Help me decide what to do with my horse's mane

[baymareb]

I've let my mare's mane grow because I hate pulling manes and because I tend to like long manes. But now I can't decide whether to just even it up or to actually pull it short to show off her neck.

I'm not showing or anything so that's not an issue. And I know it's a matter of what I like but I can't decide what I'd like better. So I'll ask for opinions. Do you think she'd look better with a neatly leveled long mane or a pulled short mane? She does have a pretty neck...

Exhibit A - the long and somewhat ragged mane. If I leave it, I'll be leveling it off neatly.

Exhibit B - the pretty neck (modeled on a dozing pony).

 

[potty_4_piebalds]

I think she would look nice with a short mane.

 

[skewbald_again]

another vote for pulled short and neat. She looks the type to have a comb and a clean hanky in her satchel

 

[ech]

You can't beat a nice neat short pulled mane in my opinion. But at the end of the day it's your horse and your decision!

 

[reindeerlover]

Oooh, I'd hog it!! She does indeed have a lovely neck. The shorter the better for me and my manes, leave the tail nice and long to make up for it though!

 

[ThePony]

Another vote for short here! Unless the horse is an M&M then I am a 'short mane and tidy hunter length tail' type person! If she is sensitive to having you pull it then you could try a solo comb or similar. Done carefully they don't look cut and it gives you a tidy mane and happy horse!

 

[Bills]

Yup definitely agree with being pulled short