Wind/gypsy plait!! :P

[cob&onion]

Look what i found in my welshy colts mane today..........a wind plait! and a perfect one at that - does that mean that the gypsies are going to steal the little bugger?

The little wretch kept moving/blowing in the wind so its the best pic i could get of it, its a perfect plait with 3 strands and everything and even has a little knot in the end
He is very exposed where he is turned out up on a hill in windy conditions

 

[FionaM12]

I imagine lots of horse-owners think the gypsies are after their horses in these windy conditions!

There's a warning on a local horsey site telling us all peoples' horses have been "marked" for stealing....

 

[SuperCoblet]

Uuh ooh... Hide him, quick!

 

[coss]

mine gets those too - so i do a plait to stop it, nightmare to get out and only seems to happen when its wet as well as windy.

 

[ArabianGold]

Well I have well and truly done it for my mare, she has plaits all through her mane to keep it on the correct side...

She'll be gone by the morrow.... (grabs car keys )

 

[Gembo]

but surely that could well mean he's been marked by gypsys to be nicked :L perhaps you should move him id be ever so worried

 

[FionaM12]

but surely that could well mean he's been marked by gypsys to be nicked :L perhaps you should move him id be ever so worried

Ermmm.... Are you serious?

 

[Ashleigh_]

You cheeky mares!
My friend Danni posted about this the other week and got rinsed bless her!
At least her heart was in the right place, she's a worrier at the best of times

 

[Fii]

Definatly been marked, I would keep a watch on him!!!

 

[FionaM12]

Definatly been marked, I would keep a watch on him!!!

Now I can tell you're not serious....

 

[tonitot]

FM12, think Gembo is joking. :L is a "laughing face"

 

[FionaM12]

FM12, think Gembo is joking. :L is a "laughing face"

Ah, okay! Thanks. I can't always decypher internet speak. It's my great age, you know.



Or so my daughter tells me.

 

[Fii]

Now I can tell you're not serious....

*Innocent face* Really??...

 

[Krystal]

All my three suffer with wind plaits so I always spray with baby oil, and put in a loose ruining plait this also helps when they roll the mud doesn't seem to stick as much.

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

A year or so ago the BHS investigated this issue thoroughly and it was found to be complete nonsense. It's just the weather and horses sticking their noses into tight places or horsing around in the field.

 

[penhwnllys_stardust]

That's nothing compared to the ones I find in my own hair in this sort of weather

 

[5horses2dogsandacat]

My Welsh baby has 2... does this mean 2 nasty bandits are after him??? He must be special I feel proud ...

 

[5horses2dogsandacat]

Penhnwyniajtdgs_stardust... conditioner my lovely... not just shampoo, no,no... but the big old c to the onditioner.. or wash n'go all in one if you must...

 

[indie999]

Mines out 24/7 un rugged and he gets these all the time and they are a nuisance to get out! Its the wind.

Stop worrying!

 

[FionaM12]

Mines out 24/7 un rugged and he gets these all the time and they are a nuisance to get out! Its the wind.

Stop worrying!

I don't think she was worried really.

 

[Ibblebibble]

i keep leaving plaits in my lots manes hoping that some 'unmetionables' will happen by and take them away but dammit they're still there in the field every morning and noon waiting to be fed

 

[starbar]

You're gonna have to hog him...its the only way to keep him safe ya know!