Bridlepaths (on the head, not the field!)

Do you cut a bridle path in your horse's mane?

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Do you cut a bridle path in your horses mane?

I've just got a pair of mini-clippers and I want to start cutting bits of him off :D so far I've just taken his ankle pubes off... although I have been debating hogging my tb :)
 
when i sent my boy away to be backed they cut a bridle path in his mane (without my consent). I have tried to grow it out since but it just looks really stupid so i have reluctantly had to carry on trimming it down.

So yes, my horse has a bridlepath.
 
I only trim off the same thickness as his headpiece. I use scissors for an accurate cut.

Jane
 
Always, it is so much more comfy when they are in a bridle.but only the width of headpiece.
I hate seeing horses with 3 inches clipped off ,laziness less to plait!
 
My horse's forelock starts under where the headpiece goes, and the rest is trimmed in the fjord style so he looks smart without the need for a bridle path. Plus, I imagine it would be uncomfortable having the bridle pressing on growing up hair unless it was trimmed very often - I used to have short hair, and if something rubbed it the wring way it felt horrid!
 
I always cut a bridlepath about 1 and 1/2". My horses mane and forelock get really muddy and he finds it uncomfortable when I try to divide the two to put his bridle on - makes more sense to have a clear break between the two.
 
I cut mine with our cordless clippers as they are the same width as my horses headpiece.
Oh & I do it because my horses mane is so thick that its impossible to lie it flat otherwise!
 
I ticked sometimes as my TB has one, but my cob does not.

I think if the horse is going to be plaited it looks smarter, I do mine with scissors and it is maybe ¾ of an inch.
 
I always thought it would actually be rather uncomfortable to have a strap rubbing on very short spikey hair, or bare skin, surely much more comfortable to have it resting on hair. I think most people think its nicer for the horse, but some people probably do it because they dont want to have to fiddle about with seperating the hair!
 
The sales horses (usually unbroken 3 and 4 year olds) have them, but just the width of the headpiece, to make it easier taking the bridles on and off at the sales. I do them just before the sales, with the scissors. Nothing else has one.
 
I always cut a bridlepath on my boy. Being an arab he has a long mane, so I find it alot easier putting the bridle on and I'm sure it's more comfortable for him. You can't even notice there's anything missing when he's not tacked up.
 
My big lads hair is a bit of a wisp, so I don't want to hack anymore off as he'd be almost bald :P Exaggeration, but no, his hair is fine, so it's easy to maintain.

Ponio has one as her mane is thick like a bush, and the top tends to go in random directions.

Mare did have one, but I cut her mane off, so now it's the same length as her grown out bridlepath and the whole lot sticks up in the air like a hopeless mess....It is slowly growing down though, sllllooowwllllyyy.

So I opted for sometimes!
 
ngrace said:
I always thought it would actually be rather uncomfortable to have a strap rubbing on very short spikey hair, or bare skin, surely much more comfortable to have it resting on hair. I think most people think its nicer for the horse, but some people probably do it because they dont want to have to fiddle about with seperating the hair!
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^^^ This. Agree completely. Hate them.
 
Always, but only headpiece width, you can't see them at all if you didn't know. Very thick native manes that would be very hard to seperate and get comfortable underneath the bridle. I cut with scissors, but only due to a lack of mini trimmers!
 
My traditionals have reeeally long manes, but never thought of cutting anything (GASP!!) .... I lay the headpiece on the start of the forelock - it's soft and padded.
 
My girl has a pathetic whispy forelock,when she had a bridlepath years ago her forelock looked like one of those babies with their hair scaped back into tiny bunches.She has a lovely thick mane that i let come forward between her ears,so it balances out.
 
Still not sure what to do!

Mane wise he has a short (pulled) but fairly thick (well, for a tb) mane that from about 4 or 4 inches behind his ears it all starts to grow forwards!

Part of me would love to hog him as I think he'd look quite cool :D
 
ngrace said:
I always thought it would actually be rather uncomfortable to have a strap rubbing on very short spikey hair, or bare skin, surely much more comfortable to have it resting on hair.!
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Ditto this.

Disregarding the aesthetic side of it for a moment, does anyone have any 'proof' that a horse goes better with, or without one?
 
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