Plaiting up - Advice/Ideas Please

[Benjamin]

I am taking Benj out to a party on Saturday and think I should plait him up.

Now, Benj has ALOT of mane. His crest is about 2 inches thick and has a proper double mane. I want him to look smart and don't fancy eating/getting tangled in his mane whilst out.
I can do a running plait but his mane is sooooo thick it rarely stays in.

HELP!!

P x

 

[SSM]

Setting lotion and hairspray - glue those plaits in

 

[kerilli]

thin out first if pos... with a tail rake maybe, i've heard they're good for manes too.
otherwise, just accept that you're going to have lots of pingpongball sized plaits, and try to make them all the same size and in a straight line! doing the first fold-over not too tight, but then as tight as pos after that, keeps it tidy.

 

[Benjamin]

Have tried the ole solo comb, does the trick.......

i was kinda thinking that I should avoid the whole roundy plaits. Last time I did that he had 22 of the things! And they were al cricket ball size!!

Thanks anyway!!

 

[Benjamin]

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Setting lotion and hairspray - glue those plaits in

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Thanks SSM!!

 

[Theresa_F]

Bring him up to me, with my rake and plenty of thread, gel etc and I'll soon sort him out.

 

[fairhill]

Please can you do Meg's mane when you've finished with B? I've made a terrible mess of it with the rake...

 

[Benjamin]

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Bring him up to me, with my rake and plenty of thread, gel etc and I'll soon sort him out.

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Very kind of you T!!

Need to plait for hunting so will be early!!

 

[Theresa_F]

Pray tell - who are you out with? Fancy babysitting Chancer and I next year as I would love to do a half day if he is up to it.

If you can get him over Friday night, I can do it then, or another time come over on a Saturday and we will work something out for the future - yet to have a mane beat me.

 

[Benjamin]

The Essex, just a short one though.
Want him to look smart.....

I won't be able to Friday, but thank you so much for the offer. We'll arrange for a meet up with the other T soon!

 

[YellowBoots]

Do you have a picture of him with mane on? How about a corn plait down his crest?

 

[Benjamin]

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Do you have a picture of him with mane on? How about a corn plait down his crest?

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How would I do a corn plait?
This was xmas last year. Tis a bit longer now!!

 

[YellowBoots]

What a pretty boy!

I think a corn plait would work- if you stand on something next to his shoulder, and brush the hair towards you, the section it into three and plait down towards yourself, adding a section as you go. Keep your hands low so it lays flat on his crest. You end up with a tail of hair- stick a band on the end of it and you can either let it dangle, or fold it over the plait and stitch it down.

 

[cazza]

Do a polo pony hair cut (hog him) Cazza quickly runs off an hides ;-)

 

[Benjamin]

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Do a polo pony hair cut (hog him) Cazza quickly runs off an hides ;-)

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Been there done that!!

He does look a smarty pants hogged, but he takes on this whole skin head , hooligan persona!!