Pulling/Cutting horses manes?

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Whenever i pull my poneis mane it sticks up in the air how do i stop this? and how do you guys do your horses manes pulled,cut with scissors ect? if any of you have pictures post! :D
 
I always use one of them humane pulling comb things. I used to pull manes traditional style but then i thought' I wouldnt like my hair yanked out' so I stopped doing it. I no expert but sounds like you might be trying to pull the main too short if its sticking up, is it a native or cold blooded type of horse by any chance?
 
Quite often if it sticks up you might have not pulled it thoroughly, more like snapped off to leave short ends propping it up. Try taking just a couple of hairs at a time and taking your time, over a week or so, rather than trying to do it all quickly.
 
You possibly haven't thinned it enough. And/or it needs training flat. After pulling, put stable plaits in. Not tight at the roots though, or it springs back up when you take them out. Leave the plaits in for 48hrs, then lay mane with a water brush. If necessary, put stable plaits back in after 24hrs out of them. And when you pull his mane, make sure the thickness is even, rather than thin at the ends & thick at the roots.
I cut my mares mane, its very fine. However I do it so it looks pulled, people are often suprised its cut, not pulled. I normally pull manes, but used the clever cutting method on others in the past too.
 
I cut my boys manes. They cant stand me pulling it! I usually back comb a section and then chop the bit i would've usually pulled out. Then cut upwards into it to make it look pulled.

I've been known to use my mums hairdressing thinning scissors too :P
 
Sorry but I can't stand cut manes! You can plait it down, put a rug on with a hood for a while, put conditioner in it (when dry) and keep brushing over. It takes a bit of perseverance but it'll get there eventually. :) good luck.
 
I pull - traditional girl that I am. I love the look, and find it rather satisfying to create order from chaos. Alf doesn't mind it - he lets me pull it with him loose in the stable, and only objects (by biting me!)if I pull a bit too much out at the top.
His mane can't decide whether it wants to be on the left, the right, or bolt upright, so I pull it to a length that I'm happy with, and let him decide which way he wants to wear it.

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He's getting quite good at doing his own backcombing

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I love a pulled mane and I find it quite relaxing to do. Sadly current pony won't tolerate it at all (to the point where he gets stressed about the backcombing motion with the solo comb!) so I only use that now, and a rake on his tail, but if I keep it quite short to plait it tends to go forwards rather than sideways and looks (to me) fine.

It's a shame cos I don't have any moral issues about pulling at all ;)
 
If there is lots to come off then I cut it first and then pull to tidy it. If its fairly short then I just pull. My last pony hated her main being pulled and even protested when it was back combed so hers was always cut. Her mane used to stick up too but I trained it over using plait spray/hairspray before I put her rug and neck cover on.
 
Pulled properly, every time, mane on the right hand side, pulled nice and short.

If anything really won't tolerate proper pulling then I will use a Solocomb, but I think it looks a bit naff compared to a properly pulled mane. I HATE cut manes. They look dreadful in my opinion.
 
PULL - never cut and those solo comb things are dreadful.
If your horse hates it - then he will probably hate being clipped as well - so when he / she is doped to clip - pull at the same time......
Always pull after exercise - and do it wearing rubber gloves and a good comb - so you do it quickly.
Short manes (unless your pony is native) look best, and are best to plait if you do.........
 
Hate really really short manes, they look stupid on my horse. Solocombs or pulling combs are a big no-no with her, so it scissors and a comb ;) However if you do it properly with the comb and scissors it should look pulled.
 
I use a Solocomb, I will never pull - I wouldn't want someone ripping my hair out... :rolleyes:

My pony wouldn't tolerate her mane being pulled but stood like a lamb to be clipped... :confused:

If you use a solo comb properly, it looks just the same as a pulled mane.

If its sticking up its probably because it needs more thinning, like others have said, or plait it down for a while.
 
muckypony said:
I use a Solocomb, I will never pull - I wouldn't want someone ripping my hair out... :rolleyes:

My pony wouldn't tolerate her mane being pulled but stood like a lamb to be clipped... :confused:

If you use a solo comb properly, it looks just the same as a pulled mane.

If its sticking up its probably because it needs more thinning, like others have said, or plait it down for a while.
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Sorry to disagree - but a solo comb just cuts - it is too thick, and nothing like a properly pulled mane..................
 
dressedkez said:
Sorry to disagree - but a solo comb just cuts - it is too thick, and nothing like a properly pulled mane..................
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Maybe we'll have to agree to disagree :P

I always found my manes looked pretty pulled, but I have seen a lot of solocombed manes looking terrible.
 
dressedkez said:
PULL - never cut and those solo comb things are dreadful.
If your horse hates it - then he will probably hate being clipped as well - so when he / she is doped to clip - pull at the same time......
Always pull after exercise - and do it wearing rubber gloves and a good comb - so you do it quickly.
Short manes (unless your pony is native) look best, and are best to plait if you do.........
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Nope - mine will tolerate clipping, though a bit twitchy in places - certainly nothing worth doping for. But just tonight I backcombed a little hair (with the solo comb in hand) and he freaked, expecting a pull.

I admit - perhaps in time he'll get used to it, and perhaps has been freaked out by bad pulling in the past. And I love a good pulled mane, as I've said. But I also don't see why I should put him through that. I'll get him used to back-combing without pulling, since he expects pulling to follow - and the comb does a good enough job after that. No need for it to do more - at the moment I don't care what he looks like day to day (mud monster!) so long as it's good enough to plait - which it is, with the solocomb.
 
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