Plaiting manes

[Nic]

Is there a correct number?

I always thought it was just an uneven number on the mane + the forelock, but I just read that it should be 7 or 9. I have never heard this before.

 

[dieseldog]

I always thought uneven, forelock makes it even

 

[Nic]

Thats what I thought.

Ta DD

 

[dunc_n_toby]

uneven, any number I think 7 or 9 are correct for showing. But i'm not a showing person so I may be wrong.

 

[dieseldog]

I always thought the number depended on what type of neck your horse had - short neck more plaits to make it look longer, long neck less plaits. Also how horrible and thick the mane is.

 

[JessPickle]

I thought it was odd not including the forelock

 

[kick_On]

it just a traditional hunting thing, it means 9 or 7 on neck then to make it even, add forlock. Ment to be unlucky for odd number

 

[vicm2509]

Odd number but forlock makes it even. My boy is IDxTB but has more of an ID neck so I usually put in 11 or 13 to make it appear longer.

 

[Nic]

ditto IDxTB & I normally go for 13 too.

I don't do showing so will stick with that I think.

Thanks everyone

 

[kick_On]

OMG you must love plaiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Super_Kat]

Use cosmetic plaiting - as you said further up, long neck less plaits to make the neck look shorter and if the horse has a short neck put in more plaits to make the neck look longer.
Always have an uneven number of plaits going up the neck (especially) because if you have an even number of plaits the neck looks cut in half and it looks awful (if you get what I Mean).

Wow, I did learn something at college after all

 

[Nic]

Can't stand it!

13 just seems to look best

 

[K9Wendy]

I just keep plaiting til I run out of mane... never bother counting as long as they look evenly spaced and same size!

 

[kick_On]

i do have big gg and hate plaiting, but what i do is pull it, alot and then still get 9 in neck - hope you can see and cheat a bit with takin off mane on withers and a little higher, but that hidden by brestplate (sp)
big gg

little one

but they are wide little roses and welded in

 

[pocket]

God if its supposed to be 7, I'd have footballs as plaits

I have up to 15/16 in total

Big old horse that wont let me pull the mane, so I have to solo comb it, looks ok though.