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Post by cg on Jul 19, 2016 10:50:16 GMT
I have a yearling colt with a very thick mane! I don't want to start pulling it as hes only young! He has been to 2 shows and I struggle to get nice neat plaits in like my older horse, mainly due to the thickness of the middle of his mane!
Any tips to help with this at all?
Thankyou
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Post by flee on Jul 19, 2016 11:37:33 GMT
You know how we're always told that we should never use anything other than a soft brush on our horses manes or it will pull the hair out and you'll end up with a thin mane ? Push the mane over on to the wrong side and brush vigorously with a plastic curry ( so that any hair pulled out is from the under side ) and then brush back into place on the correct side when you've finished .
I was taught this when I worked on an eventing yard on a horse who would literally kill you if you tried to pull his mane . We used scissors to shorten it and this method to thin it . I appreciate your problem is not that your youngster is difficult , but I have also used this method on native ponies with overly thick and unruly manes and it works a treat whilst still maintaining a very natural looking mane .
Same yard had another horse who was something of a liability when having her mane pulled but someone had worked out that you could do it whilst she was being ridden . We used to take them out for fast work a couple of times a week and if you were on this particular horse you spent the hack home plucking hairs out of her mane whilst she was still warm . Again , worked brilliantly . I think this was the yard that really taught me to think outside the box !
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Post by cg on Jul 19, 2016 13:34:55 GMT
You know how we're always told that we should never use anything other than a soft brush on our horses manes or it will pull the hair out and you'll end up with a thin mane ? Push the mane over on to the wrong side and brush vigorously with a plastic curry ( so that any hair pulled out is from the under side ) and then brush back into place on the correct side when you've finished . I was taught this when I worked on an eventing yard on a horse who would literally kill you if you tried to pull his mane . We used scissors to shorten it and this method to thin it . I appreciate your problem is not that your youngster is difficult , but I have also used this method on native ponies with overly thick and unruly manes and it works a treat whilst still maintaining a very natural looking mane . Same yard had another horse who was something of a liability when having her mane pulled but someone had worked out that you could do it whilst she was being ridden . We used to take them out for fast work a couple of times a week and if you were on this particular horse you spent the hack home plucking hairs out of her mane whilst she was still warm . Again , worked brilliantly . I think this was the yard that really taught me to think outside the box ! Wow fantastic Flee thank you! He is a really sweet boy but I think he still finds the 'feeling' strange when having his mane pulled around, hence why I have made the decision not to pull it yet. Your suggestion should work a treat, I will let you know how it goes! Thank you  |
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Post by cg on Jul 26, 2016 8:43:07 GMT
You know how we're always told that we should never use anything other than a soft brush on our horses manes or it will pull the hair out and you'll end up with a thin mane ? Push the mane over on to the wrong side and brush vigorously with a plastic curry ( so that any hair pulled out is from the under side ) and then brush back into place on the correct side when you've finished . I was taught this when I worked on an eventing yard on a horse who would literally kill you if you tried to pull his mane . We used scissors to shorten it and this method to thin it . I appreciate your problem is not that your youngster is difficult , but I have also used this method on native ponies with overly thick and unruly manes and it works a treat whilst still maintaining a very natural looking mane . Same yard had another horse who was something of a liability when having her mane pulled but someone had worked out that you could do it whilst she was being ridden . We used to take them out for fast work a couple of times a week and if you were on this particular horse you spent the hack home plucking hairs out of her mane whilst she was still warm . Again , worked brilliantly . I think this was the yard that really taught me to think outside the box ! I tried this last night and it worked a treat! I think a few times doing this it will be perfect! I was a little worried about using the scissors at first but it doesn't look cut at all! Thanks Flee !! |
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Post by catkin on Aug 10, 2016 12:42:05 GMT
I agree with Flee. Also try leaving some plaits in overnight a few times in just the thick bit. This can thin it too.
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