Definitely a much calmer process then when I took the kids to watch a bunch of alpaca get sheared. They were uh, much faster and the alpacas were not having a good time.
I worked with horses for a short time in high school before falling off one and shattering my elbow. I never knew shaving horses was a thing and this is the second video I’ve seen in two days. I bet that feels amazing to them after it’s done!
Whoa! 38 is awesome! I had one with me that passed at 29 and I felt extremely lucky. The cool this is, when she’s done clipping, guaranteed that horse is going for a roll in the dirt or grass.
The oldest horse I've ever met in person was 40, according to her owner. She passed not long after I met her. The other horse on that farm was 32. Both were absolutely loved and amazingly well cared for.
TIL you understand that this "winter coat" also works as summer insulation, right..? Beginning of July and my cat barely got rid of his "winter coat", during June's heatwave he would often sleep outside, sometimes right under the sun, no problemo. And, guess what : it's the same with sheep : their wool protects them from cold AND warm weather.
Horses sweat, which cats and dogs do not do; sheep do a little. So if they're sweating, the evaporation helps cool them, and that's helped by a shorter coat. Usually animals shed out on their own though. There's other ways that horse coats & sweating interact, too, like they won't sweat AS much and get chills after exertion if clipped. Most people don't bother but it's possible the old gent has issues at this age.
I’ve had horses my whole life and I’ve learned when you ride horses they sweat a lot! But we sadly almost lost a horse to heat stroke and she had her winter coat and gallons of clean water to drink. As soon as we cut her winter coat she was doing far better in the sun. You may be right but I’ve found that my horses do way better with their winter coats shaved down
My auntie is a horse person and when I was younger she told me that they shaved horses and I didn't believe her because I've never seen a horse with its coat.
doesn't really matter, as long as the battery last longer than it does for the blades to get hot. Used to have a dog that needed shaving like this and they would get hot in like 10 minutes so we had to take several breaks. those are probably better and take longer to get hot though.
It's a rechargeable Wahl KMC+. They get about 2 hours on the battery, and when it runs out of charge, you can plug it in and still use it as a corded style clipper. Pretty decent kit, though it's usually used in pet grooming for dogs. Most livestock shavers are the beefier Clipmasters or Heiniger ones.
DrewK98
At first I thought you were going to leave those stripes.
Otomasoteraph
The old man is in great shape!
michigander
What a beautiful animal!
eadanke
I guess I've been picturing wild horses all wrong.
TupacAintDead
Shiny coat
j4gr
Definitely a much calmer process then when I took the kids to watch a bunch of alpaca get sheared. They were uh, much faster and the alpacas were not having a good time.
charondaboatman
Reminds me of an old Golden Retriever. Such a white face. Regal old man. +1
davebarton315101
There was a Courage the Cowardly Dog episode like this, she’s being nnaawwwtty!
Polymathena
Handsome gentleman!
AgamemnonsMemes
How come big-ass horses get to live 37 years but i lost my gsd at 10 :(
gilliamv
A big ole fuzzy boi
USvette1
Would've been cool to shave tiger stripes, get a pic, then finish. Job well done and good looking horse.
DisUsernameAmsDildos
Of course he was a gentleman... not his first rodeo, he knows how good he's about to feel
adventureswithadhd
I worked with horses for a short time in high school before falling off one and shattering my elbow. I never knew shaving horses was a thing and this is the second video I’ve seen in two days. I bet that feels amazing to them after it’s done!
whoatherebigfella
Whoa! 38 is awesome! I had one with me that passed at 29 and I felt extremely lucky. The cool this is, when she’s done clipping, guaranteed that horse is going for a roll in the dirt or grass.
exploradoresciclos2018
👍😊
b3n9
Agreed. He’s probably itchy as hell, no matter how nice it feels to get all that fur off
theSpinnerBoy
What do they do with the hair? Stuff a sofa?
bfreeze01
Serious question: Without the hair, do horses have to worry about sunburn?
squishybaker
More fluffy horses.
EnigmaticEmpress
Already has a skull for a face, buddy living with all four feet in the grave.
BlastyMcBlastblast
@ElbowDeepInAHorse
the12thletter
false alarm, it says "clipping" not "clopping"
SuperSaiyanYamcha
Sheep can be pretty difficult to trim up:
MidnightBaelfire
The oldest horse I've ever met in person was 40, according to her owner. She passed not long after I met her. The other horse on that farm was 32. Both were absolutely loved and amazingly well cared for.
Titilve74
TIL you understand that this "winter coat" also works as summer insulation, right..?
Beginning of July and my cat barely got rid of his "winter coat", during June's heatwave he would often sleep outside, sometimes right under the sun, no problemo.
And, guess what : it's the same with sheep : their wool protects them from cold AND warm weather.
Feralkyn
Horses sweat, which cats and dogs do not do; sheep do a little. So if they're sweating, the evaporation helps cool them, and that's helped by a shorter coat. Usually animals shed out on their own though. There's other ways that horse coats & sweating interact, too, like they won't sweat AS much and get chills after exertion if clipped. Most people don't bother but it's possible the old gent has issues at this age.
Truckdunk
I’ve had horses my whole life and I’ve learned when you ride horses they sweat a lot! But we sadly almost lost a horse to heat stroke and she had her winter coat and gallons of clean water to drink. As soon as we cut her winter coat she was doing far better in the sun. You may be right but I’ve found that my horses do way better with their winter coats shaved down
doctorbocker
Heh I was gonna say, I don't know from horses but I know from old, that's some good looking belly fur.
SuperfluousMeh
My auntie is a horse person and when I was younger she told me that they shaved horses and I didn't believe her because I've never seen a horse with its coat.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
I wish they'd included a before picture with the full fuzzy coat!
hogeyegrex
How many batteries did that clipper go through, I wonder.
DrewK98
Came to say this. I've used cordless clippers for shaving people heads and they don't work nearly this well.
lpooptoomuch
doesn't really matter, as long as the battery last longer than it does for the blades to get hot. Used to have a dog that needed shaving like this and they would get hot in like 10 minutes so we had to take several breaks. those are probably better and take longer to get hot though.
iamnatmann
It's a rechargeable Wahl KMC+. They get about 2 hours on the battery, and when it runs out of charge, you can plug it in and still use it as a corded style clipper. Pretty decent kit, though it's usually used in pet grooming for dogs. Most livestock shavers are the beefier Clipmasters or Heiniger ones.
5v4297j9fj1
There are a lot of pros here
exploradoresciclos2018
Gracias. 😊👍
hogeyegrex
That’s a lot of juice going through a coat like that for two hours.