Setting the English Saddle Trim on a 10-Month-Old Miniature Poodle Puppy (Part 2 of 3-Part Series: Shaping and Styling the Front Pack)
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Award-winning pet stylist, Lindsey Dicken knows this complicated Poodle trim well. She has presented this trim in the AKC conformation show ring and won her class in the 2011 World Grooming Championship in Kortrijk, Belgium in this same trim.
In this lesson, she is working with a 10-month-old Poodle puppy. While this pup is no stranger to the show ring, she is due to get changed over to her adult haircut. Lindsey sets the trim on camera just for you. (You may have no idea how gutsy this move is but Lindsey pulls it off with confidence!)
Once the whole trim is set, you can go back and nitpick – but be careful! You need to know when to quit. Puppy coat is always a challenge. It’s sparse and it can be straggly. You need to know which battles to pick with the hair – and which ones to let go.
If you have never tried to set an English Saddle Trim on a Poodle, this is a fabulous lesson. Even though this puppy is transitioning into an adult show trim, the principles will be the same on all Poodles – regardless of their age – sporting this style.
In this lesson, you will learn:
- where to place the lines for this hairstyle.
- how to balance the rear bracelets.
- how to shape bracelets to accentuate balance and conformation.
- what “Area 76” is and how you address it.
- how many bands to place in a show puppy topknot.
Lindsey Dicken
Lindsey Dicken is a National Certified Master Groomer. She has been grooming for 8 years, and has been grooming competitively for 6 of those. Prior to becoming a pet stylist, Lindsey was active in preparing and exhibiting saddle and draft horses.
Since beginning her dog grooming career, Lindsey has competed all over the country, and won multiple Best All Around Groomer awards, Best Scissored Poodle awards, World Champion Poodle Groomer, and Intergroom’s American Groomer of the Year. She received the Lynn Carver Memorial Award for Best All Around Pet Stylist in 2008 and 2010, and was nominated for a Cardinal Crystal American Groomer of the Year award. Lindsey has won several Best In Shows, most notably back to back wins at Intergroom 2009 and 2010 with a Bichon Frise.
She has qualified for Groom Team USA’s Top Ten Stylists every year she was eligible, reaching # 6 position her very first year. She was the #1 ranked groomer in the nation for 2007, 2009, and 2011 and had the honor of traveling to Germany in 2009 to compete in the World Team Grooming Championship. She helped Groom Team bring home the gold for the USA, winning a gold medal with a Bichon Frise. In 2011, Groom Team USA traveled to Belgium, and Lindsey helped her team earn the silver medal, competing with a miniature poodle in English Saddle trim.
Lindsey is most known for her work on Bichons Frises and Poodles, however she has also excelled in competition with Kerry Blue Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, Clumber Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, Gordon Setters, and mixed breeds.
In addition to competing in grooming contests, Lindsey also shows her Bichons Frises, miniature poodles, and Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers in AKC conformation shows.
Contact Information
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1490 W. St RD 434 - Suite 100 Longwood, FL 32750
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