This message is from: "Ruth Bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here's a few references below to sites that discuss clipping horses, with a lot of good advice.
To clip or not to clip: http://www.todayshorse.com/Articles/HealthVetCare/ClippingYourHorse.htm How to care for a horse that's been clipped: IMPORTANT http://www.horseit.com/en/riding2001/Clipping/clippingarticle1-0805.htm This from an Australian magazine on clipping horses, warning not to clip ears out (because of water.) http://www.horsemagazine.com/CLINIC/B/BROWN_ROBYN/clipping.htm One that well illustrates the different areas to be clipped. http://www.newrider.com/Library/Horse_Care/clipping_how_much.html Why clip: http://www.peasridge.co.uk/clipper-advice/clippers-clipping-advice-horses-why .shtml I also once saw a tip on introducing clippers to young horses by using a hair blower first, before the clippers. We don't clip here in northwest Montana, because of winter severity, but the lady's original question intrigued me into Internet search-- which thought I'd share a bit of. Ruthie, nw mt US
