Help! What to do with mane for showing?

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Seonellie

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Hi,

I'm new to the forum and looking for some advice! This is my mare, Ellie. We are going to our first ever showing show on Sunday and I don't know what's best to do with her mane.
She is haflinger x warmblood.... should I leave it loose like a haflinger, or do some kind of running/French braid?
It's just a local show and we're going just for fun/experience so if I do it wrong this time I don't really mind!

Thanks, Seonellie

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She is lovely :)

If it is just an outing for experience and you don't want to pull and plait (!) then I would do a running plait - Good Luck :)
 
Thanks! I think so :)

Thanks for the advice... I know eventually I'm going to have to pull it.. but I quite like it :) and it helps with the flies!
 
especially for foreign breed I would leave her mane as they are because it is the haflinger that is the foreign part and you would never show them with a running plait. Good luck and have fun, she looks lovely!
 
Leave it as it is, haflingers are shown more natural. She is absolutely stunning by the way!
 
What a stunning pony :) Leave natural :) No point trying to make her something she isn't and plaiting up :) You could turn out as a hunter type if you wanted to show seriously, plait and feathers off, but if you're not planning on taking it too seriously she's super cute as is!
 
Thanks everyone! I was hoping I could leave it down as I think she looks lovely like that, but didn't know if a showing judge would agree :).
 
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