Re: clipping

["shelton" <dshelton@cyberhighway.net>]

> This whole thread on clipping is of interest to me, as in the 30+ years I
have
> worked with horses I 've never known anyone that clipped AFTER a horse
started
> shedding, and have always believed (because I was taught that!) it is
> detrimental to the incoming summer coat??

If you clip a horse after the summer coat has began to grow, you're clipping
off the tips of the hairs. The blunt cut end of the hairs can cause the coat
to look dull and dry.

Cheryl