scissoring a mane............

[cobface]

I like my TBs mane slightly longer as it looks better when i plait her up and since we are competiting this winter would like to leave it how it is. If i pull it it goes thin so am looking to neaten with scissors, have seen it done before on here and it looks good, any tips on using scissors the *proper* way?
Thanks

 

[Sanolly]

Cut upwards rather than across!

 

[Miss-rose]

I do this if I have any that don't like having their manes pulled all I do is back comb as if your going to pull it then cut the piece you would normaly pull. Once u get the hang of it it's easy and most of the time u can't tell a diffrence

 

[Ladyinred]

Cut upwards rather than across!

Yep. Takes ages but makes all the difference. Or use a Solo comb.

 

[Sol]

Yep, cut upwards Or if you want to take a lot of length off, I'd cut along about an inch/2 inches further down than you wanted it, then cut upwards

 

[cobface]

Ah right so sort of cut upwards into it then?
Like you would when you thin/give texture human hair? (sorry am a hair dresser )

 

[LauraWheeler]

I normaly use one blade of the scissors and kind of razor it off (if that makes any sence at all) to the length I want it. I had to do it with Horrids mane before the show we went to. He's a forester so can't pull it but he rubbed half his mane out in the winter with his rug. This gives it a natural look as obviously you don't pull an M&Ms mane.

 

[Munchkin]

Ah right so sort of cut upwards into it then?
Like you would when you thin/give texture human hair? (sorry am a hair dresser )

Yes!

I often do this before I pull manes that are long but thin. You can always neat it up with a few pulls if you think it looks 'cut' so it's not the end of the world!

 

[Berkeley]

Cut upwards rather than across!

I do this everytime. Easy, painless.

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

i just cut straight across a la SJ'er.....i actually prefer how this looks to wispy short pulled manes.

 

[Aces_High]

I normaly use one blade of the scissors and kind of razor it off (if that makes any sence at all) to the length I want it.

I do the above on a very thin mane but also back comb it as if you were going to pull it and then razor it off with the one blade. You really don't want to go for the chopped look - not cool!!

 

[fatponee]

Use thinning scissors for a more natural look

 

[Pheme]

If you can get one, a shearing comb (for sheep) can be used to shorten manes. Just backcomb a few strokes, then draw it downwards to razor off the long ones you're holding onto. I'm much better at this than I am at solocombing and I've not really had manes that required thinning, so the result is much more even and it looks 'naturally short' rather than fluffy or lopped off.

 

[Kenzo]

Always do it dry as well, never wet, otherwise it won't look the same after it's dry and sprung back into normal position.

Do a bit at a time, rather than taking an inch off, remember you can't glue it back on so better to take small amounts off until your happy with the length.

Do a normal chop to take the length off, take the underside a bit shorter.

Then use thining scissors but also chop into to it a bit to give a more natural look, however, if you do this, you won't get nice ends to roll up when you plait, so this is not always advisable, but it does look better for when the mane is normally down.

 

[rosie fronfelen]

I normaly use one blade of the scissors and kind of razor it off (if that makes any sence at all) to the length I want it. I had to do it with Horrids mane before the show we went to. He's a forester so can't pull it but he rubbed half his mane out in the winter with his rug. This gives it a natural look as obviously you don't pull an M&Ms mane.

being as he is going so well with you now, can you not call him Herbie?

 

[honetpot]

Dog thinning/ stripping comb off e-bay about £14, sold for horse use cost twice as much.
To thin and shorten use on whole length of mane, to shorten just comb the ends. Takes about 10 to 15 mins to do a whole mane and the horse just thinks it having it combed.
My horse came back from a weeks livery with a nice short mane but a real phobia about having it pulled as they had made him so sore, these stop all the stress so now I use it on them all. I show natives so it gives a natural look.

 

[Natch]

I was going to recommend a solocomb or thinning blades, but since you're a hairdresser I'm sure you will have no problems with the scissors