Re: To clip, not to clip?

[Robin Churchill]

This message is from: Robin Churchill 


I live in Florida and I body clip all my horses every fall/winter as many
times as it takes to keep them comfortable. Different horses have different
propensity to grow coat. The first fjord gelding I had here had a heavy coat
and the first year he was here, I clipped him when he arrived at the end of
September and then every 4-6 weeks until June. The subsequent years it became
less and less until the last year he was here, I only had to clip him 3 or 4
times and not after about February. The mare that came at the same time never
had to be clipped that much. The gelding I have now came in February and his
hair was about 4 inches long. I clipped him immediately and then had him
clipped again to include the head and legs (when I clipped him the first time,
I don't think he had ever seen a body clipper, he was in new surroundings, etc
so it was too stressful to do his head and legs). I haven't had to clip him
again until this week and I really wouldn't have
 absolutely had to yet, but I am working him pretty hard and it is still quite
hot here. I try to wait as long as possible in the late summer/early fall
because we still have bugs and the sun is hot.  I had an aged mare that was
here as a companion. I clipped her year-round to keep her comfortable. I think
my climate is probably a little hotter than yours but I think you should at
least trace clip the horse and there are lots of different ways to do it
depending on how skillful you are and how much work you want to do.

Robin in
SW Fl




From: Kathleen Prince

To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Sent: Thursday,
September 15, 2011 4:35 PM
Subject: To clip, not to clip?

Question - is it
better to clip her or let her be and just cool her  
off as need be? BTW, her
daughter (who was born here) does not get  
the same coat as mom and was not
half as sweaty today.
--
Kathleen Prince
kathl...@pookiebros.com


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To clip, not to clip?

[Kathleen Prince]

This message is from: Kathleen Prince 


Debating w/myself and a friend so wanted to ask the list. This will  
be the 3rd "winter" w/my mare, Cass. Each season her coat has still  
come in much thicker & longer than all other horses, but less and  
less each year for her. I'm assuming she's acclimating to our FL  
weather. I've never body clipped her because she was terrified of the  
clippers but we've worked on that this summer and she is now ok being  
clipped. Much easier to do her mane than w/scissors! We will get  
chilly weather and downright cold for some days/nights. Both my girls  
LOVE when the temps drop. But our days are still rather warm in the  
afternoons. She was dripping wet w/sweat today at noon. I hosed her  
off, brought her in under her fan for a while and she was fine. She  
does know and likes the fans and I'm keeping them on for now.

Question - is it better to clip her or let her be and just cool her  
off as need be? BTW, her daughter (who was born here) does not get  
the same coat as mom and was not half as sweaty today.
--
Kathleen Prince
kathl...@pookiebros.com

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