Re: [IceHorses] was evaluations-long now mane texture
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:19:20 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >Can you do the same with the >forelock and still have it look good? I haven't tried that and would worry about it as the forelock blows up a lot more when you go faster than walk (though maybe you don't! ; )) I would probably stick it in one braid instead. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ---
Re: [IceHorses] was evaluations-long now mane texture
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:07:21 -0700, you wrote: >When you do this and it grows back in, does it make an awful mess or do you >just trim it off again? It seems to grow back fine eventually, though it tends to be a bit bristly for a couple of weeks. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ---
Re: [IceHorses] was evaluations-long now mane texture
--- Mic Rushen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the ones that have a really thick mane I cheat. I > divide the mane > in two, then actually CUT OFF the underneath section > with scissors so > it's half as thick I might have to look at doing that with Andi as he has a really thick, thick, thick mane and forelock. Yesterday, I had his mane in about 5 ponytails, but since we are still working on calmatose, he didn't even break a sweat under his saddle and we worked in the sun for 2 hours! Can you do the same with the forelock and still have it look good? I did bang his tail yesterday - cut off about 3 inches. Susan in NV read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink: http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
Re: [IceHorses] was evaluations-long now mane texture
On the ones that have a really thick mane I cheat. I divide the mane in two, then actually CUT OFF the underneath section with scissors so it's half as thick Mic, When you do this and it grows back in, does it make an awful mess or do you just trim it off again? In the old hunter jumper days, when my friends were pulling manes until their hands bled, I used to use a sharp pocket knife dragged from underneath. It didn't do quite such a nice job, but you couldn't tell when the mane was braided. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] was evaluations-long now mane texture
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:15:14 -0700, you wrote: > What >do you all do where it is hot? On the ones that have a really thick mane I cheat. I divide the mane in two, then actually CUT OFF the underneath section with scissors so it's half as thick (DO NOT do this when any horse purists are around they tend to get upset and faint or have heart attacks). The added advantage is you then have a spare mane if the horse ever gets sweet itch. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk ---
Re: [IceHorses] was evaluations-long now mane texture
I lost track of this thread, but are you still talking abour manes & tails as criteria? Tosca (1/4 Peruvian Paso) has the bush woman mane and forelock. Yrsa, purebred Icelandic, has a silkier mane and tail, still a profuse forelock. I know there are more important functional attributes a horse buyer would consider, but if all else were equal, for the type of riding I do, I would prefer the less bushy mane. Tosca is working hard, climbing up and down mountain trails. She would cool faster and be more comfortable if she didn't have five lbs of thick mane springing off the side of her neck. What do you all do where it is hot? I have tried braiding it, but it takes forever and the little rubber bands fall out in a day. Clippers are not an option. She'd look like a brown Fjiord. Nancy
