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| Your horses muzzles? I use to do it all the time along with bridle paths and ears, fetlocks. Growing up hunter jumper our horses were always body clipped and had no whiskers whatsoever, even the whiskers around the eyes were clipped. I've been reading that apparently it's not good or some say even abusive to clip muzzles because that's how they "feel" around and every whisker is part of their nerve endings or something along those lines. I haven't clipped their muzzles since we moved out here and they are on pasture 24/7 and there's no lighting out there. I still clip bridle paths though. ... just curious |
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Location: Kansas | I don't, I was always told horses used them as "feelers" kind of like a cat's whiskers. |
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Location: MD | I clip everything but the eyes unless they're 6 inches long then I'll shorten them up a bit. |
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| I'll clip under their jaw's when their "beards" get wayyyyy long and they look like homeless horses. But that's the extent of my clipping. |
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Location: Phoenix | We never have....I grew up that way. Just did bridle paths. I think horses look ugly when their whiskers are growing out.
I will trim up fetlock feathers in the hot months but leave them longer in the winter when it rains more to help water stay off the feet. I also clip under the jaw because my horse grows lots of hair there and it interferes with the curb chain a bit.
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Location: CTX | I only clip a bridle path, other than that I leave it all be. Just for the reason you mentioned. They use them to feel their way around. |
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Location: Oklahoma | I also grew up hunter/jumper. I clip muzzles, goat hairs, bridle paths, the outsides of the ears, eyes, and the long hairs on the fetlocks. If they have any white on the legs, I'll occasionally clean up the socks too. |
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| I don't anymore. I used to have to for showmanship and pleasure classes.
Now I do bridle paths and legs so the bridle and boots fit. I trim the super long tufts out of their ears, but leave the inside to protect from bugs. I stop trimming around Oct. 1st to give things a chance to grow out for winter. |
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Location: WI | I clip whiskers, eyes, fetlocks, and goat hairs! |
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| TwistedK - 2016-05-18 10:04 AM I also grew up hunter/jumper. I clip muzzles, goat hairs, bridle paths, the outsides of the ears, eyes, and the long hairs on the fetlocks. If they have any white on the legs, I'll occasionally clean up the socks too.
I didn't grow up hunter/jumper but, ditto to the rest! |
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Warrior Mom
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| I hate to sound so stupid, but what are goat hairs? I've never heard that term before lol! |
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Location: Alabama | I don't even clip bridle paths at my place. My ponies rock the natural look!  |
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Location: Jersey Girl | want2chase3 - 2016-05-18 2:09 PM I hate to sound so stupid, but what are goat hairs? I've never heard that term before lol!
I am curious too....I have never heard that term used before either! |
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Bulls Eye
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Location: Oklahoma | fulltiltfilly - 2016-05-18 1:25 PM
want2chase3 - 2016-05-18 2:09 PM I hate to sound so stupid, but what are goat hairs? I've never heard that term before lol!
I am curious too....I have never heard that term used before either!
the long hairs under the jaw line |
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Location: Mississippi | All natural here - even bridle paths. I was working on letting my gelding's bridle path grow out and when he was at the trainer's, they clipped him. So we had to start back at square one and are currently sporting a mohawk  |
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Location: Montana | Sockittoemred - 2016-05-18 12:13 PM I don't even clip bridle paths at my place. My ponies rock the natural look!
Same here. |
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Location: Wherever They Send Me | Like the majority...I clip bridle paths (except on my older one, just cause), under the jaw, long hair coming out of their ears (no likes "old man ears"  ) and clean up their legs. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | mtcanchazer - 2016-05-18 2:01 PM Sockittoemred - 2016-05-18 12:13 PM I don't even clip bridle paths at my place. My ponies rock the natural look!
Same here too, my horses all have the natural look now adays..  |
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| I only do bridle paths. I will trim those really long hairs around their eyes if they get too long, but it has to really be long for me to even notice. I think they have all those extra hairs for a reason. Now the goat hairs yall are talkin about might would have to go. . . but none of mine are really bad. Iv seen some ponies I think I would shave their whole body they have so much extra long hair. |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Yep, I have a hair thing though. All ours get bridle paths, ears, jaw line, muzzle and legs. Can't stand hair.  |
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| want2chase3 - 2016-05-18 8:45 AM
Your horses muzzles? I use to do it all the time along with bridle paths and ears, fetlocks. Growing up hunter jumper our horses were always body clipped and had no whiskers whatsoever, even the whiskers around the eyes were clipped. I've been reading that apparently it's not good or some say even abusive to clip muzzles because that's how they "feel" around and every whisker is part of their nerve endings or something along those lines. I haven't clipped their muzzles since we moved out here and they are on pasture 24/7 and there's no lighting out there. I still clip bridle paths though. ... just curious
I grew up h/j too, and now that I switched to a discipline where it's not required...NO!!! I am even selling my body clippers I am so over it! |
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| RodeoCowgirl4u - 2016-05-18 4:28 PM
want2chase3 - 2016-05-18 8:45 AM
Your horses muzzles? I use to do it all the time along with bridle paths and ears, fetlocks. Growing up hunter jumper our horses were always body clipped and had no whiskers whatsoever, even the whiskers around the eyes were clipped. I've been reading that apparently it's not good or some say even abusive to clip muzzles because that's how they "feel" around and every whisker is part of their nerve endings or something along those lines. I haven't clipped their muzzles since we moved out here and they are on pasture 24/7 and there's no lighting out there. I still clip bridle paths though. ... just curious
I grew up h/j too, and now that I switched to a discipline where it's not required...NO!!! I am even selling my body clippers I am so over it!
