Ooops, I hogged my ISH mane

[Green Bean]

I don't know what got over me, but while I was clipping my horse, I decided to hog her mane. She has always had the lower part of her mane pulled out over winter due to neck rugs when it is cold so it has been getting thinner and thinner each year. I got the bright idea that if I hogged it, it couldn't be pulled out, now I am full of regret and wondering if I have made a huge mistake. This especially after I read after doing the deed, that her mane could take up to a year to grow! I never keep it particularly long, barely long enough to plait, but am still worried. Any experiences on hogging in winter and growing back in summer please?

 

[Rowreach]

Does it suit her?

 

[Tiddlypom]

They do grow back, but it will look like a bog brush for a while, I’m afraid. It can take up to a year.

You might get used to the hogged look and decide to embrace it - possibly?

 

[Widgeon]

It took about a year to grow my cob's mane out.

If it suits your horse though, I'd stick with it. I only grew my horse's out because he hated having it done. It sounds like she never really has a full mane anyway? I think hogging looks very smart on a chunky horse with a nice neck.

 

[OrangeAndLemon]

I think pictures are required

 

[Barton Bounty]

Bet it will look smart! I like a hogged mane

 

[irishdraft]

My friend hogs her cob for hunting but she turned him away in march this year and he now has about 6/8 inches of mane.

 

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pics!
you might like the look though

 

[Green Bean]

I think pictures are required

I will take some photos this weekend, we were both a bit “what have I / you done” after it so I still need to tidy it up

 

[Green Bean]

Does it suit her?

Honest answer, I don’t know. I will have a good look this weekend. She doesn’t have a chunky neck, but it isn’t skinny either

 

[Pippity]

It took three months for mine to go from completely hogged to this:




On a horse with a normal mane, that would be a pretty acceptable length. Unfortunately, she's a cob, so it was still wider than it was long. (She's back to being hogged now. It only got that long because I was out of the country for a few months.)

 

[Lucky Snowball]

Hogged can look very smart but nothing to grab in an emergency!