Share Your Manes!

[Enfys]

I got it on the Horse Health website, it's a lemieux leather plaited head collar, I love it too!

Thankyou

 

[misskk88]

Can I steal one of the lovely tidy, and complete thick manes please!

My horse has a real thick mane at the top, then half way down her neck, it stops dead, and all she grows is a few straggly hairs. No idea why- rugs don't rub it, she doesn't rub it. Just there is nothing there! God forbid plaiting up too, they literally are the size of peas if I try!

 

[Gloi]

Bushy and ginger.

 

[littleshetland]

Ah we keep him plaited. Because it's so long he gets straw, hay, mud and all sorts in it. So it's plaited down into about 5 plaits, covered in pig oil to stop it getting itchy, and we re-plait once a week or more if we get time. Unfortunately his last plait by his withers is no longer, he rubbed it off at the end of summer when it got midgy but when it's down you can't really notice!

I've got a friesian too - I keep his mane in braids as well, and this seems to keep it under control and minimise breakage. I'd never heard of the pig oil tip - so thank you. Do you liberally cover it in pig oil, or just a wee bit? Is his forelock braided as well?

Sorry for all the questions, but Friesian hair pre occupies me quite a lot these days!

 

[Iwantakitten]

One cobby pony mane it's longer now

 

[FellOutOfFavour]

I've got a friesian too - I keep his mane in braids as well, and this seems to keep it under control and minimise breakage. I'd never heard of the pig oil tip - so thank you. Do you liberally cover it in pig oil, or just a wee bit? Is his forelock braided as well?

Sorry for all the questions, but Friesian hair pre occupies me quite a lot these days!

I don't know what other people do, but I apply pig oil with a spray bottle to my fell pony's mane. First I put the mane onto the wrong side of the neck and spray oil, then I put the mane back over to the right side and spray. Then leave it for 10 minutes or so, brush gently with a soft brush and plait. I don't plait his forelock, but it is much shorter than his mane so doesn't get tangled.

Not sure why the pic won't work...

 

[FellOutOfFavour]

 

[Jive Master]

I think I am in love!!!

Totally Agree..! This is beautiful

The best I can do is Lilly's currently long and scrawny mane, only had her 2 days so it will soon be tidied up..!!:

Her fringe is causing her eye irritation. I have it plaited & tied up at the moment & her eye has improved greatly..!
Can I have you opinions or chopping it off to above the eye or keeping it plaited & tied up?? Thankyou

 

[littleshetland]

I don't know what other people do, but I apply pig oil with a spray bottle to my fell pony's mane. First I put the mane onto the wrong side of the neck and spray oil, then I put the mane back over to the right side and spray. Then leave it for 10 minutes or so, brush gently with a soft brush and plait. I don't plait his forelock, but it is much shorter than his mane so doesn't get tangled.

Not sure why the pic won't work...

Thank you - I'm off to buy some Pig oil...

 

[ljohnsonsj]

I showjump.....am i typical?

 

[huskydamage]

Here's my pony's horrendous mane journey. She came with a massive bridle path and the bottom rubbed off. For years I butchered it with scissors...

or it looked like this....

fed up with the constant maintence needed to control 'bog brush mane' I tried to grow it really long.
Now looks like this *phew*