Pulling manes on reg section D

[Abracadabjar]

Im about to go out and start competing my 6 year old mare, now she has a very messy, wavy thick at one end thin at the other mane, It really needs pulling.

does anyone know the length it should be pulled to.

any help would be VERY gratefully recieved!!!!

 

[dsophiea]

im not entirely sure but i think its normally trimmed at about mid-length, not plaitable but not really long! hope this helps, sorry its such a useless answer x

 

[lilym]

please excuse the dreadful piccie, from dressage practice... but this is my 6yo sec d he does showing as well and no-one has moaned about his mane!!

 

[trendybraincell]

depends on what sort of neck your beastie has, in lilym's case her rather sexy horse has a nice thick neck so she can get away with longer than something with a less impressive neck.

Its all an illusion (much like plaiting) to show off best qualities of horse. If your's has a smaller neck go a bit shorter, a thicker neck can get away with longer, but generally 6/7 inches is a good length.

Have you got a picture?

 

[Abracadabjar]

This is my birdette

Tyas Splash:

Please excuse the awful piccies of me and bird, OH not the best at getting action shots lol

 

[Laafet]

Are you going to show her, if not then I'd pull it super short to make her neck look stronger. If you are going to show then it should be longer and less 'straight' looking.

 

[conniegirl]

I'd take abotu 2 inches off to start with and then see how it looks.

I show section D's inhand and length of mane realy does depend on the strength of the neck

 

[star]

i probably wouldn't do much with it. it's about the same length as my young D. my older D's is longer but he has a super big neck and can carry it off. i've shown both of them successfully.