When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

I have never clipped an animal before so when I tried, I practiced by just doing the legs but it left lines of uneven hair all the way up. I started at the bottom and brought the clippers up to her shoulder slowly. What am I doing wrong? I thought it would even out within a couple days, but I suppose it was really bad because it has been 11 days and I can still see the lines!

When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

In order to not have lines when clipping make sure the animal to be clipped is as clean and dry as possible (bathe if you can paying special attention to the area over the rump). Clean blades that are sharp are important as well and the cleaner your horse, calf, dog the longer the blades will stay sharp. even pressure is also important as well as paying attention to the direction of the hair. You want to go against the direction the hair is growing but parallel to it. If you are not used to clipping go for shorter passes with the clippers as you are apt to remain steadier with your hand the shorter the pass. Also don't angle the blade to sharply into the hide as you start a new pass or you can leave marks. I probably don't hold the clippers at a angle any bigger than 22 degrees. It also helps in areas where the skin is loose to hold it taunt as you clip that area.

When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

First of all can I ask why you're clipping a horse in the middle of the summer?

Is it a pony that just has a continuously growing coat, are you cutting feathers off a draft mix, what?

You should never clip just for the sake of clipping..

Make sure you have a specific reason, first.

Anyways -

You can get the lines if you don't use the same amount of pressure all over (particulary, too much pressure in some areas and not enough in others).

You can also get them in the clippers are dull, the horse is dirty, or a combination of the two because the clippers will not be as effective and you'll end up with a pretty horrid looking job at the end.

When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

I let my dog's hair grow out-of-control. I'm getting old now, so when I start to bald, I can just put on my his hair!!

When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

It takes about a couple of weeks for the lines to go. Just found something though that is helpful for future use regarding clipping in a zig zag pattern that helps eliminate lines.

http://www.freewebs.com/horseclipping/te...

When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

I always tend to get lines when i clip so depending on what part of your horse your clipping if you just go back and forth over the clipped area in different directions the lines will go away or become less noticable.

When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

i've found its easiest to go with the hair first if not all the time, than it is to go against the hair. when you go against the hair it is forced into sections so to speak rather than laying evenly.

When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

A month or two or three ago, some time this year, AQHA put a grooming section in the AQHA journal. It told of examples of boo-boos, and how to correct them. You could probable to to your library and see if they have issues, or see other horse people for the issue, or go to www.aqha.com and see if you can find the article. It was a really great article, I highly recommend it and I have been grooming horses for shows for years. I don't see why this can't work on cattle.

When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

When I bought my horse he was from Alice SPrings where it was cold and we brought him up her and it's hot so we decided to him a favour.

It's left lines too and it's been about 2 weeks and it's starting to even out. It's not that bad. His fur feels a bit spikey but it will eventually even. I say, after a few more weeks. Our horses will be looking fab and fine.

To get rid of most of the lines, I just went over and over with different styles.

I dunno. There's not much that you can do.

When clipping, how do you stop "blade lines" from being made?

Actually tracks (blade lines) will show on your horse after you clip, but give it about 2 weeks and you will no longer see them.

So if you are planning on going to a show, do the clipping approximately 2 week prior.