Braiding.

MyY0Y0 · 05-28-2005, 05:16 AM

Well I'm so excited! I've got a show tomorrow, and I am about to go down to the barn so I can bathe, clip, braid my horse! How short does her mane need to be? Because I am afraid to pull it too short for her mane is very thick and I don't want it to stick straight out in the air!?

HELP!

horselover0129 · 05-28-2005, 05:43 AM

well snickers mane is about 4 inches or so,maybe a little shorter and her mane is a good length for braids. so i would say around 3-4 inches IMO. and good luck tomorrow!

MyY0Y0 · 05-28-2005, 05:48 AM

Thanks horselover!!!

madvoice · 05-28-2005, 07:16 AM

It all depends on what type of plaits you're doing whether its English or Western. I have my mare's mane around 4-5 inches as I plait down, pull the plait through the top of the mane and wrap it around (Aussie plaits). If it was much shorter I wouldn't be able to get the plait right. Its all a matter of personal choice

honeydoozy · 05-28-2005, 09:16 AM

For English braids (hunter/dressage) then 4 inches is a good goal. Hunter braids look best if the main is a little less than 4 inches, and dressage braids can be more forgiving if the main is a little longer than 4 inches (but not much!).

Good luck, and have fun!!!

gummiponys · 05-29-2005, 08:51 AM

5-6inches. The length of a pulling comb.

*Psylocke* · 05-29-2005, 09:01 AM

I always did 4-5 inches!

Of course now I work with Arabians so....the longer the better! lol

Psy

honeydoozy · 05-29-2005, 09:46 AM

It just depends on what kind of braids you want to do, IMO.

If you're doing yarn (hunter) braids, and the mane is too long (more than 4 inches) then the end result is going to be too long. It won't lay very flat, or very straight. The individual braids sort of wiggle from side to side.

If you're doing button braids (commonly used in dressage), where you roll the braid in half, then in half again - then you can certainly have a longer mane to start with. Laying straight is not really an issue with these.

If that makes sense.

Good luck at your show!

Erin

MyY0Y0 · 05-29-2005, 04:05 PM

Thanks guys! Yeah. I did it the hard way...hunter braids with yarn. The end result was great, she looked like a pro!

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MyY0Y0 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,344 Images: 274	Braiding. Well I'm so excited! I've got a show tomorrow, and I am about to go down to the barn so I can bathe, clip, braid my horse! How short does her mane need to be? Because I am afraid to pull it too short for her mane is very thick and I don't want it to stick straight out in the air!? HELP! __________________ trip out the door and don't look back Last edited by MyY0Y0; 05-28-2005 at 05:24 AM.

05-28-2005, 05:43 AM	#2
horselover0129 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Massachusettes Posts: 1,194 Images: 117	well snickers mane is about 4 inches or so,maybe a little shorter and her mane is a good length for braids. so i would say around 3-4 inches IMO. and good luck tomorrow! __________________ Devilinareddress aka "snickers" 16H OTTB

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MyY0Y0 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,344 Images: 274	Thanks horselover!!! __________________ trip out the door and don't look back

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madvoice Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, Australia Posts: 10,004 Images: 281	It all depends on what type of plaits you're doing whether its English or Western. I have my mare's mane around 4-5 inches as I plait down, pull the plait through the top of the mane and wrap it around (Aussie plaits). If it was much shorter I wouldn't be able to get the plait right. Its all a matter of personal choice __________________ Sep 1997 - 15 Jan 2006 ~Fry Baby I'll Miss You~ I'm not a complete idiot.. Some parts are missing Buried under snow.. Come back next spring! The Kitty Brigade got me good!

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gummiponys Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,685 Images: 28	5-6inches. The length of a pulling comb. __________________ ~Lauren the Great~

05-28-2005, 09:16 AM	#5
honeydoozy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Location: sunny so. california Posts: 1,770 Images: 51	For English braids (hunter/dressage) then 4 inches is a good goal. Hunter braids look best if the main is a little less than 4 inches, and dressage braids can be more forgiving if the main is a little longer than 4 inches (but not much!). Good luck, and have fun!!!

05-29-2005, 09:01 AM	#7
Psylocke Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I.....AM....CANADIAN! Posts: 5,148 Images: 68 Blog Entries: 32	I always did 4-5 inches! Of course now I work with Arabians so....the longer the better! lol Psy __________________ You just have to consider the possibility that everyone else may be wrong -- Sean Penn I've been snowballed.....twice!

05-29-2005, 09:46 AM	#8
honeydoozy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Location: sunny so. california Posts: 1,770 Images: 51	It just depends on what kind of braids you want to do, IMO. If you're doing yarn (hunter) braids, and the mane is too long (more than 4 inches) then the end result is going to be too long. It won't lay very flat, or very straight. The individual braids sort of wiggle from side to side. If you're doing button braids (commonly used in dressage), where you roll the braid in half, then in half again - then you can certainly have a longer mane to start with. Laying straight is not really an issue with these. If that makes sense. Good luck at your show! Erin

05-29-2005, 04:05 PM	#9
MyY0Y0 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,344 Images: 274	Thanks guys! Yeah. I did it the hard way...hunter braids with yarn. The end result was great, she looked like a pro! __________________ trip out the door and don't look back

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