Trimming bridle path? Any suggestions?

When you groom him, turn on a pair of clippers and set them on the ground off to the side and just kind of continue on with your normal routine like they aren't there. Once the horse calms down and isn't interested in the clippers, use your foot to kind of inch them closer to him. Eventually you'll be able to work up to the point where you are holding the clippers in your hand and brushing him with the other. The next day, try to work a little on his belly with the clippers. If he freaks out, step back and put the clippers on the ground again. The whole point is to desensitize him to the sound of the buzzing, and eventually he shouldn't mind being clipped.

I really don't know a whole lot about the care of horses other than the basics. Wow,from what I can tell from reading your discussion topic here, you are a very patient and loving person! Your guy can sense this by your voice, your touch and your mannerisms. As far as the issue with the scissors and clippers, I would proceed very, very slowly. I would bring out the scissors on a regular basis.Of course your going to want to put them away if he freaks out, but he should eventually calm down. When he is ready, I would then proceed to rub the scissors all over his body, until he gets used to them being against his body. Whenever you think the time is right, I would then proceed to start trimming. Good Luck !!

we have a couple of horses that no matter how hard we try or how long we work at it, you are not going to get the clippers anywhere near them! On these, we trim a bridle path with either scissors or a pocket knife. Since he won't let you use the scissors, try using a pocket knife. You can run it along the length of the hair and it will thin it out and get him used to the pulling sensation - kind of like you were running a comb through his mane there. If he will accept that you can then try to carefully saw the hair off at the bridle path - it won't be as good as if you used the clippers, but it will be an improvement.

Slowly one step at a time.Get a pair of those small rounded tips scissors.approach him with the scissors inside you hand.Just take a little snip at a time.After you snip rub him with the hand contaniing the scissors then show him the scissors.And reward him.We had a horse once that wouldn't let you near his ears which was a pain..Everything else was great and he did well in the ring but how do you show a hairy earred horse?Every day When I fed him I tryed to touch his ears.When he pulled back I took the feed bucket.I would slowly reach for his ears again and as I touched them he'd pull back and I'd pull the feed back.He dicided that having his ears touched was not such a bad thing..Within a week he would even accept the clippers.That wouldn't have worked with all horses but it was what worked with him.Keep trying things until you find what works..Slow and steady will usually do it..Good luck

Just put a towel in his mouth soaked in honey. He will be sucking it while you will be trimming him. If he doesn't like honey give him a little brandy. Hope he will become calm by that time.

Time and consistancy. Try rubbing the scissors all over his body.Move closer toward his head and over his ears and his bridlepath (scissors closed),If he gets nervous just back off his head a little and go back to rubbing his body. He'll soon figure out that the scissors aren't going to hurt him. you can do the same thing with the clippers too. thats what I did with mine. just remember to go slow and talk to him. Be consistant and ALWAYS end on a good note. After three days you'll see a change.