How to tame a hogged mane??!!

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Dont ask why but we hogged Mo (bay in sig) a few weeks ago. It had been chewed a lot by her boyfriend and was really messy & uneven, so we just clipped it all off!!! So how do we go about training it to lie flat once it starts to grow? It's a 1cm mohican at the moment!
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How long do these things take to grow back?
Also, if i were to attend an unaff. dressage test over the winter, would a mohican be frowned upon?!
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Starting to regret it now!
Anybody think hogged manes look good on warmbloods....??
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A mane grows at about 1 inch a month. As soon as itgets to the flopping over point, use a water brush to encourage itto lay the correct way. You could also use one of those lycra hoods.

As soon as you can get a band round it, train it over the right way.

I would guess it would take about 6 months to get it back to being plaitable. You would also need to pull or solo comb it to thin it down.
 
Re-hog it!!!
Two of mine are hogged,one is a cob and one a part bred connemara.Looks good on both.It saves alot of time on a hunting morning!!
 
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Re-hog it!!!
Two of mine are hogged,one is a cob and one a part bred connemara.Looks good on both.It saves alot of time on a hunting morning!!

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i second that
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My coloured had a hogged mane when she was brought in December, it was plaitable by May. Lycra hoods, wok well and as soon as it is long enough, plait it over for a few days, you will probably need to pull it too to stop it coming through too thick.
 
Thanks everyone! I wish i could keep her hogged - it would be SO much easier, but i've never seen a hogged warmblood.
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Although saying that, it's not like we compete a lot or anything! I'll see what it's like by the time the show season starts up again, then either re-hog or get a hood!
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Keep it hogged!
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My TB's are usually hogged. They are polocrosse ponies so I started off doing it because it made sense, but now I just can't be arsed with plaiting and pulling, so might lop it all off regardless of whether they play or not!
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As long as the topline is there it looks fine
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Cybele (on left) Irish TB, hogged!
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Boozle, TB, a hog that needed re-doing
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Tills, TBxQH, hogged!
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It's fine once you get used to it
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Oh they carry it off so well!! I am actually used to Mo's hog now, but i wasnt sure what judges at shows/dressage would think! Oooh, we might just leave it hogged then! Thank you! x
 
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Thanks everyone! I wish i could keep her hogged - it would be SO much easier, but i've never seen a hogged warmblood.
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One currently hogged warmblood, and he competed hogged too:
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