Showing advice - PlEaSe HeLp!!!!

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<font color="purple"> Hello everyone - I've only just created an account on here purposely for a bit of advice if anyone has any!

I'm hoping to show a couloured gelding I'm going to buy in about a day (yipee!) but I have a slight problem. He hasn't got much mane (although it's quite nice and long even as it is), but he has a huge gap between his withers to about a third the way up his neck where I presume he's pulled it out on something somehow. Going on the "full and fluffy" theory, how can I show him with a missing chunk?!?!

Some people have said trim it all one length and get it to grow back all together, but should I leave the rest as it looks quite good even though there's a bit missing? I don't think the judge would be too impressed this way but I don't really want to take it off! Oh yeah - the class is in two weeks so hair growth encouragements aren't really an option! Help! I know a post similar to this has already been posted but any replies GRATEFULLY appreciated!
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I think you can buy 'false' plaits - presumably from tack shops - that you can fix onto areas with poor coverage.
Apparently this is perfectly acceptable in the show ring.
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Firstly is it a cob and therefore could you hog it? If not then how long is the short bit? If it is too short to plait then leave the long bit long and plait all as best you can. If the short bit is long enough to get decent plaits in then pull the longer bit so that it is all the same length and your plaits look even.

Oh and btw it could be like that because he has had a winter rug on with a full neck on it.


Hope this helps a bit
 
My mares mane is like this she has mane from her withers then a gap of about 6 inches then her mane is ok the rest of the way up, I am making a false section to clip in, luckily my friend hogged her cob so I have had some of his mane to make my false section..
 
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If it is only a small patch then leave it and go as you are, if it is a big patch then you might have to look at different options.

I showed this mare at a show on sunday, she arrived with a chunk out of her mane a few months ago, there is so much in the rest of her mane that you just cant see it.
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Is he a hairy? If not, you can make false plaits, they are very easy to make, you just have to find a horse with the same colour mane (dont use tail hair its too wiry and looks fake!) If he is a hairy again find a horse with the same colour mane and fix some in, its quite easy, just need kirby grips and glue!! (Obviously the glue is to hold the hair together the kirby grips to fix it to the mane!!!)
 
Woah thanks for all the responses lol! Will try and upload a pic - it's quite a large bit missing :S

Keltic - loving the hair loaning option!!! And conniegirl - definitely didn't really notice the missing chunk. Just wish it was that sorta size instead!

He's never had a rug on in his entire life, or so I've been told, so it's not due to that, but his vetting today proved he's got sweet itch so he's obviously rubbed or torn it out on something. Right, let's see if I can get this thing to work.



Ok how do you get pics on here?!
 
Personaly i'd give him some time to fill out a bit and get him working correctly (assuming he is old enough) to build up the correct muscles and the neck. give it a month or two to grow the mane, but i'd tidy up what he has but i would not shorten it too much.

alternatively extensions might be an idea if you have the patience for it.
 
Thank you all for the advice again - the show was today and we came third
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I pulled his mane to one length in the end. Hogging definitely wasn't an option, hair extensions were not decided on and it looked rubbish left so it was the only real option! The judge was very impressed so it worked out just fine in the end! He was an absolute angel and couldn't have asked for better behaviour considering he's only just turned four and was his first show and outing with loads of horses!

Many thanks!
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