why, why why...(Arabs)

Friesiangirl · 11-13-2005, 09:26 PM

WHY? my friend juilian has an arab cross and she won't cut his mane, i know it's against the "rules" but his mane is gonna DRAG any day now...it's almost to his knee!

why aren't you allowed to cut arabs manes? (tails((?))

and

why are arabs manes and tails so THICK! lol

*Psylocke* · 11-13-2005, 09:28 PM

We like em long! LOL Sposed to be left au natural.

Psy

Friesiangirl · 11-13-2005, 09:29 PM

Lol..........................!

S.HorseWoman · 11-13-2005, 09:42 PM

That's just their genetics to have those LONG manes and tails

.Some I saw at the show this weekend literally had tails dragging the ground a couple of FEET behind them!

HighCountry · 11-13-2005, 09:51 PM

I think they should just cut it up to the hocks. Anyone else agree?

Lindsayanne · 11-13-2005, 10:03 PM

I LOVE long Arab manes and tails. But dragging like a train? Overkill, IMO. Like those people who get in guinness for never clipping their nails.

Oh, if I could just get a *regular* length mane on Regal I'd be the happiest girl!

Xiphias · 11-13-2005, 11:36 PM

You would not cut/trim a friesian's mane, would you?

Cathy

Sandra-A1 · 11-13-2005, 11:51 PM

Some owner/exhibitors of Arabian and Half Arabian horses simply like the look of the long and super long manes and tails so they want them to grow as long as possible.
Other owner/exhibitors do not care for the real long manes and tails so they do not protect them and have been known to take a razor to them when they start to get too long and will pull and thin them if they get too thick for their tastes.
While the rules say the horse must be shown with a long natural mane and tail it does not mean that the mane has to be down to the horse's knees and the tail dragging the ground.....when it comes to THAT length, and look, it comes down to personal preference.

xx_kt_xx · 11-14-2005, 08:45 AM

My friend used to loan a arab and i used to love her long mane and tail!!
but we decided to cut her tail as it was getting way to long and it wasnt practicle for what she wanted to do. So she cut her tail shorter and left her mane and that looked realli nice!!!!!

CowGirlUp1833 · 11-14-2005, 08:47 AM

I think because I'm used to the "hunter look" I tend to favor it, but I do think that the long manes (when well maintained) look quite exotic and beautiful. Most people who are serious about thier arabs and showing (if you don't show then who cares if you cut it, right?) tend to keep them braided, in a sleezy or at least groomed frequently. I boarded at an "arab barn" last winter and most of thier horses manes were braided and in sleezy's.

11-13-2005, 09:26 PM	#1
Friesiangirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Monroe, OR Posts: 9,547 Images: 192 Blog Entries: 22	why, why why...(Arabs) WHY? my friend juilian has an arab cross and she won't cut his mane, i know it's against the "rules" but his mane is gonna DRAG any day now...it's almost to his knee! why aren't you allowed to cut arabs manes? (tails((?)) and why are arabs manes and tails so THICK! lol __________________ *Life is like cheese and fine wine- it gets better everyday!* Le Concurs Complet, C'est ma countre-drogue I've been snowballed!

11-13-2005, 09:28 PM	#2
Psylocke Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I.....AM....CANADIAN! Posts: 5,143 Images: 68 Blog Entries: 32	We like em long! LOL Sposed to be left au natural. Psy __________________ You just have to consider the possibility that everyone else may be wrong -- Sean Penn I've been snowballed.....twice!

11-13-2005, 09:29 PM	#3
Friesiangirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Monroe, OR Posts: 9,547 Images: 192 Blog Entries: 22	Lol..........................! __________________ *Life is like cheese and fine wine- it gets better everyday!* Le Concurs Complet, C'est ma countre-drogue I've been snowballed!

11-13-2005, 09:42 PM	#4
S.HorseWoman Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central FL, USA Posts: 1,764 Images: 14 Blog Entries: 1	That's just their genetics to have those LONG manes and tails .Some I saw at the show this weekend literally had tails dragging the ground a couple of FEET behind them! __________________ Posie - not mine, but still in my heart.

11-13-2005, 09:51 PM	#5
HighCountry Full Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 59	I think they should just cut it up to the hocks. Anyone else agree? __________________ Jean.C Greyling

11-13-2005, 10:03 PM	#6
Lindsayanne Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 9,896 Images: 404	I LOVE long Arab manes and tails. But dragging like a train? Overkill, IMO. Like those people who get in guinness for never clipping their nails. Oh, if I could just get a regular length mane on Regal I'd be the happiest girl! __________________ Bashkir Curly Poster Child *NE Prime Time Regal - 2006 ABCR National Champion & 2008 Breyerfest Demo Horse

11-13-2005, 11:36 PM	#7
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 16,763 Images: 627 Blog Entries: 29	You would not cut/trim a friesian's mane, would you? Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! http://www.freewebs.com/xiphias21034/ I was on HGS the day we made 2 million posts and 3 million posts I've been snowballed 6 times

11-13-2005, 11:51 PM	#8
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,543 Images: 236	Some owner/exhibitors of Arabian and Half Arabian horses simply like the look of the long and super long manes and tails so they want them to grow as long as possible. Other owner/exhibitors do not care for the real long manes and tails so they do not protect them and have been known to take a razor to them when they start to get too long and will pull and thin them if they get too thick for their tastes. While the rules say the horse must be shown with a long natural mane and tail it does not mean that the mane has to be down to the horse's knees and the tail dragging the ground.....when it comes to THAT length, and look, it comes down to personal preference. __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

11-14-2005, 08:45 AM	#9
xx_kt_xx Full Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Devon, England Posts: 42	My friend used to loan a arab and i used to love her long mane and tail!! but we decided to cut her tail as it was getting way to long and it wasnt practicle for what she wanted to do. So she cut her tail shorter and left her mane and that looked realli nice!!!!!

11-14-2005, 08:47 AM	#10
CowGirlUp1833 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Holland Lake Shore, West Michigan Posts: 16,594 Images: 411 Blog Entries: 38	I think because I'm used to the "hunter look" I tend to favor it, but I do think that the long manes (when well maintained) look quite exotic and beautiful. Most people who are serious about thier arabs and showing (if you don't show then who cares if you cut it, right?) tend to keep them braided, in a sleezy or at least groomed frequently. I boarded at an "arab barn" last winter and most of thier horses manes were braided and in sleezy's. __________________ www.Equine-Endeavors.com Proud mom of Rusty and Stevey - the 2 best red-heads anyone could love!

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