Braids- bands or yarn??

idlewild · 07-05-2008, 05:09 PM

I'll do either. I can make both look good.

If I have to get it done quick I just use band.
If I have time and really want to make it look nice I'll use yarn. Sometime I'll even do button braids with the yarn if I really have a lot of time

HoofPrints11 · 07-05-2008, 05:56 PM

I use yarn =] Bands are such a hassle to get out. And I've seen them pop in the forelock and horses do not like that..

I LuvMyHorses · 07-05-2008, 06:42 PM

I use bands

I've never tried yarn before!

ilovemyhorse218 · 07-06-2008, 10:07 AM

I have seen other people do it better with yarn.. but i cant do it with yarn

so i do it with bands.. and it still looks really good

ARMwins · 07-07-2008, 06:47 AM

yarn for showing, bands if i wanna get some nice riding pics at home

winski · 07-07-2008, 10:33 AM

My daughter always used yarn. She sometimes would just pay someone who was good at it to do it at a bigger show, but she also braided herself. Yarn seemed to actually hold better.

Nixxy373 · 07-07-2008, 01:30 PM

I always use yarn, I think it's a bit more subtle than bands, and yarn comes in more colors so you can match your horses mane a bit closer. However, I always put elastics over my bands to keep them in place, either over night, for the trailering, until my first class etc. Then pull them out.

View Poll Results: Bands or Yarn?
Bands	12	44.44%
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07-05-2008, 05:09 PM	#11
idlewild Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 4,874 Images: 369 Blog Entries: 139	I'll do either. I can make both look good. If I have to get it done quick I just use band. If I have time and really want to make it look nice I'll use yarn. Sometime I'll even do button braids with the yarn if I really have a lot of time __________________ I have been SNOWBALLED!! 14 times!! Honorary Aussie, Oi! Feliche + Idlewild = Serial Eventers Idlewild and I Love BODIE! are M&M I was on HGS when we made 2 and 3 million posts

07-05-2008, 05:56 PM	#12
HoofPrints11 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,998 Images: 44	I use yarn =] Bands are such a hassle to get out. And I've seen them pop in the forelock and horses do not like that.. __________________ Levi <3 Ah I've been snowballed! Twice!

07-05-2008, 06:42 PM	#13
I LuvMyHorses Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,226 Images: 80 Blog Entries: 7	I use bands I've never tried yarn before! __________________ Ask me about my horses....Have you got all day? Aimee and Skipa I was on HGS the day we made 3,000,000 posts!

07-07-2008, 06:47 AM	#15
ARMwins Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: beside Chico Posts: 2,419 Images: 353 Blog Entries: 12	yarn for showing, bands if i wanna get some nice riding pics at home __________________ *PowerPackage ~QH Jumper*~ ive been snowballed X5!

07-06-2008, 10:07 AM	#14
ilovemyhorse218 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3	I have seen other people do it better with yarn.. but i cant do it with yarn so i do it with bands.. and it still looks really good

07-07-2008, 10:33 AM	#16
winski Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the beautiful Smoky Mountains Posts: 20 Images: 8	My daughter always used yarn. She sometimes would just pay someone who was good at it to do it at a bigger show, but she also braided herself. Yarn seemed to actually hold better.

07-07-2008, 01:30 PM	#17
Nixxy373 Full Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stow/Tewksbury, MA Posts: 264 Images: 30	I always use yarn, I think it's a bit more subtle than bands, and yarn comes in more colors so you can match your horses mane a bit closer. However, I always put elastics over my bands to keep them in place, either over night, for the trailering, until my first class etc. Then pull them out. __________________ Phoenix Rising Royal Flush is Lucky

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