Wayward manes!

[Tia0513]

So my young mare is an IDxTB with quite a 'wiry' type of mane. About 3/4 of the way down from her ears there is a little section which either sticks up or flops to the other side. When I got her I pulled her mane shorter and the majority of it was wayward. Now it's winter, she's only 3&1/2 and consequently not doing a great deal, I have let it grow out again and for the life of me I cannot get this bit of her mane to lay with the rest! It's just beyond the reach of her rug so I cannot stuff it under there in the hope of it taming itself. If I plait that particular bit do you think it will eventually just lie the way I want it or d'ya reckon I am onto a lost cause?!

I have a feeling when it comes to pulling it again in spring, when I want her to resemble being a 'looked after' horse lol, that I will have a problem again

Any suggestions?

 

[clares]

you can try plaiting over, mind i find that the results only last about a week with my boys mane! ive decided to let it lie wherever it falls now. he is a 16.3 tb chestnut gelding who has the mane of a shetland! lol

 

[Costypop]

Plait it often and leave in for a good while also brush water over it daily. If all else fails hog it 😛

 

[MerrySherryRider]

I massage oil right into the mane and comb it through from the roots to the ends. It helps to keep it in place and also stops mud sticking to it.

 

[Tia0513]

Thanks for the replies... I'll give the plaiting and water a go first, if that fails I will try the oil and if that fails... I will have to leave it cos I don't want to hog her lol

 

[muddy_grey]

I have tried everything with my girl. In the summer it sticks straight up like a mowhawk. In the winter it mostly lies flat (not related to a neck cover either) I think it is the humidity or something. Plaiting it over works for about 3 days, so I have just learnt to love it.