Long mane...

[_jetset_]

Sorry for all the posts... just coming across a few new things with the new horse and wanting to do the right thing.

My new horse has a really long mane (down to her shoulder), but it is quite thin. So, should I cut it (eek!) first, and then pull it or just start pulling straight away? Only worry is that if I pull it from the length it is now she will have no mane left!

 

[AmyMay]

Ok, revision - if it's thin you could cut it and then pull afterwards, or just go the 'showjumper' mane.

 

[Super_Kat]

I'd just cut it with scissors, quick, easy, neat

kat
xx

 

[_jetset_]

Thanks... I am a puller all the way, never use any of these contraptions, just a pulling come and me!

I think I will cut some of the length off and then pull it to neaten it up. That way I can get rid of the length without making it any thinner than it already is.

 

[dixie]

Get a solo comb instead of pulling - it's so much easier on your fingers and the horse.

 

[samp]

I would cut it and then pull it

 

[Lucy_Ally]

Spring's was really long when I got her so I cut it first and then pulled it neater.

 

[MillionDollar]

Sounds like you need to cut and then pull. Don't just cut though i hate the 'showjumpers' mane (sorry, if anyone does), it just looks so unnatural.

 

[_jetset_]

I would never just cut... For one thing I would never get it straight and she would end up looking like a punk rocker!

 

[Theresa_F]

What I have found to work very well on a very long thin mane is to use a solo comb to get it within a few inches of the length you want and then finish the job by pulling the last bit to the required length.

 

[Maesfen]

Use a razor comb like a dog stripping comb, even an old clipper blade to reduce the length without making it looked hacked and do it from the underneath, not the top, that way it falls better too. You might not need to pull any if it's that thin but any of those methods will give you a natural look as opposed to cutting.

 

[MillionDollar]

Yes! Def reccommend them, they are brilliant for a thin mane, takes the length off and it looks as if it has been pulled!

 

[Tempi]

cut then pull so it dosent look quite so cut if you see what i mean!! i always pull bloss's as its so thick!

 

[MDJO]

Someone I know (a hairdresser by trade) suggested holding the mane up vertically and then cutting so when it falls back down to one side, it is slightly 'ragged'. Then pull the few remaining bits to get the best look - I'm in the same boat and going to try this approach at weekend

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Pulling or razor comb...not a solo comb, I can't get on with them and they, in my opinion don't do a very good job.

 

[jinglejoys]

Why not just leave it long?

 

[_jetset_]

Oooo... couldn't do that