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How does pulling manes actually work to shorten?!

I'm doing madam today, I don't want to pull so will use a solo comb, in their promotional vid he cuts off at the roots which I understand how it thins, but not how that would then reduce the length too?! Likewise with pulling, I understand how it thins but not how it shortens-surely all of their mane is the same length?!

Been bugging me all evening! Should I be back combing then solo-combing off at the length I want? Rather than at the root?! X
 
No idea about the solo-comb on the ends as never used one, but pulling works to take away all the longer, straggly bits of mane so you end up with a mane of one length (the mane is not all the same length to start - at least none of mine are!) I'm guessing using the solo comb at the root has the same effect.

My friend always uses solo comb and loves it, I'm too scared of it messing up!
 
I've just started using a solo comb and it works the same as pulling to shorten and thin...

Once it's thinned out (a bit) - grab the longer wispy bits and when you back comb and cut at the root you'll be shortening too - and thinning some more... Keep moving along doing the longer bits to desired length... It has taken days to sort out the mane of a new forest type pony with a hanging crest so it couldn't be pulled... I even had to part it length ways in three sections as it was so thick it couldn't back comb more than two inches... But the solo comb has been so easy I've kinda gone off pulling anyway... I know I wouldn't like it...

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So the point is that there are hairs at lots of different lengths, by holding onto the longest ones you're eventually shortening the whole mane?

Oh I'm just going to give the bloody thing a go, how wrong can it go?! Hair grows back........

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Good luck you have just inspired me I was just sitting here thinking my boy desperately needs his mane tidying up as it's too long and all different lengths but whilst I don't mind pulling he hates it. My friend has something similar to a solo comb but I always thought I would mess it up but no if your going to give it a go so will I!
 
Cedars said:
So the point is that there are hairs at lots of different lengths, by holding onto the longest ones you're eventually shortening the whole mane?

Oh I'm just going to give the bloody thing a go, how wrong can it go?! Hair grows back........

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I think I was muttering that pretty much word for word when eyeing up that particular blasted mane... :D
 
I've often wondered how it works too! I own a tbxdales with a mane to die for! He's "retired" at the moment so in the year he's had off I've just left it , the problem now is well its just past his shoulder and double thickness!! I've used a solo comb on it before but didn't really achieve what I needed (to thin it) it also looked a bit cut in places. Just trying to find a nice day to do his mane now though I'll probably attack it with sissors first to get the length off!
 
Only problem with a solo comb vs pulling I have found is that the cut hair grows back spikey, whereas when you pull, it grows back more naturally. Not a disaster if you keep on top of it, though.
 
If your horse has a mane like our warmbloods which grows really really quickly pulling does not work very well.

If you pull it every week or two it does, you pull the long hairs out and the ones you have pulled before have grown.

Leave it for a winter and you have no chance, the whole lot is too long.

In this case the only way is to shorten the lot with a pair of scissors and then pull to thin it.
 
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