Really Thick Mane

sam · 04-15-2006, 06:02 AM

just ask your loacal tack store they should carry it we do here in canada.

Painted Horse · 04-15-2006, 07:45 AM

thanks sam

Kramer · 04-15-2006, 09:12 AM

Just pull it. Whatever you do, DO NOT cut the mane. It'll grow back uneven and gross.

Teaka_Winnie · 04-15-2006, 10:58 AM

ye, don't cut it! I tried...trust me not worth it. It's uneven now, was choppy and poofy before....never looked good. hahhaa but my horses would never tolerate pulling..so I am outta luck. Do you have any horse hand guide books? They usually give a demenstration(spelling?) how with pictures.

evil carrot · 04-15-2006, 11:10 AM

pulling the main doesnt always hurt, some horses are more sensitive but most dont mind at all. try pulling really little bits first and see how it goes. its a better plan than a solo comb as this will make it thicker. when you pull you basically take a long piece of hair, preferably from underneath, and backcomb the rest so that the piece you are holding is singled out. you then wrap it around a mane comb and pull quickly. you might want to brush the main realy well first as it will be more difficult and painful if it is knotty. see how you get on

Painted Horse · 04-15-2006, 11:24 AM

ok, i think i will try pulling it later this evening.
thanks every one for the help

Painted Horse · 04-15-2006, 03:00 PM

Ok ok ok, I know i need to move on to a different subject but i am still haveing a problem with my horses mane

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i was just up there with her and i was trying to pull it, weeeeell, that didn't go over very well. i still don't think i know what i am doing, so could SOMEONE pleeeeease post pics on how to do it ???
in the end i might just thin her mane, does'nt that hurt less?

POA · 04-15-2006, 04:11 PM

I always band it and leave it in for a week, then redo it. It breaks the hairs and makes it thinner. But I would leave that as a last resort, Sammy flips if we try to pull and his manes so thick it broke my thinning blade.

Teaka_Winnie · 04-16-2006, 05:33 PM

To tell you the truth, I didn't read this..just glanced at it..but I think it will help u..here, go to this site

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgur...icial%26sa%3DN

ShezaBayDoc · 04-16-2006, 07:16 PM

Pulling actually doesn't hurt. . .horse's crests are made up of a layer of fat. .(no matter how muscled your horse is. . lol) and while the horse night dislike the pressure, it doesn't really hurt.
I agree that pulling is the best way to go. Cutting a short, thick mane, even the "natural looking" way, would result in catastrophic disaster. :P

04-15-2006, 10:58 AM	#14
Teaka_Winnie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,693 Images: 276 Blog Entries: 2	ye, don't cut it! I tried...trust me not worth it. It's uneven now, was choppy and poofy before....never looked good. hahhaa but my horses would never tolerate pulling..so I am outta luck. Do you have any horse hand guide books? They usually give a demenstration(spelling?) how with pictures. __________________ Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

04-16-2006, 05:33 PM	#19
Teaka_Winnie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,693 Images: 276 Blog Entries: 2	To tell you the truth, I didn't read this..just glanced at it..but I think it will help u..here, go to this site http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgur...icial%26sa%3DN __________________ Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

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04-15-2006, 06:02 AM	#11
sam Full Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 68 Images: 1	just ask your loacal tack store they should carry it we do here in canada.

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Painted Horse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 302 Images: 5 Blog Entries: 2	thanks sam

04-15-2006, 09:12 AM	#13
Kramer Full Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 108 Images: 1	Just pull it. Whatever you do, DO NOT cut the mane. It'll grow back uneven and gross.

04-15-2006, 11:10 AM	#15
evil carrot Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5	pulling the main doesnt always hurt, some horses are more sensitive but most dont mind at all. try pulling really little bits first and see how it goes. its a better plan than a solo comb as this will make it thicker. when you pull you basically take a long piece of hair, preferably from underneath, and backcomb the rest so that the piece you are holding is singled out. you then wrap it around a mane comb and pull quickly. you might want to brush the main realy well first as it will be more difficult and painful if it is knotty. see how you get on

04-15-2006, 11:24 AM	#16
Painted Horse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 302 Images: 5 Blog Entries: 2	ok, i think i will try pulling it later this evening. thanks every one for the help

04-15-2006, 03:00 PM	#17
Painted Horse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 302 Images: 5 Blog Entries: 2	Ok ok ok, I know i need to move on to a different subject but i am still haveing a problem with my horses mane . i was just up there with her and i was trying to pull it, weeeeell, that didn't go over very well. i still don't think i know what i am doing, so could SOMEONE pleeeeease post pics on how to do it ??? in the end i might just thin her mane, does'nt that hurt less?

04-15-2006, 04:11 PM	#18
POA Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: in the arena Posts: 1,249 Images: 174	I always band it and leave it in for a week, then redo it. It breaks the hairs and makes it thinner. But I would leave that as a last resort, Sammy flips if we try to pull and his manes so thick it broke my thinning blade.

04-16-2006, 07:16 PM	#20
ShezaBayDoc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wendell, NC Posts: 722 Images: 31 Blog Entries: 1	Pulling actually doesn't hurt. . .horse's crests are made up of a layer of fat. .(no matter how muscled your horse is. . lol) and while the horse night dislike the pressure, it doesn't really hurt. I agree that pulling is the best way to go. Cutting a short, thick mane, even the "natural looking" way, would result in catastrophic disaster. :P