Comments on: Top 5 Tips for Shortening Your Horse’s Mane http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/ Discussing the latest horse news, events, issues, and ideas. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: horse riding lessons http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-53924 horse riding lessons Thu, 12 May 2011 14:37:10 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-53924 Greay tips. In addition. HOW TO KEEP A MANE LAYING THE CORRECT SIDE. Traditionally horses manes are to lay on the off (right) side of a horses neck. Most common suggestion is to plait it over to the right, but this only trains the mane in different directions, instead of straight down the neck! Instead of plaiting, bunch the mane in one inch sections with bands making sure the band is at the bottom of the hairline, otherwise you will be training it to stick up! You will have to re-do each bunch regularly as if they rub their mane and the bunches get moved it'll be training the mane the wrong way again. You will probably have about 30 little bunches along the neck and usually it'll only take about 3 days to work! If your horses mane lays completely on the wrong side, by bunching it this way it will always lay on the correct side! It is more difficult if your horse has a very wide maneline on his crest as it will fall on both sides, and by pulling it to thin it and then bunching it, will help! Greay tips. In addition. HOW TO KEEP A MANE LAYING THE CORRECT SIDE. Traditionally horses manes are to lay on the off (right) side of a horses neck. Most common suggestion is to plait it over to the right, but this only trains the mane in different directions, instead of straight down the neck! Instead of plaiting, bunch the mane in one inch sections with bands making sure the band is at the bottom of the hairline, otherwise you will be training it to stick up! You will have to re-do each bunch regularly as if they rub their mane and the bunches get moved it’ll be training the mane the wrong way again. You will probably have about 30 little bunches along the neck and usually it’ll only take about 3 days to work! If your horses mane lays completely on the wrong side, by bunching it this way it will always lay on the correct side! It is more difficult if your horse has a very wide maneline on his crest as it will fall on both sides, and by pulling it to thin it and then bunching it, will help!

]]> By: Bella http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-48106 Bella Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:09:25 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-48106 Ha Ha oops I meant to say when should you cut your horses mane and how long do you reccomend ? oops sorry Ha Ha oops I meant to say when should you cut your horses mane and how long do you reccomend ? oops sorry

]]> By: Bella http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-48104 Bella Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:07:29 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-48104 When should your horses mane and how long do you reccomend ? When should your horses mane and how long do you reccomend ?

]]> By: Stephaine http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-45090 Stephaine Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:26:04 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-45090 hey i just read over this and this helps me so much ... usually for show season i have someone come and cut my ponys mane cause when i do it it just dosent seem naturel....but now i an gonna try to attempty to do it on my own :) thanks sooo much it really helped :D hey i just read over this and this helps me so much … usually for show season i have someone come and cut my ponys mane cause when i do it it just dosent seem naturel….but now i an gonna try to attempty to do it on my own :) thanks sooo much it really helped :D

]]> By: Mickey http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-44142 Mickey Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:13:11 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-44142 I just read your article and it is going to be a BIG help to me. I don't currently own a horse (someday :P) but I do ride at a lesson place. During show season the owners get a bunch of us to shorten manes, but I've always hated pulling them. So I was looking for other ways to do it and a stripping blade seems like a good idea. Could you tell me where I could fine one? The local tack store doesn't have one. By the way, I know what it's like to shorten a thick mane. The horse I'm usually stuck with is a Canadian, very drafty and has a VERY thick mane, so you have my sympathy I just read your article and it is going to be a BIG help to me. I don’t currently own a horse (someday :P ) but I do ride at a lesson place. During show season the owners get a bunch of us to shorten manes, but I’ve always hated pulling them. So I was looking for other ways to do it and a stripping blade seems like a good idea. Could you tell me where I could fine one? The local tack store doesn’t have one.
By the way, I know what it’s like to shorten a thick mane. The horse I’m usually stuck with is a Canadian, very drafty and has a VERY thick mane, so you have my sympathy

]]> By: Lisa-Marie Stock http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 Lisa-Marie Stock Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:15:55 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-1298 This post is great! How to post are really useful. I cut my horses mane it sticks up like a Mohawk! any suggestions? This post is great! How to post are really useful. I cut my horses mane it sticks up like a Mohawk! any suggestions?

]]> By: Shae http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Shae Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:52:13 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-1272 I read your article and today was the first time I decided to cut my horses mane. It came out pretty good but, I cut upward and toward her head is much shorter. Oh Well, It will grow back.. I did better on the second horse. I read your article and today was the first time I decided
to cut my horses mane. It came out pretty good but, I cut
upward and toward her head is much shorter. Oh Well, It will grow back.. I did better on the second horse.

]]> By: Jackie http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 Jackie Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:00:21 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-1271 OTB - It's a good thing I actually like braiding. I like it enough that I might even be silly and do it for the little Pegasus show this fall, just for fun! Rhonda - Don't let this picture deceive you; it's only laying flat because it was recently combed and Ace didn't have any food to eat. When he puts his head down to graze, the top third of his mane ends up on the top of his neck. I do have some tricks up my sleeve for getting manes to stay on one side though, and I have been intending to use them on Ace sometime soon. I'll have to take pictures and blog it! Deanna - practicing lots ahead of time is how I learned to braid, and actually had semi-decent looking ones the first time I did it for a show. I always thought it was kind of fun, so that helped. I may be able to braid nicely, but I can't band to save my life! Sounds like a 'how to' post for you... OTB – It’s a good thing I actually like braiding. I like it enough that I might even be silly and do it for the little Pegasus show this fall, just for fun!

Rhonda – Don’t let this picture deceive you; it’s only laying flat because it was recently combed and Ace didn’t have any food to eat. When he puts his head down to graze, the top third of his mane ends up on the top of his neck. I do have some tricks up my sleeve for getting manes to stay on one side though, and I have been intending to use them on Ace sometime soon. I’ll have to take pictures and blog it!

Deanna – practicing lots ahead of time is how I learned to braid, and actually had semi-decent looking ones the first time I did it for a show. I always thought it was kind of fun, so that helped. I may be able to braid nicely, but I can’t band to save my life! Sounds like a ‘how to’ post for you…

]]> By: Deanna http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Deanna Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:09:43 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-1270 Excellent post! I like to have my students practice banding and braiding months ahead of show season. They may get bored, but that's life right! A properly banded or braided mane is a beautiful thing. Excellent post! I like to have my students practice banding and braiding months ahead of show season. They may get bored, but that’s life right! A properly banded or braided mane is a beautiful thing.

]]> By: RhondaL http://www.regardinghorses.com/2009/07/06/top-5-tips-for-shortening-your-horses-mane/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 RhondaL Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:23:09 +0000 http://www.regardinghorses.com/?p=760#comment-1269 Great article! And I'm very impressed with how flat his mane is. Another article, if you don't mind me suggesting one, would be to show how to keep a mane flat like that. Especially a thick mane like Ace's. Great article! And I’m very impressed with how flat his mane is. Another article, if you don’t mind me suggesting one, would be to show how to keep a mane flat like that. Especially a thick mane like Ace’s.

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