How do they get their manes so straight?? SJ's on Olympia

[milliepup]

This probably sounds daft to some people but how on earth do the showjumpers on last nights Olympia get their horses manes so straight?? My horse has a mane that just stands straight up no matter what I try and do with it.
I mayy be stupid but it looks like they must use staightening irons!

 

[jcberry]

I wandered that too!! looks like they straightened it!!

 

[Santa_Claus]

neck hoods and scissors are near the top of the list for quite a few riders

 

[showjump2003]

I hate the attacked with scissors look they all have. My guess is neck rugs.

 

[Tia]

It's really common over here for folks to use scissors. I don't really like the effect.

 

[Oaksflight]

Scissors, hate the look personally, much prefer a nicely pulled mane. And then to keep them flat, neck covers.

 

[Mid]

Babyliss Ceramic Straightners

 

[PapaFrita]

PF's mane is naturally really, really straight and well-behaved... shame this doesn't apply to the rest of her!!!

 

[lorenababbit]

and i am afraid to say, hair straighters! Alot ot the manes finished off with scissors to get that just coffured look but how early do those grooms get up to do all that stuff. i cant even do my own hair in less than an hour!

 

[Super_Kat]

I have to say, after working with SJ'ers over part of the summer none of them wore neck rugs (in fact they wore no rugs!) and they're manes were just naturally straight. ASBO horses mane used to be a bugger and half of it would lie one side of her neck and the other half laid on the other side and it usually stuck up, now after lots of cutting and combing it's starting to lie flat with minimal effort from me

 

[fizz-tally]

yip we used them & finished off with setting spray & trimmed with scissors

 

[k9h]

I use to work for John Popley & we use to scissor the hair never had a neck rug on the yard. Always plaited for outside show & only Luidam got plaited for every show!!
They were naturally straight!!

 

[jess_asterix]

my new horse mane is just naturally straight! i love it!!

 

[Rosyryan]

I used to wonder that too, we lived in Germany for five years ans finally found out that 1 way is to clip really close under the mane, thay seem to clip through the year, plus a hot brush and Elnett hairspray!! It is also common for horses to have their docks clipped, pulling is not generally used, but scissors held vertically and the mane snipped in very small pieces, also a wide bridle-path, it does look nice on a horse with a well-muscled neck,in most cases that is!

 

[Rambo]

Hehe...It's easy really....

Scissor the mane to the length you want....then pull it to remove the thickness

You get a pulled look with a straight finish

 

[clipclop]

OK, so this is my plan for this coming season for my horse, who is a fuzz head.

It's all "GHD's" "Products" "Scissors" and "Pulling"??

I need to get my hair dresser round to give me some top tips. She gets my hair lovely and sleek (She doesn't pull mind)!!

 

[debbielinder]

bloody neck covers got my mare rug with neck cover on her once fairly straight but all on one side mane is no half on the wrong side half sticking up and rather thinner than it was