| If you are a horse lover and do your own | | | | with an easy on/off comb attachment, blade |
| grooming, you know how important it is to have | | | | guard, oil and cleaning brush. Expect to pay about |
| a good set of trimmers in your horse grooming | | | | $50 for this Oster Trimmer Kit. |
| supplies. The trimmers you use (and your horse | | | | WAHL® Pocket Pro(TM) Compact Pet |
| grooming knowledge) are key to getting that | | | | Trimmer |
| finishing touch on your horse that will help win the | | | | The Wahl Pocket Pro has a unique design for a |
| show, stay healthy or just looking good. | | | | trimmer. Unlike the other two trimmers we are |
| Today we will review three trimmers, one from | | | | reviewing, it does not have the shape of a hair |
| each of the major horse clipper manufacturers, | | | | clipper, but looks more like a inked stamp for |
| Andis, Oster and Wahl. | | | | stamping deposits. It is very light at 4.8 oz. and is |
| Andis Ruby(TM) Cord/Cordless Clipper/Trimmer | | | | touted for doing touch ups in between regular |
| The women horse lovers out there will love the | | | | grooming visits. It runs on a single AA battery, so |
| looks of the Ruby. It has a sleek ergonomic | | | | there is never a cord or charger base to work |
| design with an equally sleek looking stand for | | | | around. The blades are self sharpening, and made |
| charging. As the name implies, it is a ruby red | | | | of high-carbon steel for long wear. The trimmer |
| color. The version we reviewed, came with five | | | | comes with 2 attachment combs, a blade guard, |
| interchangeable blade brushes for those final | | | | blade oil and a cleaning brush. Expect to pay about |
| touches on the feet, face and ears. The Ruby is | | | | $15 for the Pocket Pro. |
| light weight, coming in at 6 oz., and comes with a | | | | Of the three trimmers, our recommendation is |
| feature we really like, operates as corded or | | | | the Andis Ruby and here is why: |
| cordless, depending on the horse your working on | | | | - The Oster Pro only gets about 40 minutes |
| and the physical location you are working. In | | | | continuous trimming time operating as cordless. |
| addition to the five blade brushes coming with this | | | | Not enough if doing a full trim on your horse or |
| unit, it will include a NiMH battery, a charger unit, | | | | partial trims on more than one horse. The Ruby |
| clipper oil and a blade brush for cleaning. The Ruby | | | | runs about 70 minutes and the Pocket Pro gives |
| also comes with a one-year warranty. This | | | | you about 30 minutes of good cutting with a |
| version featuring the five blade brushes will run | | | | single AA battery before it needs replacing. |
| about $60. Expect to pay $50 to $55 without the | | | | - The Ruby comes with more brushes than either |
| blade brushes. | | | | the Oster Pro or the Wahl Pocket Pro. |
| Oster Pro-Cord/Cordless® Trimmer | | | | - The Wahl Pocket Pro is not designed to do full |
| Also sold as a light duty trimmer, the Oster Pro | | | | blown trim jobs on an animal the size of a horse. |
| has some of the same looks and feel as the | | | | It seems to be more focused on smaller pets and |
| Ruby, without the Ruby Red color. With a chrome | | | | really only applies to doing short duration |
| finish, it is probably a better choice for the men | | | | touch-ups on horses. |
| groomers. Even the design of the Pro focuses on | | | | - The Andis Ruby and Oster Pro are comparable |
| detail cutting. The Pro also operates as a corded | | | | cutters at comparable prices. Our |
| or cordless. It comes with two narrow blades to | | | | recommendation is based on the difference in |
| improve the results of detailed trimming in the | | | | cutting time with a full charge when operating as |
| hard to get to places. The grip and design has an | | | | a cordless. Happy grooming. |
| ergonomic look, much like the Ruby. It also comes | | | | |