Banding Long Mane?

Circle C · 05-23-2006, 03:16 PM

Well, I think I have decided NOT to cut my yearlings mane for halter. I think instead, I'm going to band it long. I had a reining trainer suggest to band it long. She said she's seen a lot of horses done that way. So, that's what I think I'm going to do. I just can't cut his mane b/c it's so pretty & thick!

What do you think?

imacowgirl2 · 05-23-2006, 04:14 PM

I didn't vote one way or the other...if its really thick, it may end up looking really funny banded -- in that case, I would just brush it and leave it natural. However, if it is long and thin, then it will probably look better banded, so I would band it.

I would suggest banding it once just to see how it looks banded, and then decide from there. By all means, don't cut it if you like the long look...I speak from experience.

.Tuckit. · 05-23-2006, 07:58 PM

Ditto to Cowgirl, band it ahead of time and see how it looks. You may need to even it up with some thinning shears to get it straight. It it DOES end up looking poofy and really weird banded, put some gel in it (the stuff us guys use to make our hair rock hard :P ) it it, and brush it after it's dry. It's going to be hard to brush, so don't use a LOT, just a little. It'll make it lay flat, and brushing it out afterwards will keep it from looking crunchy.

Canadian Sage · 05-23-2006, 08:08 PM

I would leave it long. There is a horse at the place I keep mine at that has a GORGEOUSLY long mane and its thick. The owner bands it for shows, as she doesn't want to cut it.

It looks VERY nice banded, and makes it neater.

ShezaBayDoc · 05-24-2006, 01:40 AM

I completely agree with all of the above. I fyou like the look on that horse, keep it. I have one hore I have to keep short, he looks horrid otherwise, and I have two that I love to keep long. It's all up to you.

freedom32 · 05-24-2006, 03:42 AM

Banding could work if the mane isn't really thick. When I showed Freedom in halter classes i either braided her mane, just thin braids hanging, not hunter braids, or i banded it in the net, that way the judge could still see her neck for confo, both looked really nice.

irideazip · 05-24-2006, 06:20 AM

I picked cut it and band it only because for halter it just looks so much better and more professional, HOWEVER, if you want to leave it long, be sure it is thin enough that the bands lie nice and flat. Also, the "woven" look for banded manes just does not trip my trigger for any class, at all LOL...a friend of mine used to do that with her paint mare and it looked OK, just not as clean and professional as I like to see, remember...this is just MHO

LotsOfSavvy · 05-24-2006, 11:26 AM

Anybody have pictures of a horse with its long mane banded? Just wondering!

Circle C · 05-25-2006, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LotsOfSavvy

Anybody have pictures of a horse with its long mane banded? Just wondering!

I guess I'll have to band it and take a pic

I_Luv_Ponies · 05-25-2006, 03:49 PM

I cut my mares mane once and am still paying for it!
DON'T DO IT!!!
I had to do my mares because she had rubbed some off and it was 6'' shorter than the rest of her mane!!!
SEE!!!!

It looks way better now, I'll have to get some pics!

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05-23-2006, 03:16 PM	#1
Circle C Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,636 Images: 52	Banding Long Mane? Well, I think I have decided NOT to cut my yearlings mane for halter. I think instead, I'm going to band it long. I had a reining trainer suggest to band it long. She said she's seen a lot of horses done that way. So, that's what I think I'm going to do. I just can't cut his mane b/c it's so pretty & thick! What do you think? __________________ *Casey* *Weber Harris Ford-Lincoln-Mercury* *Meadville, PA* *(814) 336-3166*

05-23-2006, 07:58 PM	#3
.Tuckit. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 280 Images: 69	Ditto to Cowgirl, band it ahead of time and see how it looks. You may need to even it up with some thinning shears to get it straight. It it DOES end up looking poofy and really weird banded, put some gel in it (the stuff us guys use to make our hair rock hard :P ) it it, and brush it after it's dry. It's going to be hard to brush, so don't use a LOT, just a little. It'll make it lay flat, and brushing it out afterwards will keep it from looking crunchy. __________________ -Justin-

05-24-2006, 03:42 AM	#6
freedom32 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Capital of the Steeler Nation--PITTSBURGH Posts: 8,029 Images: 428 Blog Entries: 144	Banding could work if the mane isn't really thick. When I showed Freedom in halter classes i either braided her mane, just thin braids hanging, not hunter braids, or i banded it in the net, that way the judge could still see her neck for confo, both looked really nice. __________________ Pittsburgh gals bleed black & gold ~originally posted by JBandRio~ she's out there grazing and pooping and napping and biting her buddy's butt

05-24-2006, 06:20 AM	#7
irideazip Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In the Pocono's (Honeymoon capital of PA!) Posts: 5,386 Images: 138 Blog Entries: 6	I picked cut it and band it only because for halter it just looks so much better and more professional, HOWEVER, if you want to leave it long, be sure it is thin enough that the bands lie nice and flat. Also, the "woven" look for banded manes just does not trip my trigger for any class, at all LOL...a friend of mine used to do that with her paint mare and it looked OK, just not as clean and professional as I like to see, remember...this is just MHO __________________ Zipped Up Totally: aka. Fancy: One of HGS'S Top Stock Horses! 2006 NPHA Open Western Champion!

05-23-2006, 04:14 PM	#2
imacowgirl2 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: here, there, and everywhere! Posts: 2,798 Images: 233 Blog Entries: 17	I didn't vote one way or the other...if its really thick, it may end up looking really funny banded -- in that case, I would just brush it and leave it natural. However, if it is long and thin, then it will probably look better banded, so I would band it. I would suggest banding it once just to see how it looks banded, and then decide from there. By all means, don't cut it if you like the long look...I speak from experience.

05-24-2006, 01:40 AM	#5
ShezaBayDoc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wendell, NC Posts: 720 Images: 31 Blog Entries: 1	I completely agree with all of the above. I fyou like the look on that horse, keep it. I have one hore I have to keep short, he looks horrid otherwise, and I have two that I love to keep long. It's all up to you.

05-24-2006, 11:26 AM	#8
LotsOfSavvy Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shadow Hills, CA Posts: 989 Images: 162	Anybody have pictures of a horse with its long mane banded? Just wondering! __________________ http://www.equineacquisitions.com If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question...or asked the question wrong.

05-25-2006, 03:49 PM	#10
I_Luv_Ponies Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Michigan. (Wait...where am I?!) Posts: 423 Images: 90 Blog Entries: 3	I cut my mares mane once and am still paying for it! DON'T DO IT!!! I had to do my mares because she had rubbed some off and it was 6'' shorter than the rest of her mane!!! SEE!!!! It looks way better now, I'll have to get some pics! __________________ Lacie- 20yo Reg Qh Mare~ Tank 2yo Mutt Gelding~ Scooter 12yo Mutt Ponie~ Boomer 15yo Reg Shetland Pony

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