SMH Equine Clipping LLC

SMH Equine Clipping LLC Professional Shann Marie Hankel

Providing Central Jersey equestrians. I have been in the industry for 20+ years.

Grew up in the Hunter/jumpers and have been a horse owner for 20 years+. Was a professional groom for a high end H/J barn in Colts Neck and groomed down at WEF for 3 weeks in 2020. SMH began in 2019, with the goals to make your show horses beautiful and feeling amazing under tack, the horses with cushings disease to not over heat and even to make your retired horse feel pampered with a trace clip!

It’s my goal to make it a positive experience each time for your beloved horse. Please see below for all services I offer and traveling distances. Please contact for booking appointments and pricing. Proud to be clipping for, not all listed (please tell me if you’d like to be featured on the page)!:
•Baymar Farms
•Never Green Farms
•Hunter Farms
•Top Shelf Farm
•Zintillating Farms
•SonBob Farm
•Furno and The Furious Stablez
•Trot Trot Standardbreds
• Annie Stoebe STB Racing
• And my many amazing individual clients

Offering:
•Full body and trace clipping
•Clipping to knees/hocks
•Show Prep/clean up (no body clipping)
-Bridle paths, fetlocks, whiskers, inside ears
•Mane pulling
•Training braids

Hunter and Dressage Braiding:
• Only braiding manes, due to medical reasons I am unable to braid tails.
•AGAIN ONLY MANES NO TAILS, I apologize for the inconvenience. Travel:
•Body Clipping: Only traveling up to 1 hour
•Braiding: Only traveling up to 30/40mins
From Farmingdale, NJ 07727
•Not traveling any further at this time.

Merry Christmas to all my amazing clients and their horses! I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with love, family...
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas to all my amazing clients and their horses! I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with love, family and friends and of course all your furry kids🎄🐴🩵

Please enjoy this amazing photo I took 7yrs ago around the time of Christmas. This was our first Christmas back together after being apart for 7yrs. And with Nico being one of the faces of SMH, it only seemed fitting 🩵🎄🐴

Merry Christmas everyone, give all your horses a kiss and a cookie/peppermint for me🥰🐴🎅🏼

Full body clip for the perfect Tator boy🩵🐴Text 908-839-5909 to book your appt today!
12/15/2024

Full body clip for the perfect Tator boy🩵🐴

Text 908-839-5909 to book your appt today!

Full body clip with what I call the “western pad with attached girth strap” for that added protection and comfort and wi...
12/08/2024

Full body clip with what I call the “western pad with attached girth strap” for that added protection and comfort and with spur patches. This pads purpose is for those horses with the extra sensitive spine. Maybe your horse had kissing spine surgery or they get extremely ‘cold backed’ or maybe it’s both. Whatever the reason, this is a great option for that extra comfort during the cold months. The girth strap is just for the added comfort to your horses, like for this guy he’s a thin skinned OTTB who did in fact have kissing spine surgery and his owner/trainer just wanted that extra cushion comfort during their rides.

Charly is also the horse who needs slow and steady. Posted on my page is a review and tagged post left by the owner if you’d like to take a p*ek at that! My normal time slots are 2hrs per horse, however Charly needed 3.5hrs and we were able to avoid any and all TQ!! It’s about listening and being able to read a horse when you know they start getting a little anxious. They will warn you, you just have to listen. Once you hear it, move back to a spot that wasn’t stressful, allow them to fully relax again and then proceed to slowly move back to where you left off and repeat the process til that spot is complete (or some horses will just say absolutely not, that’s fine, move on again and reassess at the end).

If you want the best possible experience for clipping shoot me a text at 9088395909 for pricing, bookings and any other questions you may have! I’m here to help and give you everything you want and more! 🩵🐴

**For no lines ever the horse MUST be fully bathed (using any sort of scrub/bathing brush with teeth) and dried at the time of their appt.
Any sort of Dirt = very bad and probably lines
Poo or p*e stains from over night stalling = still very clean horse and you’ll get the no lines look**

More custom charms ready for purchase! Local drop off or pick up only right now. Will be doing shipping soon!
10/24/2024

More custom charms ready for purchase!

