Clipping

[sarahsstable]

Had a friend try and clip my cob mare on sunday, it was not a success. We used Sedalin but it didnt seem to have any affect on her and she was getting wound up just having the clippers held next to her. Her go to when stressed seems to be to barge you out the way so could be quite dangerous so we gave up. Asked the vet for a quote for sedation and they said approx £170!! I'm also not that keen on fully sedating her when there's no medical reason to. I know Domesedan is another option but Im not confident I could get it under her tongue, it was quite difficult doing the sedalin.
Am I mad thinking I could manage with leaving her unclipped, she is quite fluffy (welsh x irish cob) but I am only riding 3x a week, mostly hacking. She does get quite sweaty but only really on her neck and chest ( was only planning on doing an irish or trace clip anyway). Shes stabled at night so I dont need to put a turn out rug on straight after riding, so thinking I could wash her off with some no rinse shampoo and then stick a dry rug on while I do my jobs etc.
I know ideally I need to desensitise her to the clippers but that will take time, my friend said she thought shes maybe had a bad experience with them in the past from her reaction, so it probably wont be an easy fix.

 

[carthorse]

As long as you can cool her down and dry her off properly then there's no need to clip.

Things to consider :
- some horses are far better with cordless clippers, particularly if they're quiet ones
- did you give the Sedalin time to kick in properly?
- the cheat's way of giving Domesedan is to put on a couple of pairs of latex gloves, measure the dose onto a finger and then gently rub it into gums, under tongue, or inside lips/cheek. Again giv it plnty of time to work befor trying to clip.
- I'd ring round a few vets, that seems a lot of money for a sedation!

 

[Trewsers]

As long as you can cool her down and dry her off properly then there's no need to clip.

Things to consider :
- some horses are far better with cordless clippers, particularly if they're quiet ones
- did you give the Sedalin time to kick in properly?
- the cheat's way of giving Domesedan is to put on a couple of pairs of latex gloves, measure the dose onto a finger and then gently rub it into gums, under tongue, or inside lips/cheek. Again giv it plnty of time to work befor trying to clip.
- I'd ring round a few vets, that seems a lot of money for a sedation!

This totally - I have used both Sedalin and Domesedan (the latter almost knocking Chloe out completely!) but you do have to give it time for them to kick in.

 

[chunky monkey]

If they tried to clip before the sedation had kicked in and the horse was spooked by the clippers the sedation could easily become in-effective as the bodies adrenaline takes over.

 

[Jessey]

Make do for now and get a cheap set of human/pet clippers or an electric toothbrush to practice the noise and vibration with on a daily basis, you’ll have it cracked before long.

If she’s getting too sweaty to get by, it would be worth double checking that price, maybe ask if they can do it on a zone day or something, to reduce the cost. It does seem steep, last year my Callout, vaccination, and teeth with sedation was only £125ish for all of it!

 

[Trewsers]

If they tried to clip before the sedation had kicked in and the horse was spooked by the clippers the sedation could easily become in-effective as the bodies adrenaline takes over.

Yes too true they go into hyper awareness don't they.

 

[chunky monkey]

Yes. I witnessed it with a calf that the vet sedated for castration. She topped him up multiple amounts enough to knock out an adult cow. The thing was still kicking and thrashing. The sedation had no effect on him.