Mane is TOO thin

devilishjumper · 05-23-2005, 02:05 PM

Red's mane is really thin and getting long but not so long that it needs to be pulled. In 3 weeks we have a show and a big one so he needs to look his best. I'm afraid that if i pull it for the show it will be too thin and his braid will looks really bad. What can i do between now and then?

Also the top half of his mane is nice and stright the bottom half has more growing in that is about 1 inch long to sit stick up and is fuzzy then the rest lies flat. is there anything i can do or just try to ignore it and let it grow in. It is going to make his braids look messy but it hair to too short to be included in the braid... can anything be done?

Any help is appreciated!

Shotgun93 · 05-23-2005, 02:11 PM

The best way to get a mane to grow thick is to trim it, cut off the stringy, thin stuff. Then, try shapely's MTG. It really does work. Unfortunately, I don't think that three weeks is going to be enough time to get it to thicken and grow out, but it will be a start, and if you do it now, but the end of the summer it will be looking really good, and by next show season it will look great, thick and long.

devilishjumper · 05-23-2005, 04:29 PM

OK thank you! But... what is Shapely's MTG?

CrazyHorse · 05-23-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Shotgun93

The best way to get a mane to grow thick is to trim it, cut off the stringy, thin stuff. Then, try shapely's MTG. It really does work. Unfortunately, I don't think that three weeks is going to be enough time to get it to thicken and grow out, but it will be a start, and if you do it now, but the end of the summer it will be looking really good, and by next show season it will look great, thick and long.

Absolutely! I trimmed my 2 year old filly's mane when she was a year old & it has grown back thick & soft. Shapley's MTG is great stuff! It's good for rain rot, hair growth, shiny coat, etc...

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devilishjumper · 05-23-2005, 05:04 PM

so what it... like do you give them a bath and put it on or just spray it on???

MysticRealm · 05-23-2005, 06:40 PM

If it is really thin, just cut it, since you will be braiding the mane anyway you won't be able to tell that it is cut and since it's so thin you don't need to pull it cause it's thin enough to braid.

Huntseat123 · 05-24-2005, 03:54 AM

MTG is the BEST!

Stars Of Vegas · 05-24-2005, 04:28 AM

what my friend did was after she pulled it, she kept the hair and then at show time she plaited it into her mane, that way it was thicker- thats an idea

Lindsayanne · 05-24-2005, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by devilishjumper

so what it... like do you give them a bath and put it on or just spray it on???

You shake the bottle really well first (it seperates). Then I just flip the little spout open, hold Regal's halter (cause it makes him want to shake and get it all over ME) and squirt a line of it right down the base of his mane. I take a rubber brush and then work it in just a little. I think you are *supposed* to massage it in, but the stuff STINKS like cured meat and the smell doesn't wash off your hands! For the tail I just squirt a little on the base and let it trickle down. I put it on every other day, no need to rinse off the last application. I can definitely tell its working.

Shotgun93 · 05-24-2005, 06:18 AM

Yes, it works great. It's messy and smelly, but I think that's why it works! The sulfur in it makes it smell like jerky, and it's pretty oily, but I put it in my horses tail once a week since February, plus I sheeted it, I just took it out last week and it's grown almost 4 inches and it's really thick.

I put it on his mane and it's probably grown two and half inches since Feb and it's also really thick. I just shake it, pour it on and rub it in about once a week.

05-23-2005, 02:05 PM	#1
devilishjumper Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pennslyvania USA Posts: 2,129 Images: 101	Mane is TOO thin Red's mane is really thin and getting long but not so long that it needs to be pulled. In 3 weeks we have a show and a big one so he needs to look his best. I'm afraid that if i pull it for the show it will be too thin and his braid will looks really bad. What can i do between now and then? Also the top half of his mane is nice and stright the bottom half has more growing in that is about 1 inch long to sit stick up and is fuzzy then the rest lies flat. is there anything i can do or just try to ignore it and let it grow in. It is going to make his braids look messy but it hair to too short to be included in the braid... can anything be done? Any help is appreciated! __________________ ~Kim~

05-23-2005, 02:11 PM	#2
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,568 Images: 124	The best way to get a mane to grow thick is to trim it, cut off the stringy, thin stuff. Then, try shapely's MTG. It really does work. Unfortunately, I don't think that three weeks is going to be enough time to get it to thicken and grow out, but it will be a start, and if you do it now, but the end of the summer it will be looking really good, and by next show season it will look great, thick and long. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

05-23-2005, 04:29 PM	#3
devilishjumper Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pennslyvania USA Posts: 2,129 Images: 101	OK thank you! But... what is Shapely's MTG? __________________ ~Kim~

05-23-2005, 05:04 PM	#5
devilishjumper Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pennslyvania USA Posts: 2,129 Images: 101	so what it... like do you give them a bath and put it on or just spray it on??? __________________ ~Kim~

05-23-2005, 06:40 PM	#6
MysticRealm Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,606 Images: 44	If it is really thin, just cut it, since you will be braiding the mane anyway you won't be able to tell that it is cut and since it's so thin you don't need to pull it cause it's thin enough to braid. __________________ Proud Owner of Markie (thoroughbred), Bear (pomeranian/shih tzu/ terrier), and Styder (Toy Poodle) and Vega (thoroughbred)

05-24-2005, 03:54 AM	#7
Huntseat123 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Highland, MI Posts: 6,774 Images: 464 Blog Entries: 5	MTG is the BEST! __________________ Amidst a conversation about her past as an established equestrian, we drove by a wonderful barn filled with horses. I watched as she swiftly unrolled her window and took a deep breath through her nose, letting the sweet aroma fill her lungs. A true horsewoman, I thought. R.M. Photography

05-24-2005, 04:28 AM	#8
Stars Of Vegas Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bumpkinville.. VIC..AUS Posts: 2,667 Images: 76	what my friend did was after she pulled it, she kept the hair and then at show time she plaited it into her mane, that way it was thicker- thats an idea __________________ ~~~SOV~~~ ASHBROOK FERRERO-1996 Holsteiner gelding Only horse people will spend hundreds of dollars on a show for a 95 cent ribbon

05-24-2005, 06:18 AM	#10
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,568 Images: 124	Yes, it works great. It's messy and smelly, but I think that's why it works! The sulfur in it makes it smell like jerky, and it's pretty oily, but I put it in my horses tail once a week since February, plus I sheeted it, I just took it out last week and it's grown almost 4 inches and it's really thick. I put it on his mane and it's probably grown two and half inches since Feb and it's also really thick. I just shake it, pour it on and rub it in about once a week. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

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