The Stable Magazine - April 2016

THE STABLE’S MUST HAVE
GROSVENOR PARK PRODUCTS presents...
Fun
With
Stencils
Silver spray brings this
crown design to life!
Andrew Hoy proudly displays the boxing
kangaroo at the London 2012 Olympics.
Quarter
Marking Stencils
Why not let your horse stand out from
the crowd with a quarter-marking
stencil? Grosvenor Park Products stocks
a range of brush/spray and clipping
stencils in fun designs, including the
boxing kangaroo which was created for
the Australian team to use at the London
2012 Olympics.
The brush/spray stencils are made in
England from tough, rubberised vinyl
and are magnetic allowing for easy
storage on the wall of your shed or float.
They can be brushed on as a traditional
quarter-marking pattern or you can
highlight the design using a coloured or
glitter spray.
Clipping Stencils
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If you are after a longer-lasting effect,
this is the perfect time of year to apply a
clipping stencil. A clipped design should
last until the winter coat is shed but
may need touching up over the winter
as the coat grows. Clipping stencils used
to be a disposable, one-use product
that required one person to hold them
in place while someone else did the
clipping. The new clipping stencils from
Grosvenor Park Products have solved
both those problems, they are reusable
and have a sticky back, meaning they will
stay in place while you clip.
How to use a clipping stencil
Clipping the design
1) Start with a horse which has a clean
and dry coat. The adhesive on the stencil
will not stick to water, dirt or grease. For
best results, the coat should be 10—
20mm long. If you clip the design earlier
in the clipping season, it will be easier to
re-trim it as the season progresses. Very
long coats can cause overlapping layers
and this layering may distort the pattern.
2) The stencil is made from a thick vinyl
which has a sticky side and comes on a
wax sheet. When you are ready to clip
your design, peel this wax sheet away
and return the stencil to it after clipping.
3) Position the stencil on the horse,
somewhere the finished design can be
seen easily from the ground, then smooth
into place.
4) Using only a soft brush, carefully raise
the coat through the holes in the stencil.
Using a set of trimmers shave carefully
pressing on the stencil as you go to
define the edges.