Speak to me of clipping wet

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[QUOTE=gf;7248299]
I’ve done it twice and I wouldn’t do it any other way now. I use Andis ACG2 for the whole thing. I bathed, quick scrape and clipped. Have a bucket of warm water handy to rewet areas as they get dry. The horse can be quite wet when clipping, you’re not going to electrocute anything. The horse hadn’t been clipped this year and had the full winter coat. The clippers went through the hair great, which fell to the ground and didn’t blow, and no lines. I did it on a warm day and when I was done I went back over dried areas to get any spots that were slightly longer that I couldn’t see when wet. This was minor though. I’m surprised the experiences are so varied as mine was easy with great results. Maybe it really comes down to the type of clippers and/or the haircoat.[/QUOTE]

Well maybe I will give it another go. I have a brand new pair of ACG2’s this year, and my horse does not get yak like - and I am wondering if the weather will really cooperate for a bath + drying.

Fingers crossed it works better than last year!

[Sometimes]

Hated it, felt it was way too hard on the clippers, dulled the blades and didn’t leave a nice smooth finish as a super clean, dry horse does. I bathe, scrub, bathe, rinse, scrape, spray very liberally with vetroline shine, cover then with a scrim or blanket and let them dry. If I cant get them dry in one day, I plan it so I can clip them the next morning and just keep them covered. Get many beautiful clip jobs this way and blades last through many horses.

ETA: I definitely wouldn’t do it with brand new clippers

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Okay - you talked sense into me sometimes!

I am too wussy to try it. I used to clip many many horses every season (paid for my horse showing!), and clean, lots of show sheen always did the trick. My clippers ran very well, could do multiple horses with the same blades - no tracks, could go straight from just clipped to the show ring.

I will check the weather forecast next week… and bring a hair dryer with me!

[Kato]

Love this thread, have always clipped dry but thinking of crossing over to the dark (wet) side. So for those who clip wet and say “damp” is not so good, and hair has to be wet all the way to the roots – that does make sense. But when you say wet vs. damp, are we talking dripping wet? or just scraped wet? do you normally have to re-wet several times? TIA

[Sometimes]

;)If it ain’t broke don’t fix it! You sound like an accomplished clipper so I’d stick with what you know! Hair dryer is always good! Hopefully you’ll get some great weather…

[QUOTE=Appsolute;7248926]
Okay - you talked sense into me sometimes!

I am too wussy to try it. I used to clip many many horses every season (paid for my horse showing!), and clean, lots of show sheen always did the trick. My clippers ran very well, could do multiple horses with the same blades - no tracks, could go straight from just clipped to the show ring.

I will check the weather forecast next week… and bring a hair dryer with me![/QUOTE]

[fourmares]

The way I see it when I clip it’s usually winter… I sure don’t want to stand around soaking wet on a cold day. I’m pretty sure my horse doesn’t want to either.

[Finzean]

Tried wet clipping for the first time this year. Won’t do it again. While I really appreciated the hair not blowing all over the place, I’ll take that over the questionable results and the effects on my clippers. FWIW, I use the big Osters and a pair of A5s.

[Showbizz]

I use Groomer’s Edge clippers and have clipped “wet” for several years exclusively. I bathe, scrape, spray w/ Vetrolin Shine, cover horse and put bath stuff away and get out clipper stuff and get to work. The horse dries while I’m clipping and I don’t have any trouble with wet/damp/dry clipping in any way. Horse dries much faster and I get done quicker. I do about 6 - 8 full clip jobs a year.

[salymandar]

Add me to the group who does not like clipping wet. I feel like there is too much drag and it dulls the blades too fast. I often clip my own horse without bathing and he turns out great. Fortunately, he is not a pigpen or super hairy so he does not have a lot of dirt build up, and I can usually get him done with one set of blades.

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[QUOTE=salymandar;7249831]
Add me to the group who does not like clipping wet. I feel like there is too much drag and it dulls the blades too fast. I often clip my own horse without bathing and he turns out great. Fortunately, he is not a pigpen or super hairy so he does not have a lot of dirt build up, and I can usually get him done with one set of blades.[/QUOTE]

While I have had to clip one not bathed on occasion, in my experience clipping a dry, very clean and very slippery horse allows me to clip up 6 horse with one set of blades and every clip job is show ring ready at completion. Plus I think it’s much faster. But I get your point! I just prefer to maximize blade life and don’t mind bathing…

[DMK]

[QUOTE=Lori T;7248204]
I think it may depend what clippers you use. I use Oster clippers.
After reading about it on COTH a few years ago, I tried it and I love it.
I won’t do clip any other way now.
I bathe, scrape and then start clipping.
Damp hair tends to fall rather than blow into your face
I have not had any issues with dull blades, lines or any other negatives.[/QUOTE]

Bingo, it’s DA BOMB with clipmasters, and my blades actually lasted longer since they didn’t heat up as fast. But even if they didn’t it would be worth every penny to not have that freakin’ hair blowing in my face. They also had the bonus of being the best/fastest clip jobs I’ve ever done, and since I have mad clipping skills and can clip a few days before a show, I don’t say that lightly.

And then I bought a pair of Listers (Star). I heart these in so many ways, but holy crap you simply CANNOT clip wet. However you don’t need to since they do not blow hair in your face, so it is all good, except I miss the “impulse clipping” aspect. If you clip dry, you do have to plan out your day(s) when it comes to bathing/drying/not let him get dirty again/clipping.

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[QUOTE=DMK;7249953]
Bingo, it’s DA BOMB with clipmasters, and my blades actually lasted longer since they didn’t heat up as fast. But even if they didn’t it would be worth every penny to not have that freakin’ hair blowing in my face. They also had the bonus of being the best/fastest clip jobs I’ve ever done, and since I have mad clipping skills and can clip a few days before a show, I don’t say that lightly.

And then I bought a pair of Listers (Star). I heart these in so many ways, but holy crap you simply CANNOT clip wet. However you don’t need to since they do not blow hair in your face, so it is all good, except I miss the “impulse clipping” aspect. If you clip dry, you do have to plan out your day(s) when it comes to bathing/drying/not let him get dirty again/clipping.[/QUOTE]

Fair point, Like the OP, I clip with Andis clippers – I use a T85 blade. I don’t use clippers that blow air.