long forelocks

QHgin · 05-07-2008, 11:47 AM

I was just wondering about forelocks the other day. some of my horses have really long forelocks and i like them that way. but a lot of people tell me that i should keep them trimmed so that they can see better. is this true? they don't get trimmed in the wild and they seem to see just fine. i also like them long in the summer cause i don't have to worry and face flies. any thoughts?

Care To Jazz? · 05-07-2008, 12:09 PM

Jazz has a pretty long forelock and I would NEVER cut it, he just shakes his head when it gets in his eyes, he's fine

foxyfuzz · 05-07-2008, 12:44 PM

Paladin has a very long forelock, and no I wouldn't cut it. He makes due, and knows how to shake it out of the way if it needs it.

ticklemepink · 05-07-2008, 02:30 PM

Zoe has a long forelock and it parts in the middle, so i have never had a problem. I like long forelocks!

HUS_WP_lovr · 05-07-2008, 02:33 PM

No dont cut it! Long forelocks are gorgoeus! Some people would die for their horse to have a long forleock LOL

Vengeance · 05-07-2008, 02:50 PM

Don't cut it!

I would LOVE to have a horse with a long forelock... but all I've got is a colt whose forelock seems to have just stopped growing and a mare who rubs hers and keeps hers short anyway... Lol.

dlindsey2000 · 05-07-2008, 02:54 PM

the forelock helps keep the flys out of their eyes...dont cut it.

Dawn · 05-07-2008, 03:25 PM

My mare has a very long and thick forlock. I doubt it bothers her vision at all. Though if I am doing any type of riding or exercise where seeing is especially important, I will tuck it under the side of the bridle.

Dawn · 05-07-2008, 03:30 PM

It's longer than it looks. It comes down to the top of her snip. It's all splayed out here.

Tatooed Lady · 05-07-2008, 04:00 PM

I trimmed Queen's last fall so it fell JUST above her eyes, I figured that it would be nice to have her able to see...THIS year I'm starting off with leaving it grow, because I think it's more important that she have the ability to keep flies away from her eyes than for me to "feel good" about her having a pretty trim when we don't even show.
I'm also leaving most of her ear hair to keep flies out of the ears. Yesterday I went into the paddock to get her, and she had small flies buzzing around her ears that really seemed to bother her. Not only did she allow me to grab her ear and rub it, but she lowered her head so I could reach the other one.
All forms of natural fly protection/swattage will be encouraged from now on.

05-07-2008, 11:47 AM	#1
QHgin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eden, NC Posts: 1,353 Images: 262	long forelocks I was just wondering about forelocks the other day. some of my horses have really long forelocks and i like them that way. but a lot of people tell me that i should keep them trimmed so that they can see better. is this true? they don't get trimmed in the wild and they seem to see just fine. i also like them long in the summer cause i don't have to worry and face flies. any thoughts? __________________ "I've been Goosed!" *~~Shannon~~*

05-07-2008, 12:09 PM	#2
Care To Jazz? Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Next to Jazz Posts: 3,034 Images: 281 Blog Entries: 4	Jazz has a pretty long forelock and I would NEVER cut it, he just shakes his head when it gets in his eyes, he's fine __________________ SMILE. didn't that feel good?

05-07-2008, 12:44 PM	#3
foxyfuzz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vernonia Oregon Posts: 581 Images: 55	Paladin has a very long forelock, and no I wouldn't cut it. He makes due, and knows how to shake it out of the way if it needs it. __________________ The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become...

05-07-2008, 02:50 PM	#6
Vengeance Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gallant, Alabama Posts: 2,740 Images: 4	Don't cut it! I would LOVE to have a horse with a long forelock... but all I've got is a colt whose forelock seems to have just stopped growing and a mare who rubs hers and keeps hers short anyway... Lol. __________________ I call myself their friend and companion. They probably call me a pain in the butt behind my back and then laugh at me when I stumble, but they're always there when I need 'em. :: Gypsie and Dakota ::

05-07-2008, 02:54 PM	#7
dlindsey2000 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: currently? columbia, mo Posts: 327 Images: 42	the forelock helps keep the flys out of their eyes...dont cut it. __________________ God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind I will never die. SAVE THE EARTH...IT'S THE ONLY ONE WITH CHOCOLATE

05-07-2008, 02:30 PM	#4
ticklemepink Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: East Sussex, England Posts: 10 Images: 4	Zoe has a long forelock and it parts in the middle, so i have never had a problem. I like long forelocks!

05-07-2008, 03:25 PM	#8
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 29,640 Images: 1283	My mare has a very long and thick forlock. I doubt it bothers her vision at all. Though if I am doing any type of riding or exercise where seeing is especially important, I will tuck it under the side of the bridle.

05-07-2008, 03:30 PM	#9
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 29,640 Images: 1283	It's longer than it looks. It comes down to the top of her snip. It's all splayed out here.

05-07-2008, 04:00 PM	#10
Tatooed Lady Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 478 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 1	I trimmed Queen's last fall so it fell JUST above her eyes, I figured that it would be nice to have her able to see...THIS year I'm starting off with leaving it grow, because I think it's more important that she have the ability to keep flies away from her eyes than for me to "feel good" about her having a pretty trim when we don't even show. I'm also leaving most of her ear hair to keep flies out of the ears. Yesterday I went into the paddock to get her, and she had small flies buzzing around her ears that really seemed to bother her. Not only did she allow me to grab her ear and rub it, but she lowered her head so I could reach the other one. All forms of natural fly protection/swattage will be encouraged from now on. __________________ There's something to be said about a horse that's big enough to intimidate, sweet enough to want to be good, but green enough to be a challenge!

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