How to: CLIP your horse

Start from the shoulder and go to the neck, holding the clipper flattened and countering it; 

Leave your free hand in contact with the horse, so to calm it down. Follow the curve of the maneuvre in a precise manner, combing it all on one side and moving linearly about one centimeter under the hanging.

Then we go to the chest and belt region: here the skin is very delicate, so be careful not to pinch it. If possible, let usomeone lift a front, so as to stretch the skin better and avoid wrinkles.

On the back we can perform a full lacquered, or leave the saddle area untouched to avoid slacks. In this case we use a chalk to plot the exact perimeter to follow.

In the posterior area, close to the rim, the mantle grows in different semicircular directions. So you have to pay particular attention to go to sleep. At the level of the grasses, which are very delicate, it is advisable to help with the free hand to stretch the skin well.

For the rump we place ourselves sideways to avoid any kicks. We follow an orderly and linear path, always maintaining the same pressure. When we approach the tail, let's not cut the hair: it would be better to wrap it and leave a hair triangle at its hang.

To falter the limbs we avoid being in front or behind the horse, because when we pass on the most delicate areas such as knee, nodel and pastoral, it may bother and react suddenly. 

Even in this case it is better for someone to lift a limb to keep it motionless. It is possible to realize different types of mowing, according to the needs, for aesthetic or practical purposes and for the preparation of the horse.

Alternatively, if our friend does not collaborate, we can use the chalk and precisely define the top of the limb, both front and back, on which to clip.

For what regards the head, not all horses love to be clipped in this area, so let's start from the whip and the jaw and then decide whether to continue (maybe with a smaller clipper) near nose, forehead, eye and ears.

Credits: https://stablemanagement.com/articles/clipping-horses-winter-4196 and I nostri amici cavalli Magazine