Do You Braid Your Own Horse?

I Love BODIE! · 06-14-2008, 08:47 PM

I'm a little inbetween two. I know how to braid, but I don't do it very well

so I pay my trainer to (she's amazing!). This summer though, I'm going to practice a lot until I get good enough so I can do it myself to relieve my trainer - depending on the event, she'll do 9-12 manes and her fingers get really sore.

Haas Horse Farm · 06-16-2008, 08:16 PM

I have reiners so I do not have to do any of that for shows... we keep our manes/tails in long braids much of the time to keep it from getting tangled. If something gets done I do it myself. LOL

CatandMinot · 06-16-2008, 08:20 PM

If I do braid/ band, I definitely do it myself. Thinking about it now, it almost seems like cheating in a show by having a professional braid for you since the judge is judging YOU and YOUR horse's appearance/ grooming skills-- not how much you paid to have someone else do the work for you. Just a random thought...

MyBelgianAzzy · 06-16-2008, 08:27 PM

I have braided for other people the same night that someone has braided for me!

I never had a groom (not boohooing, just stating a fact). Having someone braid for me was a luxury I gave myself. I braided for myself a few times, but most often I would go earn some money braiding other people's horses and come to load up in the morning welcomed by a newly braided pony.

The braiding fairy visited!

royalrox · 06-17-2008, 05:12 PM

I usually don't braid at all...when I want to I do though lol

passe831 · 06-17-2008, 05:44 PM

I always braid myself. I'm pathetic when I braid with elastics, I always braid with thread even if its just schooling shows. I'd say i'm good at it, but like I couldn't braid if I ever showed and A circuit show, they aren't THAT good. But yea... since I don't I always braid myself

No1Dazy · 06-17-2008, 06:02 PM

I know how, and do a decent job, BUT I am usually showing 2-3 horses at any given show, AND schooling students. If I braided myself, I would never leave the show grounds. I pay someone so I can be in bed before midnight and try to get some rest before the usual 6 a.m. arrival at the grounds the next morning...

dressage_lover · 06-17-2008, 06:07 PM

Sometimes I braid, but other times I pay someone else because it just can become too much of a hassle if I am riding too many horses

Just A Frame Of · 06-18-2008, 05:00 PM

Ick lol I'm no good at braiding and I go to the very small shows so I just let my horse's mane grow out. She's quite a little terd when I try and pull her mane plus I think she looks dumb with a short mane anyways lol. I think it does look good though when horses are braided. I just do the spider-webby-looking thing with her mane when I do go to shows. If I were to consider going to an "A" show I'd most likely pull her short and hire a braider.

sdawn8806 · 06-18-2008, 05:42 PM

always braid my own horses, why pay someone to do something im perfectly capable of doing myself?!

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

06-14-2008, 08:47 PM	#21
I Love BODIE! Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 1,239 Images: 42	I'm a little inbetween two. I know how to braid, but I don't do it very well so I pay my trainer to (she's amazing!). This summer though, I'm going to practice a lot until I get good enough so I can do it myself to relieve my trainer - depending on the event, she'll do 9-12 manes and her fingers get really sore. __________________ -Emily- Protégé ("Bodie") - 17h 1996 Thoroughbred Gelding

06-16-2008, 08:20 PM	#23
CatandMinot Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 671 Images: 64	If I do braid/ band, I definitely do it myself. Thinking about it now, it almost seems like cheating in a show by having a professional braid for you since the judge is judging YOU and YOUR horse's appearance/ grooming skills-- not how much you paid to have someone else do the work for you. Just a random thought... __________________ "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good" 100% For Humane Slaughter

06-17-2008, 05:12 PM	#25
royalrox Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Springs, PA Posts: 3,160 Images: 264	I usually don't braid at all...when I want to I do though lol __________________ You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows The present now will later be past, And the first one now will later be last -Bob Dylan Proud member of the thoroughbred club!

06-17-2008, 05:44 PM	#26
passe831 Full Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 137 Images: 30	I always braid myself. I'm pathetic when I braid with elastics, I always braid with thread even if its just schooling shows. I'd say i'm good at it, but like I couldn't braid if I ever showed and A circuit show, they aren't THAT good. But yea... since I don't I always braid myself __________________ "How did men with tools build these?" "Same Way They built the Great Wall Of China and the Pyramids... The Aliens Helped"

06-17-2008, 06:02 PM	#27
No1Dazy Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 2,030 Images: 77 Blog Entries: 14	I know how, and do a decent job, BUT I am usually showing 2-3 horses at any given show, AND schooling students. If I braided myself, I would never leave the show grounds. I pay someone so I can be in bed before midnight and try to get some rest before the usual 6 a.m. arrival at the grounds the next morning... __________________ "Out of nothing comes nothing. We must at least try." ~Wolfgang May, 7/18/08

06-17-2008, 06:07 PM	#28
dressage_lover Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 368 Images: 28 Blog Entries: 4	Sometimes I braid, but other times I pay someone else because it just can become too much of a hassle if I am riding too many horses __________________ Run free Flyin' Eclipse... you will always be in my heart. September 1, 2003- May 28, 2008

06-18-2008, 05:00 PM	#29
Just A Frame Of Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 6	Ick lol I'm no good at braiding and I go to the very small shows so I just let my horse's mane grow out. She's quite a little terd when I try and pull her mane plus I think she looks dumb with a short mane anyways lol. I think it does look good though when horses are braided. I just do the spider-webby-looking thing with her mane when I do go to shows. If I were to consider going to an "A" show I'd most likely pull her short and hire a braider.

06-18-2008, 05:42 PM	#30
sdawn8806 Full Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: gainesville, FL Posts: 183 Images: 35	always braid my own horses, why pay someone to do something im perfectly capable of doing myself?!

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