Sure don't miss those body clipping days lol! |
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Location: North Dakota | I do also show my barrel horses (locally) so they get trimmed for shows.
If I wasn't showing, I'd leave the muzzle alone but I'd still tidy up the horse and make them look neat. I do fetlocks anyway because I feel like it's easier for sport boots. I do a very small bridle path year round as well. |
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Location: Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2016-05-18 2:29 PM mtcanchazer - 2016-05-18 2:01 PM Sockittoemred - 2016-05-18 12:13 PM I don't even clip bridle paths at my place. My ponies rock the natural look!
Same here #HairyPoniesRunFaster |
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Location: Arizona | I used to clip the face and fetlocks pretty religiously, but my dad and uncle & cousins all used to do a lot of stunt work in westerns (some still do), and when my dad gave me a horse one year he asked me not to clip him just in case they ever needed to use him for a movie. After that I just got in the habit of not clipping. So most of mine are au naturale. |
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| Nope and I rarely bath them, although they do get hosed down after a sweaty ride and I swim them if that counts for a bath. |
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Location: North Carolina | I just do small bridle paths. Don't see the need for more if it's not required. |
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Location: Canada | I grew up showing horses and everything was clipped and tidy 24/7. Since I switched to barrel racing I only do the bridle path but it's almost OCD with me. It drives me nuts to see my horses or client horses sporting a mohawk and they all tease me about it. |
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Location: BFE, Texas | Only the ones up at the barn, they get the works. Hate putting on bridles and getting mane tangled up. Pasture horses/broodmares go natural. |
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| I grew up showing also. Used to clip everything. But now my horses are pasture horses, I don't even have stalls :( But I still do bridle paths on everyone. I can't stand no bridle path! |
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Location: on my horse | I never clip muzzles because I don't like hugging prickly faces! I do the old man ear hairs that poke out, fetlocks, small (2 inch) bridle paths, and long jaw hairs though. |
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Location: Jersey Girl | My retired gelding I clip his bridle path but thats about it. I stopped clipping ears years ago because then they have no protection against gnats.
The gelding I am currently running, no. But only because you can't clip him LOL I have to use scissors on his bridle path. |
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| I clip everything except the inside of their ears. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Mostly bridlepaths and fetlock feathers. We are showing our new little one so hubby got me some no vibration cordless clippers so I can start him early. |
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Location: Kansas | Whinny19 - 2016-05-19 8:03 AM I used to clip the face and fetlocks pretty religiously, but my dad and uncle & cousins all used to do a lot of stunt work in westerns (some still do), and when my dad gave me a horse one year he asked me not to clip him just in case they ever needed to use him for a movie. After that I just got in the habit of not clipping. So most of mine are au naturale.
I did notice the stout gray horse Scott Glenn rode in Silverado had a bridle path. I love the well groomed look of a horse. I always clipped bridle paths and fetlocks but felt the muzzle hairs served a purpose of some sort so left them alone. Yeah the beard went too though. |
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| I have two geldings that I roach the mane. They both have terrible thin short manes so just decided heck with it. They both have nice necks so it looks good. Old school style |
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Location: the end of the rainbow | outrundaizy - 2016-05-18 10:20 PM Southtxponygirl - 2016-05-18 2:29 PM mtcanchazer - 2016-05-18 2:01 PM Sockittoemred - 2016-05-18 12:13 PM I don't even clip bridle paths at my place. My ponies rock the natural look!
Glad I'm not alone. I do actually clean up my old mare a couple times a year. Her chin hair gets to be about 4 inches long and that's all I clip on her. But other than that I rarely take the clippers to any of my horses. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | I clip my horses bridle paths, the "goat beard" hair under the head, and fetlocks in the summer. I will lightly trim up ear hair if it's crazy but just enough so none is sticking out and I will clean up my horses whiskers in the summer time for shows but if we're not going anywhere I just let it be. I also trim up the top part of my horses tail so it doesn't look so fluffy or crazy at the too lol. |
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| I have a friend who shows up with her horses clipped for a halter class. she usually brings about 4 horses. All are perfectly groomed and do turn heads. This sure must make her horses feel good because she will outrun you on any given day. |
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Chi Chi Mama
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Location: Spokompton, Wa | I clip bridle path, muzzle, under chin and the ears. But for the ears, I just squeeze the ear together and clip what is sticking out. |
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Do you clip?