Natives doing dressage-plaiting?!

Would you have this mare put down?

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I plait Pip, although he isn't 100% native he is very pony
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. I think it looks smarter, and it does enhance his neck. Hogging does make show preparation very easy
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. Our section B's are hogged, and you do get the advantage that they tend to look smart with very little effort.
 
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I plait Pip, although he isn't 100% native he is very pony
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. I think it looks smarter, and it does enhance his neck.

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only if done properly. plaits on the side of a neck on an already weak neck just make it look even weaker. a bit of mane can hide a relatively weak neck. i actually think plaits look better on a horse with a strong neck already and anything lacking in neck looks better left au naturel.
 
i show and do dressage, i will not pull my D's mane and ruin it for showing just so i can plait. a nicely turned out native is always a pleasure to watch and shows the true versatility of our native breeds. as long as you are clean and tidy i don't think plaiting is an issue. can you imagine even trying to plait a fell??? it would look a right mess, best left au natrueal IMO.
 
Natives, arabs etc with a long breed appropriate type mane look fab either unplaited or with a running plait (or whatever its called). What looks awful is when people pull a natives mane then don't plait it - its just looks lazy and scruffy then. Like they can't be bothered to go to the effort to plait when the horses mane is clearly short and thin enough.
 
my connemara does not get plaited for dressage. he looks awful when plaited and his head looks huge (along witht he massive golf ball plait in the forelock).

He looks much more elegant au natural
 
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