9 the reason why we’re massive followers of the blanket clip for our horses

Ah clipping. One among winter’s many joys in the case of horse possession. There are such a lot of questions. When to do the primary clip? How late are you able to do the final clip? To do it your self or pay somebody? How usually to clip?

And maybe most urgent of all, what kind of clip is finest? In fact plenty of elements will affect your resolution, from the place you retain your horse to what work he’s doing and the way lengthy his coat is. And your major concern should be his welfare when it comes to protecting him as comfy as potential by way of these chilly and moist months.

In my household, we’re agency advocates of the blanket clip. And for this reason…

Why it’s higher than a full clip…

1. You’ll be able to take your horse’s rug off whilst you’re grooming him and never fear he’s going to freeze to demise.

2. You’ll be able to stand nonetheless for a couple of moments whereas ready your flip throughout a clinic and never fear he’s going to freeze to demise.

3. You’ll be able to cease to blow your nostril throughout a lesson and never fear he’s going to freeze to demise (see the theme right here?).

4. You’ll be able to go away your horse out in a single day with out being fully riven with guilt. He’s nonetheless acquired hair on his backside, proper?

Why it’s higher than a hint clip…

5. Your horse appears actually good along with his face and neck clipped.

6. And all of the half you possibly can see once you’re driving is clipped, so you possibly can faux you’re driving at Olympia or on the Spanish Sunshine Tour or — nicely, frankly, anyplace glamorous — with out being introduced again to your muddy discipline with a bump by the sight of inch-long hairs.

7. You don’t must cope with plenty of damp sweaty lengthy hair on his neck after you’ve had a little bit of a canter about.

8. If the horse in query is gray, it’s a lot simpler to maintain a clipped neck and face clear than a bushy one.

And better of all…

9. You’ll be able to nonetheless give him a full clip for his closing clip of the winter and never must cope with that little bit of the 12 months the place all of the lengthy hair is popping out throughout you, your automobile, the tack room, your home… I imply, we all know it nonetheless comes off his legs, however at the very least having it off his again at that stage is barely higher, proper?

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Pippa is a real eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand expertise of competing as much as British Eventing intermediate and worldwide CCI2*-L degree, and has labored within the business on a prime occasion yard. Pippa enjoys nothing greater than immersing herself within the sport on the highest degree, reporting from the five-stars and worldwide championships, together with the Olympics.