Banding!

kodemiester · 10-08-2008, 02:47 PM

I want to start showing Dakoda next year, in the local fair, that is if i can get her to take her leads, do halter, keep her head, down and the list goes on and on :P. I would like to be able to band her mane, in western pleasure classes, so she looks better. I need to know the length, and how far apart they need to be. Thanks!

Native Winds · 10-08-2008, 06:29 PM

Typicaly the length of hair is average of 5 inches. Each section should be about 1/2 inch and tightly against the crest. If your horse has a thick mane you may have to go with 1/4 inch tightly against the crest. How many bands you get will be determined with how large each band is.

http://www.showhorsepromotions.com/banding.htm

HUS_WP_lovr · 10-08-2008, 06:30 PM

I do 2-3 inches long.

Brooke_Janel · 10-08-2008, 06:32 PM

i do about 3inches.
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Native Winds · 10-10-2008, 08:18 PM

Yes I have seen them that short also. I think it looks better with a bit longer hair. I like then at about 4 inches.

PinkHorse · 10-11-2008, 06:08 AM

The length of the mane and # of bands all depends on the length & shape of your horse's neck. Pull a really thick mane first.

More bands of a shorter length can help a short thick neck look longer. A thick throatlatch can be helped out by trimming the mane a little shorter near the bridlepath - blended gradually to the length of the rest of the mane of course.

As with everything else horse-related, practise. There is an art to banding (just like braiding) and your first few attempts will look horrible. Don't try it for the first time the night before a show.

Good luck!

Native Winds · 10-11-2008, 02:28 PM

That is supposed to be 3 - 5 inches average not just 5 inches average. Typo.

QH_World · 10-11-2008, 03:46 PM

WP manes should be around 2-3 inches long. Or as wide as your four fingers together. The mane should be thinned out by taking some bottom hairs and pulling them out. You should do it after your ride when the pores are opened up. Then what I like to do is take the bottom of the longest section of hair(about 1/2 inch) and hold it tightly and yank the bottom off. Do this on different sections of hair until it's even and where you want it. Then if there's a few strays you can snip those with scissors.

kodemiester · 10-11-2008, 03:57 PM

Okay. Thanks!

reiner girl · 10-11-2008, 04:20 PM

i do 2 to 3 inches like everyone else has said! the one year i cut my reiners shoulder length mane to 2 inches for a big time pleasure deal...everyone thought i sold my horse he looks so different lol!

10-08-2008, 02:47 PM	#1
kodemiester Full Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On My Horse, Minnesota Posts: 383 Images: 1	Banding! I want to start showing Dakoda next year, in the local fair, that is if i can get her to take her leads, do halter, keep her head, down and the list goes on and on :P. I would like to be able to band her mane, in western pleasure classes, so she looks better. I need to know the length, and how far apart they need to be. Thanks!

10-08-2008, 06:29 PM	#2
Native Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lexington KY area Posts: 899 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 16	Typicaly the length of hair is average of 5 inches. Each section should be about 1/2 inch and tightly against the crest. If your horse has a thick mane you may have to go with 1/4 inch tightly against the crest. How many bands you get will be determined with how large each band is. http://www.showhorsepromotions.com/banding.htm __________________ "....for what ever happens to the beast shall soon happen to man..." Souix ..."She was big and beautiful, and she stood out over everything. With her long easy stride, her breeding and her conformation, she looked like she might be a good one."... Ruffian

10-08-2008, 06:30 PM	#3
HUS_WP_lovr Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SW FL Posts: 6,225 Images: 312	I do 2-3 inches long. __________________ SPLAT! I just got snowballed!

10-10-2008, 08:18 PM	#5
Native Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lexington KY area Posts: 899 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 16	Yes I have seen them that short also. I think it looks better with a bit longer hair. I like then at about 4 inches. __________________ "....for what ever happens to the beast shall soon happen to man..." Souix ..."She was big and beautiful, and she stood out over everything. With her long easy stride, her breeding and her conformation, she looked like she might be a good one."... Ruffian

10-11-2008, 02:28 PM	#7
Native Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lexington KY area Posts: 899 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 16	That is supposed to be 3 - 5 inches average not just 5 inches average. Typo. __________________ "....for what ever happens to the beast shall soon happen to man..." Souix ..."She was big and beautiful, and she stood out over everything. With her long easy stride, her breeding and her conformation, she looked like she might be a good one."... Ruffian

10-08-2008, 06:32 PM	#4
Brooke_Janel Full Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 127	i do about 3inches. =]

10-11-2008, 06:08 AM	#6
PinkHorse Full Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: My Desk Posts: 190 Images: 9	The length of the mane and # of bands all depends on the length & shape of your horse's neck. Pull a really thick mane first. More bands of a shorter length can help a short thick neck look longer. A thick throatlatch can be helped out by trimming the mane a little shorter near the bridlepath - blended gradually to the length of the rest of the mane of course. As with everything else horse-related, practise. There is an art to banding (just like braiding) and your first few attempts will look horrible. Don't try it for the first time the night before a show. Good luck!

10-11-2008, 03:46 PM	#8
QH_World Full Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sedalia, Missouri Posts: 71 Images: 1	WP manes should be around 2-3 inches long. Or as wide as your four fingers together. The mane should be thinned out by taking some bottom hairs and pulling them out. You should do it after your ride when the pores are opened up. Then what I like to do is take the bottom of the longest section of hair(about 1/2 inch) and hold it tightly and yank the bottom off. Do this on different sections of hair until it's even and where you want it. Then if there's a few strays you can snip those with scissors. __________________ ~Special Skippa Lou~ 9 YR old, Solid Bay, QH gelding

10-11-2008, 03:57 PM	#9
kodemiester Full Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On My Horse, Minnesota Posts: 383 Images: 1	Okay. Thanks!

10-11-2008, 04:20 PM	#10
reiner girl Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: with my horses Posts: 3,313 Images: 15	i do 2 to 3 inches like everyone else has said! the one year i cut my reiners shoulder length mane to 2 inches for a big time pleasure deal...everyone thought i sold my horse he looks so different lol! __________________ ~To Rein A Horse Is Not Only To Guide Him, But To Control His Every Movment~ ~~Mr.Bee Hollywood & Small Town Nic~~

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