Local drop off or pick up only right now. Will be doing shipping soon!

Some charms I’ve been working on!! With some photos at the end of happy customers with their new custom charms & additio...
10/24/2024

Some charms I’ve been working on!!
With some photos at the end of happy customers with their new custom charms & additional charms but not on my handmade charms, the customers wanted them braided into the manes. *these are braids done by me* (these are photoed for show, they are to be put attached to the braids when you’re ready to get on your horse so they do not break if mane is rubbed).

I did one with my heart pony’s name and an additional charm of to show what it could look like with your horses name! With or without an additional charm.

One with “Spooky Season” and an additional bat charm and one for breast cancer with a hidden message! It fully reads “I Can Fight Cancer” with no additional charm.

And the rest are just to show off different colored letter charms, ones with hearts on them and the different colored spacers I have available and two with additional charms & one without!

Right now these charms are only able to be delivered to local customers until I get everything in order to start shipping. Once that happens I will update! Also working on getting an Etsy shop up & running!

Please text or PM for more info!

New charm alert made by yours truly!!! These specific custom charms are to support Breast Cancer Awareness, idea from Li...
09/29/2024

New charm alert made by yours truly!!! These specific custom charms are to support Breast Cancer Awareness, idea from Liz Stinston & I ran with it!!! I loveeeee these, so much fun to make and you can just about put anything you want (there is a character limit though & extra pieces are additional), very durable and strong string with two clasps that are strongly tide on for you to add to your braids before you compete! You can put strength and supporting words/sayings, your horses name, your name, etc! I have about 6 or 7 different color letters to choose from, little colored hearts, and a variety of different colored spacers! Send me a direct message to Shann Hankel or text me 908-839-5909 for more info!

Photos of the braids I did last night (minus black horse, that was a braider in training, the owner, who did fantastic for her second time braiding!) with the charms I did personally & my regular themed charms! Sooo cute 🥰

These can also be made into key chains with or without the second clasp!

Disclaimer: All custom word charms are meant to be put on before you show, even though the string is strong, it’s still breakable with enough force or pressure from a horse. Not meant to be left on overnight even under a sleeze bc they hang low and will not be found liable.

Started STB Nationals off great this early am! One hunter mane with St. Pattys colors for the best boy Patrick and one c...
09/21/2024

Started STB Nationals off great this early am! One hunter mane with St. Pattys colors for the best boy Patrick and one continuous rollover mane in hunter green for The Boxer!

Experience with all ages and breeds!! Boomie is 10 Months Old!!! The youngest I’ve clipped to date, but have lots of exp...
05/14/2024

Experience with all ages and breeds!! Boomie is 10 Months Old!!! The youngest I’ve clipped to date, but have lots of experience with 1.5yrs+. It’s all about the patience and understanding from the horse point of view. I just love seeing my clients horses so happy, comfortable, and looking stunning 🤩

Bathing and being completely dried for all appts is required
Accepting new clients!
Text 9088395909 for more information, pricing and booking
Traveling up to 1 hour from Howell, NJ

**The Owner of Parker has given me permission to speak on how important it is to give a bath before any horse gets clipp...
05/01/2024

**The Owner of Parker has given me permission to speak on how important it is to give a bath before any horse gets clipped and use the photo ( #1) that she sent me when inquiring. **

Parker’s owner found out her new boy has cushings and his hair was so thick and long that your hand would be lost, no joke! So as any good owner, she wanted to give Parker a shave, but she didn’t think a bath was necessary. She would quickly find out that’s not true at all. His owner gave me a call to discuss what was going on and my first question was “did you give him a bath before you attempted to clip him”? She said no. I then explained why it’s important to give a bath. For example, the dirt is caked into the skin, not the surface of the hair, therefore, you are just pulling the hair out rather than gliding through the hair. When dirt is on the skin the blades simply cannot pass through with ease, just like when hair is wet or sweaty. The blades just get stuck and make all uneven cuts (see photo 1). You are more likely to also nick/cut your horse with the blades because you’re applying so much unneeded pressure as apposed to when the hair is bathed and clean.
She and her friend then gave Parker a 2.5 HOUR bath the day before (he stayed in his stall right after that), he was that dirty! She also realized he had some scratches (fungus) on his hind legs. She never would have known that if she didn’t give him the bath and when you don’t know what lies under all that hair you can really hurt the horse. (Unintentionally of course)
Parker’s owner was with us the entire clip and as she was watching me she saw how swiftly my blades were going through his hair. He even had mats on certain parts of his body and I was able to get them off without cutting him or pulling on him too hard. I was able to just use a nice holding pressure and easily worked my blades through going in different directions.

