help show tomarrow need tips on hunter braids!!!!

hossluva · 07-10-2004, 06:58 AM

ok i went to our local tack shop and bought a "band it" thinking it was for hunter braids, but i get it home open it and its for just like western banding. 22 dollars for something a cant use!grrrrrr.... so i need tips on how to do really good looking hunter braids. mine stick out and are frizzy and groos looking i need major help!!!!

cassidy · 07-10-2004, 08:10 AM

you may wanna try damping the mane a little bit when you are brading to help with the sticky out bits!!

clashkid47 · 07-10-2004, 08:11 AM

i cant braid very well, but i always try to but take them out... make sure that the show your going to approves of them, cause the worst thing is to get your braids nicely done and have to remove them.

hossluva · 07-10-2004, 08:12 AM

no i have go to this show they have one every month yes they are damp cuz i do it after i bathe her

cassidy · 07-10-2004, 08:13 AM

i no people that actually use a bit of hair gel to keep braids in place

hossluva · 07-10-2004, 08:17 AM

yea i have this braid quick stuuf (it smells bad) anyways it holds them in place but they still get frizzy

cassidy · 07-10-2004, 08:31 AM

have you tried normal human gel as it doesnt smell as much an probably holds alot better

(im only trying to help sorry if im not)

LateBloomer · 07-10-2004, 08:52 AM

You have to keep spraying them to keep them damp until you're done, and then when you're all done, put hair gel on to keep them from frizzing when dry.

hossluva · 07-10-2004, 09:10 AM

cassidy your helping ill try human stuff but how do i get them to lay flat on her neck?

SammyDoodle · 07-10-2004, 09:30 AM

I am not great at plaiting but I always seperate the mane into even spaced "bunches" - 11 on my TB and 13 on my ID - first.

I use hair gel and plait as tight as possible then band and roll (fold in half then again) and finally sew in. I use hairspray to tidy up the little stray bits. Sewing in is a bit more difficult than just banding but it does keep the braids in neater I think

A tip is not to plait a really clean mane - wash a few days before - soft silky manes are a nightmare! Slightly dirty sticky manes plait up much better - lol

07-10-2004, 06:58 AM	#1
hossluva Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,948 Images: 16 Blog Entries: 1	help show tomarrow need tips on hunter braids!!!! ok i went to our local tack shop and bought a "band it" thinking it was for hunter braids, but i get it home open it and its for just like western banding. 22 dollars for something a cant use!grrrrrr.... so i need tips on how to do really good looking hunter braids. mine stick out and are frizzy and groos looking i need major help!!!!

07-10-2004, 08:10 AM	#2
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,437 Images: 815	you may wanna try damping the mane a little bit when you are brading to help with the sticky out bits!! __________________ May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

07-10-2004, 08:13 AM	#5
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,437 Images: 815	i no people that actually use a bit of hair gel to keep braids in place __________________ May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

07-10-2004, 08:31 AM	#7
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,437 Images: 815	have you tried normal human gel as it doesnt smell as much an probably holds alot better (im only trying to help sorry if im not) __________________ May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

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07-10-2004, 08:11 AM	#3
clashkid47 Full Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: usa Posts: 154	i cant braid very well, but i always try to but take them out... make sure that the show your going to approves of them, cause the worst thing is to get your braids nicely done and have to remove them.

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hossluva Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,948 Images: 16 Blog Entries: 1	no i have go to this show they have one every month yes they are damp cuz i do it after i bathe her

07-10-2004, 08:17 AM	#6
hossluva Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,948 Images: 16 Blog Entries: 1	yea i have this braid quick stuuf (it smells bad) anyways it holds them in place but they still get frizzy

07-10-2004, 08:52 AM	#8
LateBloomer Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 652 Images: 48	You have to keep spraying them to keep them damp until you're done, and then when you're all done, put hair gel on to keep them from frizzing when dry.

07-10-2004, 09:10 AM	#9
hossluva Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,948 Images: 16 Blog Entries: 1	cassidy your helping ill try human stuff but how do i get them to lay flat on her neck?

07-10-2004, 09:30 AM	#10
SammyDoodle Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,283 Images: 67 Blog Entries: 1	I am not great at plaiting but I always seperate the mane into even spaced "bunches" - 11 on my TB and 13 on my ID - first. I use hair gel and plait as tight as possible then band and roll (fold in half then again) and finally sew in. I use hairspray to tidy up the little stray bits. Sewing in is a bit more difficult than just banding but it does keep the braids in neater I think A tip is not to plait a really clean mane - wash a few days before - soft silky manes are a nightmare! Slightly dirty sticky manes plait up much better - lol