CLIPPING FAEM HORSES.
Tlioae who keep grooms generally clip their animals all over, and retain them in a short coat throughout. They are rugged and kept comfortable, with little or no danger of catching cold, but there are many who have horses who cannot give them all the attention required by the fully clipped, and such are often puzzled as they should clip or not. If they ask any person who happens to be more experienced than themselves, as to what is the best plan to follow, the reply is, "The animal =nay catch cold with its coat off, and the same may occur with it on. as it will sweat excessively at times, and may be chilled." If clipped all over they must receive proper attention, or they are almost sure to catch cold. But if partially clipped, the animal may be turned out into the paddock. Partial clipping, to my idea, i≤ the right tiling for farm horses, and for all who do not want the trouble of frfving the necessary attention that is required when a horse is fully clipped. In partial clipping the legs are cleaned, and all up to about where the shafts come, when the animal is in a trap or dray, as the case may be; but the head, neck, back and loins are untouched. The long coat on all these parts acts as an excellent protection, and being bare on the belly and legs, allows the animal free and easy action. Another advantage is that the dirt and mud can easily be cleaned off. There is little danger of a horse catching cold from this manner of clipping, and yet it affords them almost all the ease and freedom of being fully clipped. I have seen some animals with their thighs and belly clipped, and the legs left with the hair on. This is a bad method, as it has no advantage -whatsoever —in fact, it has a disadvantage, as the little strip that is clipped cannot be of any benefit, and having the hair on the legs often gives trouble with cracked heels. The animal that is neatly clipped up to the shafts is not disfigured, as the shaggy upper part has a comfortable appearance, and is really so; but when the legs are not clipped, and a strip cleared above them, and then a rough coat again, the effect is decidedly bad. —"Farmer and Grazier."
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 45, 22 February 1905, Page 7
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405CLIPPING FAEM HORSES. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 45, 22 February 1905, Page 7
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