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The Pro Ion, this is a body clipper that uses 30-15-10 blade system.īlades for body clippers, the detachable style. The Power Grips, also a nice body clipper. The KM10’s are the gold standard for body clippers. Wahl Professional Animal ARCO with 5 in 1 blade I couldn’t be more grateful for your support! Shop for all of your clipper needs here! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases, which are not a penny more for you. For more details on cleaning and storing your clippers, read this one! There’s also a handy video below that explains it all. If you use too much oil, run the clippers for half a minute and then wipe the extra oil away before touching your horse.A good rule of thumb is to cool every 5 to 10 minutes and oil aftewards. You also need to use oil after applying a coolant. A spray lubricant will do this also, just not as effectively.Use OIL! And use it frequently! Oil will help reduce the heat created by the sections of the blades zipping back and forth.When it comes to caring for your clippers and blades, here are a few guidelines. You can also get a 10 clipper blade in a WIDE version.

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For more info on how to decide between corded and cordless, feast your eyes on this article. However, many corded varieties have durable and long cords so that you can work around your horse without tangling him in the cord. Cords can be dangerous, and if you are clumsy like me, you will need a map to get yourself untangled.

As far as clippers go, I love light and cordless.

I would suggest trying the body clipping blade for any pink-skinned areas and then going shorter if need be.

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Depending on the time of year, and your horse’s living situation, clipping the legs/face super short can expose sensitive pink skin to the sun and insects.I caution you to not clip the legs or other white-haired areas too short for a few reasons. The blade on the right is a 5 in 1, which makes it versatile. So many choices – but each blade has a different application. These are like a hot knife through butter to use when your horse is clean and your blades are sharp!

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It’s a wide head blade, so it goes a little faster and covers more real estate for full body clipping. Most blades you find at the tack shop will have the length of hair left written on the blade itself in case you forget.

For example, a 10 blade will leave 1.8 mm of hair, a 15 blade will leave 1.5 mm of hair, and a 30 blade will leave.

The higher the number, the closer the cut. As a general rule, the blades are numbered.

Clipper blades come in about a zillion different sizes and are made for humans, dogs, cats, horses, sheep, cattle, and just about any creature that grows hair.

You can slide the clipper blade apart (not all the way!) for cleaning. Picking the right blade will give your horse the best clip, not too short, not too long. Here are some general guidelines for understanding clippers and blades for horse clipping.