Re: Re: clipping

["Celia Krall" <celiak@pcrs.net>]

Where I live night temps go down to 32 and sometimes below freezing.  Still
recommend clipping?

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> From: CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com
> To: hn.heather@wanadoo.fr; Eenergonzillen@aol.com; smw@sos.net
> Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:   Re: clipping
> Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 2:25 PM
> 
> In a message dated 3/16/00 1:07:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> hn.heather@wanadoo.fr writes:
> 
> << > I know that during the winter they get all fluffy and not so
sleek...but
>  who cares...
>  
>  Have you ever tried conditioning a horse with a thick winter coat?  Have
you
>  ever tried drying off a horse (on a freezing cold day) thats sweated
heavily
>  because of his shiny slick winter coat?  Try it sometime and you'll see
why
>  we clip competiton horses in winter! >>
> 
> Heather is right, Renee.  A thick winter coat can greatly inhibit cooling
in 
> a horse that has to work.  Furthermore, many horses in warmer areas have
not 
> shed completely by the time the weather is warming up, so if worked, they
get 
> a double whammy of overheating!  Put on your down parka and try jogging 
> several miles on a warm, humid spring day--doesn't work well at all!  
> So--clipping becomes the most logical compromise, with a commitment to
the 
> horse to blanket if the night in ride camp dips below acceptable levels
for 
> those less hairy.  (Have to do that with the hairy ones, too, if it is
cold 
> post-ride, because the heavy coat prevents adequate drying--so after 
> overheating, the horse then chills.  Not fun!)
> 
> Heidi
> 
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