Hogging - leaving the forelock?

Supercoblet, please post a pic if you do it, my cob is v similar to yours and I am toying with the idea of hogging. I will let yours be the guinea pig !
 
Imogen Rose said:
When I worked in america every foal from a few weeks up to a year and a half and every broodmare were hogged.
However we left the bit on top of the withers and the forelock alone.
It looks a bit odd at first but now i kind of like it.
The bit on the withers os to hold on to whilst riding in from the field bareback, and the bit on the forelock is for flies. I have been told its to lead a horse with if you dont have a headcollar. Dont know about that bit though!
This horse in the first picture has it...
http://www.startemright.com/horses-for-sale/20090118150817.html
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my sister's cob is regularly led in from the field by his forelock - you do need a co-operative horse as it's used as a guide rather than anything else - would not want to try it with a youngster tho!
 
Here's mine hogged, he looks awful with a mane, its so bushy! I wouldn't leave the forelock on personally, just think it looks wrong, but if you're not showing then it really doesn't matter.


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