Mane Pulling?

[TiaPony]

Ok so i bought my mare with a pulled mane, really nice and tidy. Was never really keen on pulled manes but really suits her and i would love to maintain it if yoo cood guide me as to how?

 

[piebaldsparkle]

See the link

http://www.newrider.co.uk/Library/Horse_Care/pulling_a_mane.html

 

[TiaPony]

thankyoo =]

 

[sylvapak]

pulled my girlies mane today... she was brilliant... she even fell asleep! looks great now i love how it can just transform a horse!

 

[TiaPony]

ok im bac! do you prefer to pull traditonal method or with a pulling comb pain free way?
thanks!
x

 

[piebaldsparkle]

I've always pulled manes with a normal comb, but because my mare hates having her mane pulled, I got a Solocomb for Christmas. Provided I can get similar results with the Solocomb, I will use that method from now on (if I can't its back to a regular comb I'm afraid).

 

[Malibu]

i either do it have they are sweaty from exercise or i put warm water on the roots so the pores are open and less painfull for the horse.

 

[rrose]

we back comb the mane then cut the long hairs with sissors.

 

[CrazyMare]

Always proper pulling, especially if planning to plait the mane, a solocomb or cutting it can make the mane grow back thicker and with spikey bits in

 

[jemima]

Did our bigger boy yesterday. His has to be pulled because he's got so much thickness and he's looking much smarter now (what with the re-done, more radical clip as well). I pull when they're warm after exercise.

 

[evsj]

I wish to confess yesterdays sin.....i used scissors on my girls mane. only to get rid of the length before i pull it properly but i felt ever so ashamed as i was doing it.

there, i feel better for that!

 

[mitchellk]

Either proper pulled method, or on tricky horses or the SJs we use a blunt clipper blade, brilliant method, and good if your horses mane is thin and you don't want to pull much out. Use it as you would a pulling comb

 

[Judie]

How do you use a blunt clipper blade?

 

[RobinHood]

I either use the normal method or a large serrated knife. I much prefer using the knife because it is so much quicker and the end result looks like a properly pulled mane. I use the knife to get the mane to the right length and then I slide the knife underneath the mane from root to tip to thin it.

 

[Rambo]

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I wish to confess yesterdays sin.....i used scissors on my girls mane. only to get rid of the length before i pull it properly but i felt ever so ashamed as i was doing it.

there, i feel better for that!

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LOL!

I do that too

To be honest, if you pull or solocomb after trimming the length, you get the desired effect anyway