Why isnt the Norwegian Fjord mohawk more popular on other breeds?

[Shinx]

I love a Norwegian mane! It looks smart and kind of war-horse like, and accentuates their magnificent necks.

I think my PRE would look fantastic with a mohawk as well. At an endurance ride I noticed a lot of the Arabs sported tiny little mohawks to keep their manes off their necks in the heat and they all looked amazing.

Wild equids (not feral horses) have natural mohawks.

But whenever I see a thread about hogging/not hogging, people always warn about the horrible mohawk stage. Am I the only one who thinks they look fantastic? If you train the mane to properly stick up you can shape it, making even a weedy neck look nicer than it is (a lot of Norwegians don't actually have arched necks, it's just the cut that provides the illusion).

Just interested to hear some opinions before I get out the scissors!

 

[j1ffy]

PRE mares have mohawk-style hogs for showing!

 

[Flowerofthefen]

I quite like the mohawk look!! But for me it's more about the horses head. I know a, don't like to say it, but ugly cob. He looks much better with a mane. His owner hogged him and it now brings all the attention to his head. So for me, yes it can look nice, on the right horse!!

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

I think this is more the mohawk stage they mean, rather than the smart PRE cut

 

[Shinx]

I think this is more the mohawk stage they mean, rather than the smart PRE cut

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I actually quite like it but the horse in question seems to be horrified along with you

 

[Shinx]

My PRE is a gelding so I can't use that excuse! He has a luscious mane but it's currently half rubbed out from his winter rug so I might give the fjord clip a go. I think he'll look smashing!

 

[criso]

Norwegian Fjords have thick bristly manes and a two tone colour which really lends itself to that cut.

My tb's mane is currently a similar length to the horse in the picture above however being fine it actually lies flat at that length. If you went really short, he'd look like a failed polo pony. This was the other day it's the wrong side but you can see the bits that have fallen over, how short they are and how they absolutely don't stand up. You'd need a lot of hairspray to achieve a a mohawk.



A PRE mane will be thicker than my tb but maybe not as thick as a Fjord so you won't necessarily get the same effect but if he's rubbed it out, sometimes it's better to hog and start again and you'll see what happens.

 

[littleshetland]

I love a mohawk mane. Those beautiful statues and carvings of ancient greek horses from the Parthenon and other ancient sites look amazing.

 

[marmalade76]

I hear you, I thought my polo pony's mohawk really suited her as it was growing out and I have been tempted to hog her again.

 

[rabatsa]

Donkeys get given a mohawk for showing.

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Donkeys get given a mohawk for showing.

I didn't know that! Off to google now...

 

[SpotsandBays]

My warmblood/appaloosa currently spots a Mohawk (I hog him in the summer as his mane gets so thin but it growth thicker over winter and sticks up!)

 

[Shinx]

I love a mohawk mane. Those beautiful statues and carvings of ancient greek horses from the Parthenon and other ancient sites look amazing.

You're absolutely right, I was just at the British Museum and have gone back through my photos and they all have perfect mohawks!

My boy's mane is THICK so I think if anyone has a good shot at a mohawk, he does.

 

[Shinx]

My warmblood/appaloosa currently spots a Mohawk (I hog him in the summer as his mane gets so thin but it growth thicker over winter and sticks up!)

Do you love it? Post a pic!

 

[AutumnDays]

My warmblood/appaloosa currently spots a Mohawk (I hog him in the summer as his mane gets so thin but it growth thicker over winter and sticks up!)

I was tempted to hog my Appy x, as her mane looks thinner the longer it gets, and she has the attitude to rock a mohawk! The rescue lad (WBxTBxSec D) came hogged, and now that it's grown back I'm tempted to hog him again as his mane doesn't look as nice as I thought it would longer! He rocked the Mohawk stage too

 

[SEL]

My cob is rocking the "slightly fallen over" mohawk.

Clipper battery charger gone AWOL

 

[Cortez]

Back in the eighties I used to compete (dressage) a horse that hated having his mane pulled, so I had him in a Mohawk. It really complemented his slightly weak neck and obviously meant there was no need to plait; I loved it and it was a look that caught on for a while with lots of copycats. It really suits some horses.

 

[Gloi]

You need a dun for a good mohawk to get the two tone effect.

 

[Fjord]

My fjord used to have a long mane, till I got sick of the clay stuck in it in winter, and cut it. She looks fab with mohawk.

My fell had a mowhawk with a previous owner, they'd hogged her.

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Can Dex throw his salt & pepper mohawk in the ring?
I actually don't hate it..

 

[SpotsandBays]

I didn’t think he would be the type to suit it as his quite fine but it looked awful left alone and there wasn’t enough to plait (I’m also not skilled enough to faff with false plaits!). I actually think it suits him well


I haven’t got a Mohawk photo, I’ll try remember to get one later!

 

[Ratface]

Can Dex throw his salt & pepper mohawk in the ring?
I actually don't hate it..

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He's such a lovely colour, he can get away with anything!

 

[Kunoichi73]

I didn’t think he would be the type to suit it as his quite fine but it looked awful left alone and there wasn’t enough to plait (I’m also not skilled enough to faff with false plaits!). I actually think it suits him well
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I haven’t got a Mohawk photo, I’ll try remember to get one later!

He's perfect. Exactly what I always think and appaloosa should look like!

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

He's such a lovely colour, he can get away with anything!

I'll let him know I love his current colour too, I wonder what colour he'll be after the coat change that's coming!

I didn’t think he would be the type to suit it as his quite fine but it looked awful left alone and there wasn’t enough to plait (I’m also not skilled enough to faff with false plaits!). I actually think it suits him well
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I haven’t got a Mohawk photo, I’ll try remember to get one later!

I am not usually an Appy person, but he is really lovely I think the slight mohawk really suits him!

 

[Beausmate]

I hogged my thoroughbred. He loathed having his mane combed through and as it was so thick, plaiting it was hopeless. He did enjoy being clipped, so off it came! I left the forelock and let the rest grow upwards and forwards. It was also really soft, so i think it was the sheer volume that held the shape. It really suited his slightly thuggish attitude too

 

[ester]

Frank had one when I bought him, it (and the cellulite) didn't stay

 

[Shinx]

Frank had one when I bought him, it (and the cellulite) didn't stay

This is exactly what I'm talking about! I think he looks stunning I bet he looks great with a full mane too

 

[ester]

It had got the punky because the person that we bought him from only had him 3 months and hadn't done anything with it in that time. He had it long after that for a while, I sort of forgot about it, then the forum told me to pull it so it did spend most of it's life pulled and plaitable, bit longer for showing, shorter or hunting season .

It was quite wirey and poofy generally, (thought you might like this one too )

 

[Gloi]

My boy as a punk yearling

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

My boy as a punk yearling
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Oh he was adorable!!