These 'solo' combs?

[ElliePippa]

Anyone had any experience with these, i mean is really as simple as press the button and your horses mane is pulled AND thinned???
Also, Do you pull/slice (however you would call it if using the comb) underneath or on top of the mane?
Many thakyous

xEllie

 

[china]

i personaly dont like solo combs, you just aswell do it with scissors as it gives the same affect but better, if you get it wrong with a solocomb you end up with a 'step' in your mane.

 

[LadyRascasse]

it doesn't thin the mane but its good for horses who don't like there mane pulled, you backcomb the mane 3 or 4 times the push the button at the required length

 

[CastleMouse]

I'm not a fan of them either.

 

[Gorgeous George]

I got on ok with my solo comb, I just back combed as if I was going to pull the mane and then cut with the blade. Seemed to look fine, except you do tend to get quite a few wispy bits growing on the top of the mane.

 

[Linz75]

Think of the old 70's/80's bowl cut hair do & you've got a rough idea of how your horses mane will look...

 

[4leggedfurries]

I'm not a fan either. Seen one in the wrong hands and made a mess of it, they ended up having to hog his mane, thankfully being a coblet he managed to get away with it.

 

[MrsMozart]

I like them. But you have to be careful how you use it

 

[ElliePippa]

Oh god, Lol
i need to find a way of shortening + thinning her mane-she hates having her mane pulled (cue crazy thrashing head)
lol, any ideas?
Elliex

 

[Pixxie]

i like mine and get on fine with it, and he doesnt have a bowl hair cut or anything daft

in fact looks rather lovely but i do agree it all depends how you use it
xx

 

[cokelly]

My mate asked me to pull her horse's mane and I jumped at it cos I love pulling them but LOVE my cob's lonnnnng mane XD

soo began...WELL he did EVERYTHING he could to get away from me!! lol soooo didnt really work!
sooooooo

*sits and waits for the bright ideas to come though!*

 

[burge]

My mare doesn't like her mane being pulled so I use a humane twitch on her and she snoozes while I get it done. Also you could try rubbing 'Oil of Cloves' in the roots of the hairs as it has a numbing effect. People used to use it for toothache years ago for that very reason.

 

[Linz75]

Thinning knife...? Looks like a penknife type thing, again, there is a certain level of technique required. Also depends whether you are really concerned on having a neatly pulled look..

 

[hollyberry86]

you could try one of those mane and tail rake things

http://www.robinsons-uk.com/products/Pro...age=2#sku.46247

sell them in robinsons. I've used them before on manes and tails with great results.

 

[china]

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Thinning knife...? Looks like a penknife type thing, again, there is a certain level of technique required. Also depends whether you are really concerned on having a neatly pulled look..

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i use one of these as mine hates having mane pulled, you back comb it like normal but rather that rapping it around the comb and pulling it, its got a sharp edge and just takes the required amount of.
http://www.barnstormers.co.uk/acatalog/Scissors__Mane_Combs_and_Knives.html
scroll down to mane thinning knife

 

[hellybelly6]

I use scissors and then cut vertically to give a 'natural' look. I find pulling/solo combs give the mane a haystack appearance esp when trying to plait it afterwards.

Or, back comb the mane as you would when pulling and snip off instead of pulling.

 

[BankEndRescue]

I like them but you do have to be a bitcareful as it's easy to get carried away and end up with a "Friar Tuck" as MrT on here will testify!!! Sorry M but the you did a diservice to your gorgeous ginger one

 

[fatpiggy]

Trouble I found was that you can't seem to get right up against the crest so it regrows very quickly and then sticks up underneath - plaits with bristles between them!

 

[ElliePippa]

the aim is to have a mane short+ neat enough to plait :S