Mane Pulling.........

So we are allowed bridle paths now - providing we have horses with thick manes?
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So we are allowed bridle paths now - providing we have horses with thick manes?
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Weeeellllllll.........one of them has a thick mane
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So we are allowed bridle paths now - providing we have horses with thick manes?
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Is that before or after you have pulled it
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Axel has a bridle path because I have this thing about sorting out their mane and forelock nicely under the bridle.
Its one of my pet hates when I see a horses mane/forelock in a big untidy tangle under their headpiece and it must be so uncomfortable for them
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note for all people who did not read my original post properly. there is nothing that looks worse than a badly cut bridle path and unless your horse has a very thick or unruly mane there is no need for them unless you cannot be bothered to make sure the mane is lying comfortably when you tack up, hence why a good idea at riding schools where it is impossible much of the time to keep track of every hore being tacked up every time and where the horses may be bridled for hours. i would be riveted to hear of any other reasons aside from those apart from the vanity of a rider who thinks the two/three inch gap looks 'smart'.
 
I agree it does look rubbish when not done properly, but....... in Arab showing its very much in fashion at the moment to shave a good 5 inch piece of mane off at the top to show off the neck and jawline!
 
Your original post actually said that those with bridle paths could not lay a mane or could not put bridle on properly. You do appear to be saying something different now, however lets not get pedantic.
 
We don't have bridle paths on any of the horses - just divide their mane nicely into forelock and mane (apart from the cobs, of course, which is one long bridle path!)
 
Surely its just personal preference? Theres no right or wrong to it, it doesnt harm the horse either way. Exactly the same as hogging a mane or not hogging a mane, personal preference. Obviously sometimes it has practical purposes as does having a bridle path but its not wrong either way, its just personal preference.
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OMG you can research money into plaiting a horse - WTF next

by the way is not a go at you, but makes for an enteraining afternoon
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I don't know . . . horses are big business on the Continent, especially Germany and Holland who are virtually having an FEI arms race! When fractions of percentages seperate the winners from the loosers (and A LOT of money is riding, so to speak, on being a winner) I can see them spending money on stuff like this. Attention to detail, and all that. And you could bet if they found out definitively that plaiting potentially negatively affected performance there would be free flowing manes as far as the eye could see.

Sure, it's all a bit ridiculous, but some horses really are hurt by having their manes pulled. If there are other, non-painful ways of shortening and thinning why are they a bad idea.

The law from Ohio is probably an outgrowth of anti-docking laws and might be worded the way it is to cover certain showing practices. There are a few "tail related activities" in various Breed showing circles that are definitely NOT in the horses' best interests. And the thing with laws is it's easier to make them general than specific.

Which isn't to say I think people shouldn't be allowed to trim their horses tails!
 
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