What to do with ugly mane??

Ima_Spring_Rose · 08-06-2006, 08:20 PM

Hey

my mare has a ugly mane.I dont no what happened but its ugly.There is a place were it is only 1 inch long(her mare is like 5 inches long).Near the poll its very thin.Its all broken at the bottom and her mane is overall thin.What should I do to it.I was thinking of clipping it off or cuting it like 2 or 3 inches and banding it??Have any sugestions ????And i would still like it to be nice for next year show season.

THanx
~Jennie~

HorseObsession · 08-06-2006, 08:35 PM

In that case, I would go ahead and shave it off. Might as well, since show season is just getting over with. But Im very biased. I LOVE shaved manes.

3questr1an · 08-06-2006, 08:38 PM

ooh me too! and no braiding or anything! roached manes are awesome...but i would see if you could grow it out before next show season.its a long time to let hair grow, and my friends bridal path grew out to 5 inches over the winter once, so i think youd have a good chance of getting her hair to grow a bunch

Ima_Spring_Rose · 08-07-2006, 08:33 AM

Thanx for the Advice I will post before and after pics OK!!! So here I go with my clippers lol

Thanx

~Jennie~

Chaz · 08-07-2006, 08:36 AM

So you going to clip her main off, as in hog her?

Ima_Spring_Rose · 08-07-2006, 08:38 AM

Well im gonna clip it all off.Should I clip her forelock(sp?) too???

~Jennie~

ShezaBayDoc · 08-07-2006, 08:41 AM

Please do not clip her forelock. You will be sooo unhappy with it, and it'll be a long wait with a stub of hair, waiting for it to grow back in.

Trust me, someone clipped my horse's bridlepath for me and shaved off half his forelock too.

Chaz · 08-07-2006, 08:45 AM

What breed is yr horse?

When you hog the mane you can take the forelock off if you want, but its personal choice. If you horse has a large head leaving the forelock on can make the head look better, but its up to you.

However my experience with hogging a horse’s main is that when they grow back the hair sticks up, sometimes it will grow 4 inches and still stick up on end. And it can be really hard to ‘tame’ again. Once you have hogged it theres no going back so make sure its what you want.

Ima_Spring_Rose · 08-07-2006, 09:02 AM

Well its just thats its just plain ugly thin and broken .she is A Qh

K-Lyn · 08-07-2006, 09:05 AM

please do not roach your horses mane, just pull the mane to where the shortest point is (you said one inch) and then once it grows out it will look much better and if the new growth is better you can trim off the old... by roaching the mane you could be putting yourself in big trouble, if your horses hair is already fine and in poor shape it probably wont grow back as quickly... meaning next show season you would be left with a short mohawk.

08-06-2006, 08:20 PM	#1
Ima_Spring_Rose Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario canada Posts: 340 Images: 73	What to do with ugly mane?? Hey my mare has a ugly mane.I dont no what happened but its ugly.There is a place were it is only 1 inch long(her mare is like 5 inches long).Near the poll its very thin.Its all broken at the bottom and her mane is overall thin.What should I do to it.I was thinking of clipping it off or cuting it like 2 or 3 inches and banding it??Have any sugestions ????And i would still like it to be nice for next year show season. THanx ~Jennie~ __________________ If you think im a quiet persone thats because were're not talken about horses (every thing else is so boring ) ~ Spring~ My 7 yr old QH Chestnut mare

08-06-2006, 08:38 PM	#3
3questr1an Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 334 Images: 7	ooh me too! and no braiding or anything! roached manes are awesome...but i would see if you could grow it out before next show season.its a long time to let hair grow, and my friends bridal path grew out to 5 inches over the winter once, so i think youd have a good chance of getting her hair to grow a bunch __________________

08-07-2006, 08:33 AM	#4
Ima_Spring_Rose Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario canada Posts: 340 Images: 73	Thanx for the Advice I will post before and after pics OK!!! So here I go with my clippers lol Thanx ~Jennie~ __________________ If you think im a quiet persone thats because were're not talken about horses (every thing else is so boring ) ~ Spring~ My 7 yr old QH Chestnut mare

08-07-2006, 08:36 AM	#5
Chaz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England Posts: 570 Images: 2	So you going to clip her main off, as in hog her? __________________ To find truth and hope is to see potential in things hidden from view

08-07-2006, 08:38 AM	#6
Ima_Spring_Rose Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario canada Posts: 340 Images: 73	Well im gonna clip it all off.Should I clip her forelock(sp?) too??? ~Jennie~ __________________ If you think im a quiet persone thats because were're not talken about horses (every thing else is so boring ) ~ Spring~ My 7 yr old QH Chestnut mare

08-07-2006, 08:41 AM	#7
ShezaBayDoc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wendell, NC Posts: 723 Images: 31 Blog Entries: 1	Please do not clip her forelock. You will be sooo unhappy with it, and it'll be a long wait with a stub of hair, waiting for it to grow back in. Trust me, someone clipped my horse's bridlepath for me and shaved off half his forelock too.

08-07-2006, 08:45 AM	#8
Chaz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England Posts: 570 Images: 2	What breed is yr horse? When you hog the mane you can take the forelock off if you want, but its personal choice. If you horse has a large head leaving the forelock on can make the head look better, but its up to you. However my experience with hogging a horse’s main is that when they grow back the hair sticks up, sometimes it will grow 4 inches and still stick up on end. And it can be really hard to ‘tame’ again. Once you have hogged it theres no going back so make sure its what you want. __________________ To find truth and hope is to see potential in things hidden from view

08-07-2006, 09:02 AM	#9
Ima_Spring_Rose Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario canada Posts: 340 Images: 73	Well its just thats its just plain ugly thin and broken .she is A Qh __________________ If you think im a quiet persone thats because were're not talken about horses (every thing else is so boring ) ~ Spring~ My 7 yr old QH Chestnut mare

08-07-2006, 09:05 AM	#10
K-Lyn Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NC Posts: 82	please do not roach your horses mane, just pull the mane to where the shortest point is (you said one inch) and then once it grows out it will look much better and if the new growth is better you can trim off the old... by roaching the mane you could be putting yourself in big trouble, if your horses hair is already fine and in poor shape it probably wont grow back as quickly... meaning next show season you would be left with a short mohawk. __________________ "The light at the end of the tunnel has been temporarily turned off due to financial strain."

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