Ha! Snaffled - I’ve bought those little four legged massagers, too. WalMart and about $9.00? The horse got to love them and get a nice massage, too.
Yes that’s the one Foxtrot!!
I said to my trainer last time I was clipping, I don’t know what’s worse; A horse that shies form the clippers or one that leans into you because he’s enjoying his massage 
My mare would let you clip her whole body, except her mane and muzzle! I didn’t roach, but I did her bridle path with scissors. I did her muzzle with scissors too. So yes, it can be done. There were some things she just wasn’t good with, and I learned to pick my battles with her! She would go through water and jump anything, but don’t use clippers on her mane or muzzle, and don’t get paper anywhere near her :lol:
I did my Georgian Grande’ (Saddlebred x Percheron) mane last fall before our first horse trial and LOVED the results. I didn’t do a full roach down the scalp but left about a 1.5" brush and loved the results. He’s got such a thick, bushy mane, it’s a PITA to braid so doing a roach was a great alternative. I did use scissors. I cut it down to about 3" then continued to work my way down from there, using a stiff brush to brush up his mane and make it stand up to check for eveness.
My horse is very clipper averse. I don’t roach him, but to do his bridle path, I trim with scissors and then finish/sculpt with one of these gems:
I’ve been working on training out the clipper aversion for a couple years. He was so bad when I first got him that I had the vet sedate him (when he came for spring shots). Even sedated (and after weeks of desensitizing training) the horse was so opposed to the clippers that he broke the snap off the lead. At that point, I decided to try clicker training. I went to the adult store to find a shiny silver “massager” that looked and sounded like a clipper (but only cost $10 so I didn’t care if it got torn up as opposed to my $$$ clippers). When I got to the counter, the salesperson asked if she could recommend a different device that might make me happier. I told her no, that it was for my horse. With a completely stright face she said, “Ok, I will test the batteries for you!” Apparently a customer telling her they were buying an adult toy for a hrose was not the weirdest thing she had seen in her line of work. :lol:
After almost 2 years of desensitizing and clicker training, the horse will tolerate limited clipping, but only if the clippers are super quiet and low vibration. Those little horse shave tools are AMAZING. Plus they are great for removing bot eggs.
