This message is from: "Bossmare" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Another question: How many times do you need to clip to keep the coat short? Also I've read somewhere (not being an expert at all on this subject) that there is an optimal time to clip, I believe after the winter coat is well established but it seems to me that problems could develop long before that. We had a Friesian mare with a coat similar to a Fjords (very dense) and she had to be clipped year round. She also had problems with heat and cooling out. Last year my Fjord mare grew not only a dense coat early on but longish like dog hair later in the winter. She smelled like one when wet too. Much as I like my horses natural I think if I want to use her she will need clipping.
Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <fjordhorse@ANGUS.MYSTERY.COM> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 3:33 PM Subject: Re: Clipping Fjords in work...yea or neigh? > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I live in Southern, CA but it does not seem to stop Fjords from growing a > thick winter coat despite year around average temperatures of 70 degrees. It > can be 80 degrees in January. I find clipping a necessity rather than > cosmetic. A horse worked hard in a thick coat is miserable. They breath hard > from overheating and seem lethargic. I do a full body clip which looks just > like their summer coat after a few weeks. Then, I have to blanket on cold > nights. > > I learned the hard way. I didn't clip a Fjord once and he got so stressed and > dehydrated that he started to colic. It took 4 bags of IV fluids to get him > back on track.
