Keeping the mane on the right side!

nnep_rider · 12-12-2005, 05:05 PM

Hey guys,

Doc's mane is all weird. Half of it is flopped over on the left side and the other half is on the right side. I've tried to get it all on the right side...but for the life of me I can't.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for your time.

Drafty1 · 12-12-2005, 05:07 PM

Briad to one side leave in for two weeks take out re-braid and repete for about 2.5 to 3 months.

Jig · 12-12-2005, 05:16 PM

I couldn't have said it better then Drafty.

Braid it real tight and pull downward as you braid to help press the mane into place. Tie it tight and even throw on a sleezy if you really want the effect

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I did it with Jig but slacked off after a few times braiding and it flopped over.. so be patient lol.. make sure you braid it to the right.. its the propper way.. from what I know!

Xiphias · 12-12-2005, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drafty1

Briad to one side leave in for two weeks take out re-braid and repete for about 2.5 to 3 months.

you can also after braiding it get some hair mouse and apply it to the crest it will help the mane to want to stay in that direction...Cathy

dakota's_sable · 12-12-2005, 06:04 PM

Brushing. Lots of brushing. My mare's mane was the same way when I got her. I brushed it everyday for a couple of weeks and now it stays on one side.

nnep_rider · 12-12-2005, 07:06 PM

Thanks guys!

Lindsayanne · 12-12-2005, 07:08 PM

won't braiding make them want to rub? And won't doing it tight break hair when they stretch and stuff?

tucklove · 12-12-2005, 07:25 PM

I sure hope those suggestions work for you, because they sure didn't for me

. Tuck's mane laid very nicely to the right for two years and then when he was coming three it decided to switch. Well, it ended up being a foot long mane that stuck straight up

and no matter how long I kept it braided or banded to one side, a few days later it would go right back. I ended up roaching his mane this summer and now it's growing back in its new direction. Cursed rebellious locks... if it happens again, he's just going to have to deal with it.

Also, to keep him from rubbing or getting itchy, I would just rub some hypoallergetic lotion on. It kept him from drying out and me rubbing felt like a good scratch, but not nearly as damaging.

Pony Pals · 12-14-2005, 08:26 AM

the brainding

Carab · 12-15-2005, 11:45 PM

I pluck most the hairs that grow on the "wrong" side. Its always worked for me and it helps getting a thinner mane.

12-12-2005, 05:05 PM	#1
nnep_rider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 1,126 Images: 190 Blog Entries: 5	Keeping the mane on the right side! Hey guys, Doc's mane is all weird. Half of it is flopped over on the left side and the other half is on the right side. I've tried to get it all on the right side...but for the life of me I can't. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for your time. __________________ "Find such a horse and treasure him. Teach him that you will trust him with your life. Give him the education he will need, and then sit quietly while he does the job you have very skillfully and very patiently taught him. He won't let you down. " Jim Wofford

12-12-2005, 05:07 PM	#2
Drafty1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,405 Images: 518 Blog Entries: 1	Briad to one side leave in for two weeks take out re-braid and repete for about 2.5 to 3 months. __________________ Yeah, I guess you were riding, until you fell off.

12-12-2005, 05:16 PM	#3
Jig Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 600 Images: 41	I couldn't have said it better then Drafty. Braid it real tight and pull downward as you braid to help press the mane into place. Tie it tight and even throw on a sleezy if you really want the effect . I did it with Jig but slacked off after a few times braiding and it flopped over.. so be patient lol.. make sure you braid it to the right.. its the propper way.. from what I know! __________________ "So the next time someone says that he's "Just a horse", "Just" Smile.. because they "Just" don't understand."

12-12-2005, 06:04 PM	#5
dakota's_sable Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SE South Dakota Posts: 1,686 Images: 14	Brushing. Lots of brushing. My mare's mane was the same way when I got her. I brushed it everyday for a couple of weeks and now it stays on one side. __________________ The Horse: Friendship without envy, Beauty without vanity, Nobility without conceit, A willing partner, yet no slave.

12-12-2005, 07:06 PM	#6
nnep_rider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 1,126 Images: 190 Blog Entries: 5	Thanks guys! __________________ "Find such a horse and treasure him. Teach him that you will trust him with your life. Give him the education he will need, and then sit quietly while he does the job you have very skillfully and very patiently taught him. He won't let you down. " Jim Wofford

12-12-2005, 07:08 PM	#7
Lindsayanne Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 9,859 Images: 399	won't braiding make them want to rub? And won't doing it tight break hair when they stretch and stuff? __________________ Bashkir Curly Poster Child *NE Prime Time Regal - 2006 ABCR National Champion & 2008 Breyerfest Demo Horse

12-12-2005, 07:25 PM	#8
tucklove Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 1,335 Images: 165 Blog Entries: 181	I sure hope those suggestions work for you, because they sure didn't for me . Tuck's mane laid very nicely to the right for two years and then when he was coming three it decided to switch. Well, it ended up being a foot long mane that stuck straight up and no matter how long I kept it braided or banded to one side, a few days later it would go right back. I ended up roaching his mane this summer and now it's growing back in its new direction. Cursed rebellious locks... if it happens again, he's just going to have to deal with it. Also, to keep him from rubbing or getting itchy, I would just rub some hypoallergetic lotion on. It kept him from drying out and me rubbing felt like a good scratch, but not nearly as damaging.

12-14-2005, 08:26 AM	#9
Pony Pals Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: upstate new york hicktown USA Posts: 1,413 Images: 149 Blog Entries: 4	the brainding __________________ *A TRUE LOVER* OF *HORSE FLESH* IS *A 15 YEAR OLD FEMALE*

12-15-2005, 11:45 PM	#10
Carab Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Central QLD Posts: 1,703 Images: 128	I pluck most the hairs that grow on the "wrong" side. Its always worked for me and it helps getting a thinner mane. __________________ I like Ed-eward best www.myspace.com/carabcatt Arabians: A little bit of everything perfect

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