I haven't clipped Tillie the last few years because the last time I did, she turned into a fire breathing dragon. In her defense, she was also 5, just off stall rest...and back on and off some more.
But this year I started noticing her coat got long pretty quickly which meant her sweating when being ridden. Tillie has always been a sweater...she sweats when she gets mentally worked up or is thinking really hard too even if the ride itself isn't physically challenging.
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| All clipped! |
Quite quickly, Tillie has made a turn around and started behaving herself again...but for a little bit there the dreaded fall friskies came out.
Its also been very warm again...so I'm sure its a combination of the warmer front and me riding a lot more.
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| Looking awfully cute all clipped |
I made the leap and clipped...I first did a trace clip hoping it would allow her to dry faster or not get as sweaty. But riding the next day and STILL needing a cooler and having to wait 2 hours for her to dry...I decided to finish the clip out into a full body clip.
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| I just left a little bit of love |
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| The heart is pretty basic...Ive seen some way cooler clip jobs |
So what makes you decide whether or not to clip? If you do, do you do any fun designs?
