This message is from: "Curtis Pierce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "shawna smith" wrote: Also I'm wondering-Can a forelock be to long??? I'm > keeping it braided loosely so he can see. Any suggestion's appreciated.
I have had two horses with especially long and wide forelock. In both cases, the horses preferred to have their eyes covered. In one case, we had braided the forelock for a dressage show. He wasn't a fjord, so I had to braid the mane, and when I braid the mane, I usually braid the forelock. During the first test, the judge noticed that he seemed to be looking at the middle of his head and not where we were going. So after the test, we let down the forelock. During the second test he was much happier and did real well in the test. We have also found that the longest hairs in the forelock come from the place where a lot of people put the bridle path, just behind the poll. By the way, you can see pictures of our horse, Solvar, with a long forelock at our website: http://www.deepcreekfjords.com/solvar.html. He definitely likes his forelock long! Enjoy your Fjords! Curt Pierce Bristow, VA Our Fjords got another 6 inches of snow to play in, but some have started to shed already.
