Thin Mane that Needs-a-Pullin

SuZQuzie · 10-21-2006, 09:43 AM

Penny has a rediculously long mane right now - it's not very flattering and it gets very sweaty under there.

With Ed, my WB I have no problem pulling his mane since it is thick.

Penny's mane doesn't need the thinning effect of pulling, nor does she like it. For some reason, if you pull her mane, she resists heavily and may even rear. She has always done this in the period of time that I have owned her.

Is there a way to make her may shorter without causing her too much stress or making it too thin? I have tried the scizzor mane pullers - she is a little better, but still may stand up a little.

I have seen scizzors jobs and they generally look kind of... well... awful. Very choppy and just plain yuck. Maybe there is a way to do a good scizzor job?

All help is greatly appreciated!

Xiphias · 10-21-2006, 09:52 AM

I have a pair of thinning sissors (SP?) that I used to use on my gelding that did not like his mane pulled, you can just make small cuts, going across the mane, it should shorten it, but not thin it from the crest....sorta like cutting it even, but the thinning sissors, leave it looking like it was pulled....Cathy

ladida · 10-21-2006, 09:56 AM

Maybe try this
Thinning shear step-by-step with pics

zorse · 10-21-2006, 09:57 AM

Don't pull it. Don't thinning scissor it. Just scissor it.
What I do is just chop it straight across. Then I take the scissors on an angle and cut into the hair to make it look more natural and less chopped.
Voila, presentable mane.

Xiphias · 10-21-2006, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zorse

Don't pull it. Don't thinning scissor it. Just scissor it.
What I do is just chop it straight across. Then I take the scissors on an angle and cut into the hair to make it look more natural and less chopped.
Voila, presentable mane.

that is what I do with the thinning scissors, it just takes longer, but it don't look chopped...Cathy

alana529 · 10-21-2006, 12:22 PM

I do pretty much what Zorse does- cut it to the length I want, then I cut vertically into the mane to take little snips out to make it more natural looking.

Trace · 10-21-2006, 12:25 PM

Same here - scissor it - I can never be doing with pulling.

Quick2Skip01 · 10-21-2006, 04:15 PM

I would scissor it, so many are against it, but in all honestly when done right it does look presentable. I agree scissor it, and then cut vertically to make it more natural looking. Or if you do use the thinning shears to cut it across, it should work if you want to be more cautious about it, it may take awhile, but it should avoid the blunt cut look.

hunterrider08 · 10-21-2006, 04:31 PM

Remove the blade from your clippers and shorten the mane by running the blade from underneath and cut the length. My guy has a thin mane as well as this is how my trainer showed me how to shorten without thinning..

nybabyz · 10-21-2006, 05:02 PM

I use a solocomb. Gives the same look as traditional pulling but without the pain and is much quicker than pulling. If you're not familiar with them, you can find a description on the Internet. I'm not sure what you were referring to when you said that you had tried the scissor mane pullers, but check out the solocomb. If your horse will allow you to use scissors, you will have no problem using the solocomb.

10-21-2006, 09:43 AM	#1
SuZQuzie Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SoCal/Central Coast Posts: 2,942 Images: 526 Blog Entries: 205	Thin Mane that Needs-a-Pullin Penny has a rediculously long mane right now - it's not very flattering and it gets very sweaty under there. With Ed, my WB I have no problem pulling his mane since it is thick. Penny's mane doesn't need the thinning effect of pulling, nor does she like it. For some reason, if you pull her mane, she resists heavily and may even rear. She has always done this in the period of time that I have owned her. Is there a way to make her may shorter without causing her too much stress or making it too thin? I have tried the scizzor mane pullers - she is a little better, but still may stand up a little. I have seen scizzors jobs and they generally look kind of... well... awful. Very choppy and just plain yuck. Maybe there is a way to do a good scizzor job? All help is greatly appreciated! __________________ *-Suzie* Mazaire (Ed - 14yo dutch WB) Dad's Shiny Penny (Penny - 15yo TB) RIP Yauvani Proud Member of the Eventers Club

10-21-2006, 09:52 AM	#2
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 15,757 Images: 627 Blog Entries: 28	I have a pair of thinning sissors (SP?) that I used to use on my gelding that did not like his mane pulled, you can just make small cuts, going across the mane, it should shorten it, but not thin it from the crest....sorta like cutting it even, but the thinning sissors, leave it looking like it was pulled....Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! Hopeless HGS Addict http://www.freewebs.com/xiphias21034/ I was on HGS the day we made 2 million posts

10-21-2006, 09:56 AM	#3
ladida Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts: 3,725 Images: 221 Blog Entries: 33	Maybe try this Thinning shear step-by-step with pics __________________ Turn my grief to grace. R.I.P Mister, Zoe and Gilly She-Is-a-belle Member of the FF club for life!

10-21-2006, 09:57 AM	#4
zorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 6,604 Images: 474 Blog Entries: 330	Don't pull it. Don't thinning scissor it. Just scissor it. What I do is just chop it straight across. Then I take the scissors on an angle and cut into the hair to make it look more natural and less chopped. Voila, presentable mane. __________________ To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some people more than others. -George Orwell http://flippingpages.wordpress.com/

10-21-2006, 04:15 PM	#8
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,930 Images: 285 Blog Entries: 7	I would scissor it, so many are against it, but in all honestly when done right it does look presentable. I agree scissor it, and then cut vertically to make it more natural looking. Or if you do use the thinning shears to cut it across, it should work if you want to be more cautious about it, it may take awhile, but it should avoid the blunt cut look. __________________ 2008 Great Lakes Buckskin Assoc. Queen IBHA GLBA Hi-Pt Youth 2007 IBHA GLBA Hi Pt Performance Horse Horse Power- (Informal) The extraordinary capacity of the horse to elevate the human spirit.

10-21-2006, 12:22 PM	#6
alana529 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 501 Images: 44	I do pretty much what Zorse does- cut it to the length I want, then I cut vertically into the mane to take little snips out to make it more natural looking.

10-21-2006, 12:25 PM	#7
Trace Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: CT, but from England originally Posts: 1,240 Images: 1	Same here - scissor it - I can never be doing with pulling.

10-21-2006, 04:31 PM	#9
hunterrider08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 424	Remove the blade from your clippers and shorten the mane by running the blade from underneath and cut the length. My guy has a thin mane as well as this is how my trainer showed me how to shorten without thinning..

10-21-2006, 05:02 PM	#10
nybabyz Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24	I use a solocomb. Gives the same look as traditional pulling but without the pain and is much quicker than pulling. If you're not familiar with them, you can find a description on the Internet. I'm not sure what you were referring to when you said that you had tried the scissor mane pullers, but check out the solocomb. If your horse will allow you to use scissors, you will have no problem using the solocomb.

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