Which is better?

Nightwindrider · 10-29-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tabinmaine

I prefer the look of a long mane and tail... I so wish my guys forelock would grow longer... he seems genetically challenged in that dept hehe

haaha Doxys forelock hasnt grown an inch since I got her, and man that was a good while back!

Luv2LopeQH · 10-30-2009, 06:15 AM

Look up Ona good Impluse. She won WP @ the Select World this year, won Select WP @ Congress this year as well and won some of the majors last year as well. She is being shown with a long mane!!! I believe you can find a video of her on YouTube.

nrhareiner · 10-30-2009, 08:11 AM

B/C my horses are all reiners they all have long manes and I do not change that if I show in other events. I have shown in Halter with a long mane and done fine. Give the fact that my horses are much smaller then the norm.

Now for some events I do braid it is some fashion. I know a lady who shows her Gypsy Vanners in H/J events and he has a really really long mane. She just puts it up in a french braid and you would never know his mane goes past his shoulder.

This is one of my show mares. NEVER NEVER SEES any type of clippers. Not even a bridle path.

Nightwindrider · 10-31-2009, 11:30 PM

Not even bridle path??? jeez that would bother me sooo much, lol I hate trying to put a halter on horses that have no bridle path! Its just a tangled mess, but thats just me!

OhSoAppy · 10-31-2009, 11:51 PM

Depends on the horse.

I prefer Taylor with a short, clean mane. Looks best on her.

Now Jazzy, even for an Appy, she has a great mane. I think I may keep it on her.

Nightwindrider · 10-31-2009, 11:55 PM

Thats short for you? interestingggg lol
thats wayyy too long for me, but then again Im weird
OH WAIT is this Jazzy or Taylor?

OhSoAppy · 11-01-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightwindrider

Thats short for you? interestingggg lol
thats wayyy too long for me, but then again Im weird
OH WAIT is this Jazzy or Taylor?

LOL...Sorry, I probably should have put that in there.

That is Jazzy, the yearling.

This is Taylor with her very messy, and poorly done mane. My poor girl and her wild hair

Nightwindrider · 11-01-2009, 12:17 AM

oh okayyy, see I like Taylors mane

looks like Doxy's, short and messy

PinkHorse · 11-01-2009, 04:57 AM

IMO, not many horses look good with long manes. I much prefer a neatly trimmed or pulled mane on 90% of all horses.

This guy is boarded where I am - one of the few I like with a longer mane.

nrhareiner · 11-01-2009, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightwindrider

Not even bridle path??? jeez that would bother me sooo much, lol I hate trying to put a halter on horses that have no bridle path! Its just a tangled mess, but thats just me!

No you train the mane/forelocks to go forward and split right where the end of the bridle path would be. Dose not take much. I have yet to have a problem with the halter or bridle getting tangled. As you can see in that picture the reins are around her neck as I did not want a picture with her bridle on. When it was pulled off it did not even mess up her mane. Also with reiners at the end of each run you HAVE to drop bridle so they go on and off quite a bit.

10-30-2009, 08:11 AM	#13
nrhareiner Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,071	B/C my horses are all reiners they all have long manes and I do not change that if I show in other events. I have shown in Halter with a long mane and done fine. Give the fact that my horses are much smaller then the norm. Now for some events I do braid it is some fashion. I know a lady who shows her Gypsy Vanners in H/J events and he has a really really long mane. She just puts it up in a french braid and you would never know his mane goes past his shoulder. This is one of my show mares. NEVER NEVER SEES any type of clippers. Not even a bridle path. __________________ I'll Keep my Guns you can keep your change. An armed person is a citizen an un-armed person is a subject.

10-31-2009, 11:30 PM	#14
Nightwindrider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 512 Blog Entries: 1	Not even bridle path??? jeez that would bother me sooo much, lol I hate trying to put a halter on horses that have no bridle path! Its just a tangled mess, but thats just me! __________________ I'd rather nuzzle a muzzle than kiss a boy

10-31-2009, 11:51 PM	#15
OhSoAppy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 811	Depends on the horse. I prefer Taylor with a short, clean mane. Looks best on her. Now Jazzy, even for an Appy, she has a great mane. I think I may keep it on her. __________________ Taylor~ 11 year old ApHC, Charlie~ 6 year old DWB/TB , Jazzy~ 1 year old ApHC

10-31-2009, 11:55 PM	#16
Nightwindrider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 512 Blog Entries: 1	Thats short for you? interestingggg lol thats wayyy too long for me, but then again Im weird OH WAIT is this Jazzy or Taylor? __________________ I'd rather nuzzle a muzzle than kiss a boy

11-01-2009, 12:17 AM	#18
Nightwindrider Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 512 Blog Entries: 1	oh okayyy, see I like Taylors mane looks like Doxy's, short and messy __________________ I'd rather nuzzle a muzzle than kiss a boy

10-30-2009, 06:15 AM	#12
Luv2LopeQH Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 378 Images: 30	Look up Ona good Impluse. She won WP @ the Select World this year, won Select WP @ Congress this year as well and won some of the majors last year as well. She is being shown with a long mane!!! I believe you can find a video of her on YouTube.

11-01-2009, 04:57 AM	#19
PinkHorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: My Desk Posts: 1,024 Images: 50	IMO, not many horses look good with long manes. I much prefer a neatly trimmed or pulled mane on 90% of all horses. This guy is boarded where I am - one of the few I like with a longer mane.