I have those clippers and they are going on their 5th (goodness!) season. I have clipped about 8-20 a season, depending on how much I needed the extra money. 
Super dummy proof. And I think they do a show quality job. Iâve clipped horses for regional finals with these.
Thatâs all I needed! Will order today. Thank you!
I just switched from the Oster body clippers to the Lister Stars. Wish I switched a long time ago!
These were the ones I was talking about that are more like Listers. But for 1-2 horses, I know people that use those others just fine.
https://www.smartpakequine.com/pt/andis-hp-progress-clipper-w-free-replacement-blade-set-17903
The Lister stars that my trainer uses are really loud and my horse hates them. Are newer ones quieter? I have to use about double the drug when using those vs the Andis A2s.
I had the Oster clipmasters and sold them to a friend. Upon the recommendations of several people on here I bought the Double K Groomerâs Edge clippers and I absolutely LOVE them. The motor clips on to a beltâtheyâre quiet even on full speed, little vibration, no hair blows into your face. I do think they tend to run hotter than my other clippers, but rotating blades out is a piece of cake. They just snap on and take any A5 blade. My horse is very sensitive to clippers and for anything else requires heavy sedation, but he tolerates these perfectly. I really wish I would have listened to people and got them sooner. Theyâre about $400, but Iâm saving the money not buying tranquilizers (and I clip 4-5 times each year) so itâs all working out in the end.
I hate my Lister Stars! I bought them after reading so many people here saying they liked them. Theyâre heavy, loud, and super obnoxious to use overall. Mine also heat up WAY faster than my old clippers. Only âproâ in the pro vs con list for me is the fact that the blades last a long time. I can get through more horses on a single set of blades than with my others.
My old ones were belt mount Double K/Groomerâs Edge clippers which Iâve always loved, but after 10 years they werenât working as well. So rather than spending the money to get a new pair I went for the Lister Stars. After clipping all of my horses last year with the Lister Stars I went out and bought a new pair of the Double K clippers. SO. MUCH. BETTER!
Lighter, donât heat up nearly as fast, quieter, and much easier on my horses who arenât big fans of noise/vibration. The only thing the Lister Stars are better than, IMO, are the old style Oster Clipmaster giant clippers.
@CindyCRNA which clippers did you end up getting? Iâm needing new ones (have the Oster ClipmastersâŠway to heavy, loud, blow hair in my faceâŠ) Iâm thinking of the Andis AGC super 2 speed but itâs hard to know what to get.
I have the old giant osters! I use it for the big areas, and switch to my A5s (which, FTR, the new version is total GARBAGE) for the tighter/bonier areas.
Honestly, other than the clippers blowing hair in your face by design, they work really well and do a nice clip job IMO. Noise and vibration is noise and vibration with clippers - if theyâre going to tolerate it, they will; if they wonât, they wonât. One being marginally louder than the other doesnât make a difference.
Again, my experience. YMMV.
These: https://www.smartpakequine.com/pt/andis-agc-super-2-speed-clipper-w-free-tote-bag-8077 And they really are foolproof. I can get about 2 full body clippings out of 1 blade but horses arenât as clean as they could be.
I found the Lister Star clipped so close that the horses got burned from them. I had two horses break out in hives from the close shave that they give. I have a feed room full of Clipmasters!! Remember those that are huge, heavy and blow the hair back in your face? I will sell them to someone cheap 
See and thatâs why I love my foolproof ones. The T-84 blade is such a good all purpose blade. I can dig around weird angels and never nick or clip short.
So I posted about how much I hate the Lister Stars, but that is very odd. I have the fine blades on mine and they clip exactly the same length as regular 10 blades. If theyâre clipping closer it sounds like something must be wrong?
Another vote for Double K
Had you ever used the big Oster Clipmasters? How do they compare? I have the Osters and while my wrists and neck get tired wielding it, the big complaint from me is blowing hair in my eyes. I have dry eyes and am prone to abrading my corneas multiple times a year, so I avoid getting anything in my eyes. My BF has joked that I need to wear those old middle school lab goggles⊠I have a pair of Andis Super AGR cordless clippers that are really terrific and I have actually clipped a whole mini donkey more than once (touch up mid-summer/early-fall clips, not woolly mammoth spring coat) with those. I didnât clip last year, the first time in a LONG time, and Iâd say it is 75 percent because I hate getting all that hair in my face.
Iâd love to get the ones @PNWjumper uses but I dunno if I can justify the price. Lord knows I used to be a snobby-ish enough horse keeper to warrant purchasing any grooming tool and everything on the property got one or two clips a year⊠Plus my Osters are about maths 17 years old.
I learned to clip with an older, big set of Oster Clipmasters. (Used them for two seasons) They were good, just heavy and difficult to maneuver.
I much prefer the Andis AGC 2 speeds. I find them to be just as fast and easier to use. I do about 15-20 horses a year. Mine are at least 5 years old and still run great. I also think they are good for young or nervous horses (quieter, less vibration).
We have a set of the Oster Clipmasters and the Andis 2 Speed. The Osters are bigger and clip faster, but theyâre heavy, loud, and blow hair everywhere. The motor in ours also burnt out in ~10 clips despite near perfect care and conditions. The Andis 2 Speed are a lighter clipper, much quieter, and ours have lasted for a REALLY long time and are still going strong. I could fully body clip my younger horse with two sets of blades easily (one set gets hot, snap a new pair on.) Unless youâre clipping a VERY hairy horse or are clipping multiple horses regularly, the Andis 2 speed are much better than the Oster Clipmasters. I hate those and will never repurchase them.
I bought a pair of Andis XPerience in the spring for clipping my cushings-esque QH. The Andis 2 speed just canât deal with his coat, but the Xperience glide through like butter. Much quieter than the Osters and TBH theyâre more powerful and clip even faster. They also donât blow hair everywhere. Theyâre a little more expensive but not significantly so. If you need heavy duty body clippers, that is what I recommend. The 2 speed are great for getting delicate areas (face, armpits, nooks and crannies.)
I I vote for the Andis 2 speed. I do 3-4 full body clips a season on my hunter with them. I honestly donât know how anyone clips with those giant Osters. I tried once- SO HEAVY! Yes, the Andis blades heat up quick but they can be changed in 2 seconds. I rotate 2 blades and it works like a charm. Plus the 10 blades are $18 on Amazon.
@Displaced Yankee and anyone else who uses the âsmallâ AndisâŠare you clipping cushingoid yaks or just a âregularâ winter haircoat with those? I have gotten a local reputation for getting calls to clip old farts with cushings (I have one as well) and I cannot imagine one of those small sets of clippers getting though those coats???
FTR I use the Oster ClipmastersâŠlooking to not eat anymore hair (or remove it from my eyes), but I canât get halfway through a job and have the clippers quit/be too hot/ etc/etcâŠ
Iâve used the the Andis 2-Speeds on a couple of cushings horses, and to add to the difficultly, they were both pretty filthy (too cold to bathe and get them dry with all that hair, and they both were avid full-out sleepers, so lots of dirt/dust/dander). I was able to make it work by rotating clipper blades regularly (which is super-fast with the snap-on blades), pausing frequently to remove/blow hair out of the blades/housing, and by actually starting in the worst areas by clipping WITH the hair, rather than against it like normal. This took the bulk of the hair off, and then I could turn the clippers around and clip like normal, and things turned out nicely. Itâs not a super-easy process, but its definitely doable. Wouldâve been much easier if owners had gotten the clipping done earlier in the year, or been willing to keep their horses clipped on a regular basis, but thatâs how it goes, right?
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