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This page is designed to show you how to clip your horse and what areas to clip, so check it out!   These clips can be used for most horse breeds. There are several types of clips, the most common are the full body clip, the hunter clip, the trace clip and the neck and belly clip. You should pick you horses clip according to its living arrangements. If you do a full body clip, a hunter clip and a trace clip, you will have to blanket your horse. Depending on the weather, you may need to blanket a horse that has a neck and belly clip or is completely furry. Trace clip the hair is removed from the bottom of the neck, the lower barrel and the lower haunches

The Hunter Clip the hunter clip leaves a small area of hair on the back and the legs are left hairy Full body clip all of the hair is removed from the horse Neck and Belly clip the fur is removed from the lower neck and the chest

	The steps below show how to trim your horses legs and face. If you have a horse that is completely furry, these can help you look neat for a show.   1. First get your horse used to the clippers, I recommend that if you haven't ever clipped before, that you have someone who has help you.  Start at the conory band and work your way toward the ankle. Just skim over the surface to neaten up the leg. When you get to the ankle, come back to the hoof and start the stroke again, overlapping your strokes.
	2. If you are going to body clip your horse, be sure to blanket and unblanket them daily. Saddle up your horse and tighten the girth loosely.  If you ride western and english make sure you use the western saddle. Clip around that area first until you have an outline of the saddle. Then follow the rest of the directions. Start with the shoulder and clip against the hair. Go in even strokes all over the body. Try to go over an area as little as possible. If you go over an area more than 4 or 5 times, you can irritate the horse's skin. 3. To finish off your horse if you are going to a show, clip off the whiskers around their muzzle and eyes.  Fold the ear in half and run the clippers up the side to even up the ear hair.  Then run the clippers under the horses chin to get rid of the pesky little hairs that stick out.
	4. To clip the bridle path fold your horses ear down their neck.  That is the average length for most horses. If that seems too long, an inch or two is fine instead.  Begin near the ears and slowly move the clippers down your horses neck.  When you get within a centimeter or so of the spot where you arn't going to clip, reverse the clippers and travel toward your horses ears. That way you prevent losing too much mane. If you take off just a hair or two every time you do the bridle path, it adds up. Before you know it, your horse could have very little mane.       5.  If you mad a mistake, don't worry.  Your horse will eventually grow out.  I reccommend that if you are practicing, you wait until after any shows.