My daughter's 10 year old AQHA is starting to grow a nice fuzzy winter coat. We see lots of people clipping their horses for winter, especially the English riders. My dauughter rides both English and Western. We just got this horse and dont' expect to show him at all this winter. He has a good cooler and a nice mid weight waterproof blanket if it gets really cold. Is there any reason why we should consider clipping him aside from appearance? He looks like a disheveled furball with his long mane and forelocks compared to some of the horses in our barn; but I don't see the reason to clip and trim when his natural coat can help keep him warm this winter (you can tell I am totally new to this horsey world). Thanks.
Why clip a horse in winter?
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My horses don't sweat when I work them in the winter.. I wasn't saying everyone clips because of looks.
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We throw on coolers while we are even tacking up and grooming. Just lift up the cooler corner in the section you are working on.
If we did not clip them, then it would take a long time for a lot of the horses to cool out as they are super fuzzy. But we always make sure we hand walk them for a while after the lesson is done as well to help cool them out.
If we did not clip them, then it would take a long time for a lot of the horses to cool out as they are super fuzzy. But we always make sure we hand walk them for a while after the lesson is done as well to help cool them out.
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Of course working horses in the winter doesn't necessarily mean they must sweat. It depends on the work they're doing
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