Take a really good look at these photos. I’m not lying or trying to be difficult when I tell you, you must give your horses a bath every time before he/she gets clipped. You can bathe the day before if that’s when the weather is warmer, but they must be stalled after if they have a stall. If you’re a field boarder that’s okay! You just have to either bathe the day of (to which we will always have an afternoon appt, you need about 4hours to dry) or the day before you have to put a fly sheet with a neck or a sheet with a neck on once they fully dry. The day of you may have to rewash the legs if they got overly dirty or muddy (so give yourself enough time to check) and then a really great grooming on their body and head.

If you have any other questions please ask away! I love educating about proper clipping. If you’d like to make an appointment/inquire for pricing please text me at 9088395909

I also would love to say how much of a pleasure I had today meeting Parker and his owner! She is the sweetest and wants to learn so much! I had so much fun today clipping and teaching her more about what I do. Parker was soooo sweet and such a good soul! He stood for the whole 2.5hours it took me to fully clip him and I have to say the photo does not do him justice at all!!

I hope this helps clear up any confusion on why it’s so important to bathe your horses before they get clipped and if any clipper disagrees, well, you might want to second guess your decision. Just saying 🩵

As always I appreciate all my clients for their trust in me and I appreciate everyone who decides to use me as their clipper!🩵

🩵🥰 my job is just so rewarding!! Getting hugs from Lottie after our first session together Friendly Reminder: it’s now b...
04/24/2024

🩵🥰 my job is just so rewarding!! Getting hugs from Lottie after our first session together

Friendly Reminder: it’s now bathing season! I can no longer work with those who don’t have the indoor wash stall access(trace clips depending, full body a must). We will play the weather if need be! Rescheduling will not be a problem! Bathing is sooooo sooooo important for not only my equipment but your horses skin health! I cannot get through dirty hair! If you want examples let me know! I’ll provide photos if anyone wants to see.

How about these hot pink braids 🥰🤩
04/21/2024

How about these hot pink braids 🥰🤩

I felt super rusty last night for some reason, but The King “Luck N Roll K” was the most perfect gentle man ever!! He ma...
04/14/2024

I felt super rusty last night for some reason, but The King “Luck N Roll K” was the most perfect gentle man ever!! He made my first night back braiding so pleasant. He was falling asleep the whole time, it was perfect with just the two of us! And thanks to his amazing owner Brielle Roman gives me some creative freedom and I thought what better than some grand champion inspired braids!
I hope they had a great show day 💙❤️💛

Miss JoJo getting her early spring cut so her owner can avoid the shedding process! And I’ll always gladly be the one wh...
03/03/2024

Miss JoJo getting her early spring cut so her owner can avoid the shedding process! And I’ll always gladly be the one who gets covered in your horses hair🙃😆

Booking now until the end of April (anything after book in April) so if you want to secure that spot text me at 9088395909!

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Howell, NJ
07731

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+19088395909

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Bella giving me love while clipping her chest 😍

Bella giving me love while clipping her chest 😍

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POV: all horses need baths before clipping, this is what your horse should NOT look like! See the color of the skin and all the dust flying off. This will ruin my blades and clippers. Please always bathe your horse before their clipping appointment and they MUST be dry too! SMH Equine Clipping LLC #professionalclipper #whatnottodo #clipping #horsesbeingclipped

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Celebrating my 3rd year running SMH!! Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

For one of the Hunter mane pulls today at NeverGreens, Koco, got some well deserved neck scratches! I promised him if he was a good boy for his mane pull I would give him some neck scratches. Well he got them and thoroughly enjoyed the love 😍😍 it’s the little things, am I right?!💙💙

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