Plaiting Question

[GalaxyZak]

erm just a few questions:
when should you plait when hunting, is it just lawn meets or every time if possible?
also, my pony is an M&M with a medium length but quite thick mane, do i have to plait this? I always plait his tail up becuase i dont want it getting ripped out on a bush, but do i have to plait his mane as well?

 

[wombat]

i was always told if u have a M&M u can leave their manes and tails down.. i sometimes only used to plat wills tail up coz of the same reason.. but always in the end.. plaited his mane up coz i got bored waiting to leave to the meet.. lol..

 

[moodymare1987]

You could do a running plait to keep it out of the way??

 

[GalaxyZak]

got no idea how to do them

 

[moodymare1987]

lol no neither do i lmao. i cant do them, im hopeless with plaits though, well i can do normal ones on horses but cant do anything else.x

 

[piebaldsparkle]

If you can do a tail you can do a running plait down the mane (same plait). You need to do them quite tight as they tend to pop out (especially if mane is thick and not very long).

 

[virtual]

It depends on your hunt, some are stricter on turnout than others (where I hunt they're happy to see you, plaited or not at any meet, but others you need to plait for every meet etc). Contacting the secretary is probably your best bet if you want to be correct for your hunt.

 

[AmyMay]

Strictly speaking if it's a lawn meet then yes you should plait. At other times it is up to the individual. Tails remain unplaited.

However, if your horse is well turned out, looks smart and clean many hunts won't be too upset if you decide not to plait your native.

 

[madgirl]

what do you mean by a lawn meet?

 

[AmyMay]

A lawn meet is where someone 'hosts' the meet on their property, offering refreshments etc before the hunt move off.