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Re: [RC] [RC] Bodyclip or not? - Beth Walker

I'm in the San Diego area, but I got converted to trace clipping with my old fellow, who had a very long winter coat in his old age. I started clipping him one winter after he got overheated on an easy pleasure ride (80 degrees in December..), and it made a huge difference the rest of that warm winter. Yeah - it looks funny, but it is a nice compromise between a full body clip and a fuzzy, overheated horse.

Since I've never managed to start clipping before December, I generally will start blanketing after I do the clip, since they are now missing all that warm belly hair, and the temps in December are usually around 50 or below. I generally use just a sheet to start - no filling until the temp gets to the low 40's / high 30's, and then switch to a blanket with light/medium fill: about 180 - 200 grams. I tried to "calibrate" my blanketing by periodically checking him at around 6 AM to get a good idea of what he needed at what temperature.

I've never felt comfortable doing a full body clip, because I board, and I am at work during the day. I would worry about sudden weather changes during the day. With a trace clip, they still have some protection if I get surprised by the weather.

On Nov 5, 2007, at 4:51 PM, Ranelle Rubin wrote:

Jennifer,

I personally am not a fan of body clipping. I know a lot of folks do it, and feel it is necessary. Of course, if my fuzzy N.CA horses were to travel to, say Malaysia..I might have to think about it.

One thing I did last February when I went down to the Eastern Mojave ride was to get out the shedding block and strip all the hair out that would come for the last two weeks before I went..But that likely won't help you this time of year.

If you do clip, a trace clip is better as your horse is likely not used to being "naked" under his saddle..!


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From: Jennifer Fleet <jlthompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   Bodyclip or not?
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:41:30 -0500

Hi all,

For any of you in the warmer, more humid states, I am doing my first ride in FL next weekend....just a 27 mile CTR. It has been suggested to me that I bodyclip Shahtahr.

I am new to FL and these warm winters, and am completely unfamiliar with bodyclipping. I have never bodyclipped in my life. My neighbor has offered to do it for me.

But before I go ahead with it, I wanted to know if is it really necessary to bodyclip when competing during the winter in FL? Shahtahr is not super fuzzy, but definitely is not as sleek as he is in the summer months. My neighbor told me that the only time she ran into trouble at a CTR was on ride in January and it was the only time she had decided not to bodyclip. Her gelding ended up with the thumps, and the ride vet told her that bodyclipping might have prevented it.

If I do decide to bodyclip, what are the general rules of thumb on when to blanket? Last night we got down to the mid 50's.... (warm to some of you, I know!) but is that too cold to leave a bodyclipped horse loose in his pasture overnight? Will I be committed to blanketing and/or stalling every night if it is just slightly cool and he's clipped?

I could do a trace clip I guess, but they're so funny-looking.... :)

I'm totally lost on this subject. I come from CA and our ride season (NATRC) ended in November and started back up in April, so bodyclipping was never an issue.

Help..?

Thanks,
Jennifer


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