Someone - show me a roached mane

Peg D · 02-08-2007, 12:03 PM

are all roached manes alike?

faroutfax · 02-08-2007, 12:16 PM

Yep I'd say so. They are all shaved off. Some may be slightly longer because if the person who clipped them or because it grew out. but they are prety much the same

freedom32 · 02-09-2007, 01:27 AM

Agreed, they are pretty much the same, either shaved the whole way down, or sporting the mohawk.........

philly78 · 02-09-2007, 05:59 AM

Here is my TB mare with a roached mane.

Not all roaches are the same, you can take a horse with an awful neck, roach it the right way and make the neck look lovely.

lucky_pine · 02-09-2007, 06:12 AM

Here's the fat tub of large about 3 months after we roached his mane. He was my pintaloosa gelding we sold.

And a few days after roaching.

And Lucky about a month after roaching.

And if you're worried about how fast it will grow back...this is less than a year...about 8 months, after roaching. And it has been trimmed for show.

Sandra-A1 · 02-09-2007, 06:44 AM

A roached mane (to me) is one that has been trimmed to where there is a ridge of hair left that is shaped to complement the horse's neck like this:

If all the mane is taken off down to the skin.....I call that a "hogged" mane. Polo ponies and 3-gaited Saddlebreds have "hogged" manes.

nixalba · 02-09-2007, 06:46 AM

Here was my friend's Walker/Canadien gelding, it's grown out a bit, but she did shave it right down, he looked really smart (she's since found him a new home though,

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JumpsxGlory · 02-09-2007, 06:46 AM

Great examples given already but I'll give you a slightly different one, in length of the roach, of my boy a couple years back.

Peg D · 02-09-2007, 07:46 AM

I see now why you say 'makes the neck look big'
Thanks guys, they are all nice IMO.

SunBun · 02-09-2007, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JumpsxGlory

Great examples given already but I'll give you a slightly different one, in length of the roach, of my boy a couple years back.

That's a mohawk!

But I like it! Looks good

02-08-2007, 12:03 PM	#1
Peg D Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,212 Images: 491 Blog Entries: 4	Someone - show me a roached mane are all roached manes alike? __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt!

02-08-2007, 12:16 PM	#2
faroutfax Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 4,719 Images: 501 Blog Entries: 16	Yep I'd say so. They are all shaved off. Some may be slightly longer because if the person who clipped them or because it grew out. but they are prety much the same __________________ One man's wrong lead is another man's counter canter.

02-09-2007, 01:27 AM	#3
freedom32 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Capital of the Steeler Nation--PITTSBURGH Posts: 8,010 Images: 427 Blog Entries: 144	Agreed, they are pretty much the same, either shaved the whole way down, or sporting the mohawk......... __________________ Pittsburgh gals bleed black & gold ~originally posted by JBandRio~ she's out there grazing and pooping and napping and biting her buddy's butt

02-09-2007, 05:59 AM	#4
philly78 Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oakland OR Posts: 2,487 Images: 359 Blog Entries: 4	Here is my TB mare with a roached mane. Not all roaches are the same, you can take a horse with an awful neck, roach it the right way and make the neck look lovely. __________________ Note: This post is being attached without a Sig. ~ "Philly, is a flirt": Endo~ Pinky Ribbon

02-09-2007, 06:44 AM	#6
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,293 Images: 220	A roached mane (to me) is one that has been trimmed to where there is a ridge of hair left that is shaped to complement the horse's neck like this: If all the mane is taken off down to the skin.....I call that a "hogged" mane. Polo ponies and 3-gaited Saddlebreds have "hogged" manes. __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

02-09-2007, 06:12 AM	#5
lucky_pine Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 5,628 Images: 639 Blog Entries: 14	Here's the fat tub of large about 3 months after we roached his mane. He was my pintaloosa gelding we sold. And a few days after roaching. And Lucky about a month after roaching. And if you're worried about how fast it will grow back...this is less than a year...about 8 months, after roaching. And it has been trimmed for show.

02-09-2007, 06:46 AM	#7
nixalba Full Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 177	Here was my friend's Walker/Canadien gelding, it's grown out a bit, but she did shave it right down, he looked really smart (she's since found him a new home though, )

02-09-2007, 06:46 AM	#8
JumpsxGlory Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 8,682 Images: 1014 Blog Entries: 2	Great examples given already but I'll give you a slightly different one, in length of the roach, of my boy a couple years back. __________________ 2008 USA Olympic Equestrian Team "I had an uncle who was kicked in the head by a horse"... "What happened to him?".... "He got into politics!" Carpe Diem (Ollie): TB Dressage gelding Member of Dressage Club!

02-09-2007, 07:46 AM	#9
Peg D Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,212 Images: 491 Blog Entries: 4	I see now why you say 'makes the neck look big' Thanks guys, they are all nice IMO. __________________ Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt!

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