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Post by sundance20 on Nov 20, 2014 10:15:35 GMT
So i have let my little A stay wooly and he's on a holiday from being ridden till new year, he's still doing some work though, in the form of hopefully being broken to harness.
I've qualified him for BSPS winter champs and NPS spring festival, he's got to get his novice for bsps but that can wait till he's back in work.
point of this post, what should i do with his coat? He's currently extremely hairy (and dirty)! Should i clip him out come january or will it be too late? or should i just leave it and brush brush brush when it starts to come out? What does everybody else do? Last year i didn't have to bother because he only did 2 little shows whilst being hairy
Thanks
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Post by gillwales on Nov 20, 2014 10:45:26 GMT
how well do you know your pony? When does he usually start shedding his winter coat? Does he live in or out? Personally I would never clip a coat after Christmas as it can catch the tip of the summer coat and prevent shedding of the old coat. Only you know how much the work you are doing currently effects him, does he need to be clipped for what he does now? If you are only doing very light work then I would be tempted to leave him, give a hot bath in the new year and rug up hard to change the coat, however like everything else that will depend on your circumstances.
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Post by sundance20 on Nov 20, 2014 12:10:57 GMT
I've only had him 1 winter so far, he was had a variation on bib type clip last year, il have a look through my pictures and see when he started, he didn't look to bad in April so I might just leave him although i am reluctant to rug him when he's so hairy, thank you!
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dis
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Post by dis on Nov 20, 2014 19:57:03 GMT
Putting him under lights will help shedding start earlier. I know ppl and have clipped my ownhorses at the end jan without any effect on summer ciat
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Post by arrogorn on Nov 20, 2014 20:20:54 GMT
Mine have been on holiday since Hoys,
The cob was clipped end of Aug and rugged up initially, she was turned away when her coat came back in, she is like a woolly bear, still out and now unrugged and completely turned away. She will be clipped weekend between Xmas and new year and again last weekend in Jan for the Winter champs.
The riding horse was clipped twice before Hoys then roughed off after Hoys she is rugged now and her coat is still like glass, she will be clipped 2nd weekend in Jan and that will be her last clip.
The yearling will be clipped when I am happy she is ready to stand for the clippers. I like to do the yearlings/ 2yr olds as an introduction to the clippers as I find it so much easier later in life if they are used to the clippers. She will be doing early shows and I expect her coat to be good by March.
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Post by Philippa on Nov 21, 2014 7:31:42 GMT
M&M's are a little bit different re late/early clipping and I'm with Gillwales in so much as I wouldn't be clipping mine after Xmas. I've also left my A up clipped & unrugged for the first time this year and will leave her like this until after Xmas then rug her hard. She is doing a light amount of work so should be ok, I don't normally clip her more than a bib anyway, she's a LR pony so doesn't do a huge amount of work anyway!!!!
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Post by sarahp on Nov 21, 2014 9:09:25 GMT
When I rode although there weren't shows through the winter I still had them in work, hacking and dressage, so they were clipped for that. Last clip, which just left on head and legs so they didn't change coats leaving lines for months, was always after Christmas (one less thing to get done by Christmas!) and they were fine.
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Post by sundance20 on Nov 21, 2014 9:43:14 GMT
I've decided he can be clipped and rugged he's booked in for first weekend in December, he's so scruffy I daren't chance it, and he does have a working hunter clinic to do mid January so he can just have a month and half holiday instead of 2 month Attachments:
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Post by sarahp on Nov 21, 2014 10:00:40 GMT
Sounds sensible to me.
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Post by GaynorStones on Nov 21, 2014 19:05:31 GMT
My M&Ms do whp and when they come back into proper work after Xmas they are clipped then. I have never had a problem with their summer coats in fact they have always had lovely coats
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Post by truthseaker on Nov 22, 2014 18:34:00 GMT
I didn't clip till February last year and still had a beautiful coat, never had a problem clipping hunters late either !
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Post by Toaster on Nov 22, 2014 19:51:43 GMT
I had my sec A clipped in early January this year and he still looked like this for a show in March, he still has faint clip lines now! He is being clipped tomorrow and that will be his only clip this winter
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Post by catkin on Nov 25, 2014 18:53:05 GMT
Firstly, all ponies vary, but as a rule of thumb I don't like to clip harder colours after Valentine's day, but with the greys have successfully clipped in April and had a great coat two weeks later with no detrimental effects at all. I would be brave and do it when best suits you. Getting a hairy, grey pony is no fun in cold weather.
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Post by Philippa on Nov 25, 2014 20:12:48 GMT
Careful catkin though and everyone must check their breed society rules as the WPCS state clipping for early shows is NOT allowed.
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Post by catkin on Nov 26, 2014 17:05:51 GMT
I believe its fine for all ridden classes, but should probably go and double check. I have never had a problem with any of the Welsh sections with clipping in this way. Had a few judges who don't like LRs to be clipped though... To be honest, with the greys, with ours being out so much it was either that or not take them out until the weather had warmed up!
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Post by Philippa on Nov 26, 2014 18:46:28 GMT
Direct from WPCS Rules
9.7.6. Fresh clipping for spring shows is not permissible.
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Post by sundance20 on Dec 6, 2014 16:17:09 GMT
Here we are! Looking completley unimpressed by the situation
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Post by sundance20 on Dec 6, 2014 16:17:53 GMT
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