat-like" wiskers and that walk sideways when only one side is clipped, Then I'll jump on the band wagon __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

10-30-2006, 04:52 PM	#7
buddiebreeze Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sunny Scotland (UK) Posts: 2,512 Images: 115	hey.....i clip my underarm hairies...........and even my legs- if i didnt need them i wouldnt have them? well hey, i do perfectly well without them! __________________ *member of the BGC ........... Big AND Beautiful!*

10-30-2006, 04:58 PM	#8
bluereign Full Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 226 Images: 29	I don't think I've ever heard of a horse going blind because they didn't have whiskers to blink. ahem I think it'll be okay.

10-30-2006, 05:00 PM	#10
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 16,815 Images: 627 Blog Entries: 29	I do agree, an old horseman told me once that the hair in their ears was for a reason, and their wiskers were to help them judge distance, as close to their noses, they cannot see ....like their wiskers let then know when they are close to an object like food, water, and other objects...Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! I was on HGS the day we made 2 million posts and 3 million posts I've been snowballed so many times I think I have a concussion I have been hugged 6 times! Thanks I needed them

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