Pulling thin manes....

[Sol]

Any tips?

Came home tonight and first thought was 'Horse needs tidying!'
I admit, I'm a little OCDish about keeping him neat
His neck isn't brilliant, so I like to keep his mane as short as possible, I think it looks better but his mane is so thin it might not exist if I try to take it that short! It's not awfully long now, probably about 4 inches longer than I want?

Sol x.

 

[PennyJ]

solocomb? the one time i approve lol

 

[Sol]

haha, has to be the first time I've heard ANYONE approve of them! o.o I'm stunned
May give it a go if nothing else works, as it means buying one.... heh

 

[PoppyAnderson]

Don't pull it, cut it. With scissors. But NOT straight across. Chip into it, holding the scissors almost vertical. Tiny little chips into the mane. Unleash your inner Vidal Sassoon!

 

[competitiondiva]

echo above if you can do it!!! I can't, would never make it as a hair dresser!! My tb cross has a thin mane, pulls beautifully but if I pull everytime, she'd have no hair to pull!! So I alternate between pulling, then cutting, then pulling etc, pulled today as it happended and looks fab!!! When it has been cut, ok she has a pudding basin hair cut for a while but at shows is plaited up so never seen there!!!!

 

[Sol]

haha, may cut a little.... slightly longer than I want it so if it goes wrong, he wont end up hogged! We can always try..... xD

 

[lauradean]

I cut along the mane vertically with a thin scissors. It works quite well and my horse is much happier than when I pull the mane.

 

[Fly_By_Wire]

I always cut my boy's mane :S He hates having it pulled and wont let me touch it or comb it for ages afterwards if I do. I tend to do it as if I was solo-combing, I take a small section of the mane, back comb to as near the roots as possible and cut it at the top. If it's really thin (unusual for my boy!) but uneven, I just backcomb about half way and cut there. It's not perfect, but I'd rather have a mane not quite done properly than a battle with my horse!