This afternoon I went over the the island and gave Ben a trace clip. It was the first time I've done one like this before since in the past I've just body clipped horses and that's so much easier since everything is clipped except the legs. I opted for a medium trace clip since I figured the high trace clip would have left him too naked and cold.
Ben was much better than I expected he'd be while I was clipping him. At first he was a little ticklish along his legs and belly, but after a few minutes he settled down and stood very nicely for me. Note, the clippers I borrowed from Ulla are super loud! Definitely NOT to be sure on Jena, since she is even afraid of my quiet ones.
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The high trace clip would have gone all the way up to the edge of the saddle pad and half of his neck would have been clipped as well. 
Hopefully with this new hair cut it will help Ben from over heating while I'm riding him and allow him to cool out faster afterwards. 
Wow, that looks cool! It is like "racing stripes" for a horse! Haha. Did you ever do that with Toasted? Do lots of people trace clip their horses in the winter? I've never heard of that!
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