blitznbobs
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A new pony for my son coming home on Monday —she is supposed to be as safe as houses, but i feel all that mane will be wasted on a boy ( is that totally sexist??)
I seem to spend my life buying horses atm
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ROMANY 1959
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I would shorten it by half and plat it up loosely
blitznbobs
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Sacrilege!
i definitely wouldnt, i love it… did you not know i was deprived of a my little pony as a child?? it will be plaited though
Widgeon
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Ohhhh you bought her! I saw her ad and I thought she looked like a lovely pony - I tried a pony from this dealer and he was exactly as she said. Then a neighbour bought an absolute saint of a Fell from her for her daughter. I hope she works out really well for you all
Rumtytum
Have Marmite, will travel
She is gorgeous! Would knock spots off any tv ad for luscious locks ?
Ratface
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Have a look at the Facebook page for Davies Leigh Jenna. She has a lovely trad cob whose mane she plaits in long braids, and occasionally in a cornrow plait on the top of his neck. She's done well in all sorts of disciplines with him.
Both very smart.
Both very smart.
throwaway2022
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Ooh she’s lovely! Exactly what I’ll be after in a month or so, but a gelding…and he’ll be hogged and trimmed up - I don’t ‘do’ hair although I can appreciate it on other people’s ponies ?
catkin
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Nah, not wasted on a boy - she could be a knight's horse, or a warrior-king's horse.....
SashaBabe
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She's beautiful and I absolutely love her long mane. I hope your son has lots of fun with her. He's a very lucky boy.
misst
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I am not a cob person but she is special. I hope you enjoy years of fun with her .
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splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
She looks like a nice type but I would trim the mane to a more manageable length
PoppyAnderson
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Gorgeous. Where is she from?
Barton Bounty
Just simply loving life with Orbi 🥰
She has better hair than me ?? lovely looking 
paddy555
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totally wasted on a boy. Can you not swap him for a girlie little girl who will lovingly tend that mane with conditioner on a daily basis. And braid it in pink ribbon.
lovely pony.
lovely pony.
maya2008
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Braver than me with all those feathers! We bought two this year, and my absolute ‘no’ was anything with feathers! So beautiful though.
gallopingby
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I’d be trimming the mane, it’s possible to look good at half that length if it’s well looked after. Long manes are a hazard, can cause distress to a pony when they come tangled in things and you then loose big chunks out of them which doesn’t look very pretty, running free on a common/ hill/ mountain the mane wouldnt look like that! lve no objection to long manes just ones that are unnaturally long.
blitznbobs
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shes only little i have a 15.2 traditional so i do know what im letting myself in for… but she does have a black tail … so easier than my other one!
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blitznbobs
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Bah humbug … i doubt she’ll be running free on hills commons or mountains any time soon… do you chop their tails off too?
gallopingby
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I don’t chop anything off but l wouldn’t be having a mane hanging down below the shoulder or a tail dragging on the ground. How about considering the weight of all that mane from a welfare management perspective Or maybe you wouldnt care if your neck was weighed down and you were under constant pressure as a result.
blitznbobs
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my hair is thick down to my waist…. I seem to be fine too
Lois Lame
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You've got to be kidding.
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
Gorgeous BB.
I'm still laughing at the outright cruelty of leaving her mane alone ?
I'm still laughing at the outright cruelty of leaving her mane alone ?
Auslander
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If my horse was struggling to support the weight of its own mane, I'd be calling the vet!
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
Although I would trim the mane , it wouldn’t be for welfare reasons ?. I just don’t like the look of excessively long manes but I’m sure the pony is quite happy with her mane and isn’t falling over due to the weight ??
Wishfilly
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She looks very pretty, and kind. If you like all the mane, then ignore all the naysayers- plenty of people do manage long manes, so I'm sure you will too- and it is very impressive!
PinkvSantaboots
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What a welfare issue jeez I've heard it all now ?
Barton Bounty
Just simply loving life with Orbi 🥰
Wow! Ive heard it all now!
DizzyDoughnut
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Plenty of ponies have long manes! This one seems to be doing just fine living out on the fells with a long mane past its shoulder https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/new-project-to-save-fell-ponies-hh-plus-709788
hock
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I love traditionals and natives and have one of each but I will never love the manes. And because they have such nice top lines I really want to pull their manes short to really show it off!