Ridecamp: Re: [RC] horse clipper quest

Clipmasters are also very noisy.  Some horses tolerate them, some don't.  We
used to use them on cattle that we were clipping for show.  Still have them
but don't use them on the horses.

Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Hayes" <mark@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] horse clipper quest


> Big clippers like the Clipmaster are at least $200.  They are better for
> body clipping, but out of the original poster's price range. I don't
believe
> the blades are detachable, either.  The Oster blades can be sharpened for
> about $5 a pair. We used Oster A-5's on the horses at WEG.
>
> laura
>
>
> >>>>I used those for years and wondered why it took me 4 hours to clip a
> horse and other people finished in 1-2.  It was worth it to me to spend an
> extra $75 for bigger clippers and finish in a hour - not to mention that I
> clipped 6 horses on one set of blades with the bigger clippers and I only
> get 1 horse out of a set of A-5 blades.
>
> Alison A. Farrin<<<<<
>
> Oster A-5 Golden with detachable blades- about $100.  Get two blades, a
#40
> (very close)and a #10 or #15 - about $20 each.  The #10 blades come in
wide
> width also.
>
> I groom dogs, and have used these clippers for years. There are lighter,
> quieter clippers (I own five pairs of clippers) but the Oster will last
the
> longest with the coarse hair coat of a horse.
>
> Laura Hayes AERC#2741
>
>
>
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