Do You Braid Your Own Horse?

huntergrl4212 · 06-13-2008, 05:44 PM

i have to braid my horse everytime.
i have a bit of an OCD issue and if someone else does it i would have to go back and fix it.
im the one at my barn known for breaking out the ruler and measuring my plaits...have to have exaclty 42 every time.
everyone comes to me to do their horse because i do it with persision.
actually i have to plait next week for my friend.
(:

Erika · 06-13-2008, 06:06 PM

I pay a professional braider to do it. I would be way too freaked out about not getting it perfect, and it would just be more stress.

freedom32 · 06-13-2008, 06:18 PM

When braiding was required I've done it myself, no one around here for hire to do it, or I might think about it! Mine don't turn out too badly, but it did take me forever, and I'm always short enough on sleep before a show anyhow.

Lindsayanne · 06-13-2008, 06:23 PM

If I showed a breed in which it was expected/allowed- I would pay someone else to do it for medium to big shows. There's a lot to be said for saving time AND getting a professional looking job done.

superhorse · 06-13-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chester

Yes, until I joined here I had never heard of anyone being paid to do the job for you.

Same, I was really surpried but I'm pretty awful at it and it takes me a while so I can see the attraction but I don't think I'd every pay someone for it.

Rising Star · 06-13-2008, 09:20 PM

I braid mine myself all the time. I dont see the point when Im good enough at it. Also Im pretty much the only one in my HUS classes that has their horses mane braided/banded/plaited. Most of the people just leave it no matter how scruffy it looks =(

idlewild · 06-13-2008, 09:47 PM

Yep, I'm a bit of a perfectionist and will always do it myself. And I can do a pretty bang up job if I don't say so myself.

I have never paid to have my horse done, though I have been paid myself to braid other's horses. I'll say one thing... it pays well

magic_rider · 06-13-2008, 09:59 PM

My Mum did it when I was younger but I do everything for myself now

Kicks · 06-14-2008, 07:40 AM

Back in the day when I did a lot of showing - if I had paid to have manes and tails done I wouldn't have had the money to show.

Dressage Princess · 06-14-2008, 08:42 PM

I've always done my own braids, even when I was just starting out showing as a kid. I've also been paid to braid other people's horses, but have never even considered hiring someone else to do my dirty work

I'm very particular about it, and would much rather I did it than someone else did it and I had to fix anything.

View Poll Results: Do you braid your own horse(s) for a show?
Yes, I braid my horse practically every time.	60	68.18%
Sometimes I braid myself, sometimes I pay someone else.	4	4.55%
I used to, but now I pay someone to.	0	0%
I know how to, but choose to pay someone else to braid.	5	5.68%
I don't know how and pay someone else to braid.	8	9.09%
Neener neener! I'm a jumper rider/gamer and my doesn't need any of that fancy pants stuff.	12	13.64%
Other.	10	11.36%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll

06-13-2008, 05:44 PM	#11
huntergrl4212 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 357 Images: 53	i have to braid my horse everytime. i have a bit of an OCD issue and if someone else does it i would have to go back and fix it. im the one at my barn known for breaking out the ruler and measuring my plaits...have to have exaclty 42 every time. everyone comes to me to do their horse because i do it with persision. actually i have to plait next week for my friend. (: __________________ Caught Red Handed-most loved Appendix mare

06-13-2008, 06:06 PM	#12
Erika Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern California. Posts: 1,352 Images: 10	I pay a professional braider to do it. I would be way too freaked out about not getting it perfect, and it would just be more stress. __________________

06-13-2008, 06:18 PM	#13
freedom32 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Capital of the Steeler Nation--PITTSBURGH Posts: 8,049 Images: 429 Blog Entries: 144	When braiding was required I've done it myself, no one around here for hire to do it, or I might think about it! Mine don't turn out too badly, but it did take me forever, and I'm always short enough on sleep before a show anyhow. __________________ Pittsburgh gals bleed black & gold ~originally posted by JBandRio~ she's out there grazing and pooping and napping and biting her buddy's butt

06-13-2008, 06:23 PM	#14
Lindsayanne Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 9,584 Images: 377	If I showed a breed in which it was expected/allowed- I would pay someone else to do it for medium to big shows. There's a lot to be said for saving time AND getting a professional looking job done. __________________ Bashkir Curly Poster Child NE Prime Time Regal - 2006 ABCR National Champion & 2008 Breyerfest Demo Horse HAVE YOU SEEN MY STOLEN PONY EXPRESS HORSE TRAILER?*

06-13-2008, 09:20 PM	#16
Rising Star Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,320 Images: 436	I braid mine myself all the time. I dont see the point when Im good enough at it. Also Im pretty much the only one in my HUS classes that has their horses mane braided/banded/plaited. Most of the people just leave it no matter how scruffy it looks =( __________________ Green Bay Acres Boarding and Training Stable Flinting 17.1hh 7yo tb gelding,, the love of my life Proud Member of the Thoroughbred Club

06-13-2008, 09:47 PM	#17
idlewild Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 3,895 Images: 299 Blog Entries: 109	Yep, I'm a bit of a perfectionist and will always do it myself. And I can do a pretty bang up job if I don't say so myself. I have never paid to have my horse done, though I have been paid myself to braid other's horses. I'll say one thing... it pays well __________________ Yours ~ Emily Honorary Aussie, Oi! Feliche + Idlewild = Serial Eventers

06-13-2008, 09:59 PM	#18
magic_rider Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,092 Images: 39	My Mum did it when I was younger but I do everything for myself now

06-14-2008, 07:40 AM	#19
Kicks Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beautiful Black Hills of Dakota Posts: 2,066 Images: 17	Back in the day when I did a lot of showing - if I had paid to have manes and tails done I wouldn't have had the money to show.

06-14-2008, 08:42 PM	#20
Dressage Princess Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the saddle, Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,609 Images: 40	I've always done my own braids, even when I was just starting out showing as a kid. I've also been paid to braid other people's horses, but have never even considered hiring someone else to do my dirty work I'm very particular about it, and would much rather I did it than someone else did it and I had to fix anything. __________________ Member of the Dressage Club and the Snarky Hag Club! "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ~ Martin Luther King

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