Mane Pulling

[lovecharles]

Charlie is looking like a gypsy horse
he's not had his mane pulled for over a year! I have no idea how to do it. Can i be taught or do you have a professional come out?

 

[JustKickOn]

You can learn how to do it, but make sure someone who knows what they're doing and can do a decent job of it teaches you

 

[peanut]

Also, try to pull the mane after exercise as it is less painful to the horse when he is warm (the pores/hair follicles are open)

 

[Ali2]

I'd just get someone out but that's because I'm rubbish and slow at pulling so I'd rather pay someone to do all the tidying up.

 

[Laafet]

I'd cut the mane first to a more reasonable length then pull it so that the horse does not have too much pulled out. I'd get an experience friend to show you what to do. I used to pay a friend £10 to do Murphy's after his annual holiday as it was like pulling wire and she was so much quick than me. But as a rule I would do it myself, once a month or more depending on what we are doing. Murphy's required neatening up once a week as it was so thick if you left it too long, it would make my fingers bleed. T's is not so wild thankfully.

 

[Tnavas]

Please don't cut the mane it makes it far harder to pull as so many hairs are the same lenght.

Buy yourself a good dog comb with fine teeth and a handle - this will make it easier for you and will not snap the hair like a mane come does.

Take several weeks to achieve the look you want - if you do it all in one go you end up with a mohawk a few months later.

What you are aiming to do is remove the long hair and also thin the thicker areas so that the mane is the same length and thickness.

Comb the mane until it is all untangled. Take a few long hairs in your left hand and back comb the rest to the neck line, slide the comb up a little and then wrap the hair in you left hand once around the comb, keep a hold of the ends and pull smartly - some people say that it is less uncomfortable for the horse if you pull upwards. Comb mane down again. Work along the mane removing the longer hairs. It is more uncomfortable for the horse at the wither and the top of the head. The thickest part is usually over the crest area.

All this is best done after the horse has worked and is still warm.

For the very sensitive horse then make up this mix and rub well into the roots
Equal quantities of Oil of Cloves, Rubbing alcohol and water. Shake up before use.

 

[gails]

I am rubbish at this, my friend has a tool, that does it quite well ,not as good as the comb method IMHO but it is a solution, sorry can not remeber the name of it