RE: [RC] Clipping the endurance horse - Juli Jakub
I live in the Northeast...in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks...this means lots of bitter cold and snow. I usually do not clip at all and leave them furry. If we get extreme warm weather for the season i just ride lightly those days. I did blanket clip one of my horses this year due to a rain rot problem. I kinda modified the clip because I clipped his whole back instead of leaving some so basically he is shaved all over except his neck, head, and legs...anything that is not covered by his blanket. Due to his extreme thick coat i probably will body clip him in the early spring for summer as well. I was tempted to trace clip my main riding mare, but her hair is so fluffy that it dries quickly and her coat is not so heavy that she sweats at the drop of a hat. So I will leave her be. I do blanket all my horses all winter with various weights of blankets depending on how much coat they have. We just get too much freezing rain and wet snow to leave them nekked! If I know it is a sunny day i will take them off for the day and put them back on for the night...but if there is any chance of precip they have them on. I clipped for show barns for many years and got paid good money for it....There are many clips to use, full clip, hunter, trace, chaser, belly and neck...really i find that as long as you do it neatly take off whatever you need to and it will be fine. What are the most used clips in endurance?? In show and event it is trace and full of course!
Juli Jakub I've spent most of my life riding horses. The rest I've just wasted.
~Anonymous
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:04:00 -0800 From: trailyaya@xxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Clipping the endurance horse To: mary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Great new thread.
Discussion please about clipping, by region preferably. Maybe some links to pictures of clips? Or links to articles about clipping? Suggestions? Pros? Cons?
My first question: We do not blanket. We do not stall. Our horses already look like bears from cold nights, yet yesterday was t-shirt riding weather. In cases like these, is it best not to clip at all?
Thanks!
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Beth Leggieri Denton, TX
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for."(Ride the Dark Trail by Louis L'Amour)
From: mary <mary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: GaitedDistanceRiders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; GaitedEnduranceRiders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; PNERgaited@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:49:17 PM Subject: [RC] clipping and blanketing for the winter
I am considering doing a clip on my horse that is a little more than a trace clip. Their necks get so sweaty even with a trace clip. I am considering clipping all the way up to the mane, but with a blanket that does not cover their neck, would that be too cold for them?
-mary
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