I want to braid a couple of horses mane so that they won't get so tangles all the time, I groom them but it seems as soon as they go out again it takes an hour to untangle, does anyone know a good steady braid that won't fall out?
Showsheen works like a dream for getting nasty snarls out of manes.
There a few different braids you can do:
You can do one that goes the whole length of the horses neck (on the side). Every time I do this my horse manages to pull it out really fast.
http://www.raspberryridge.com/runningbra ... You can do a french braid down the center of the neck, like when you sit on the horse and the braid is directly on top of their neck. That works best with a horse with a really thick or double mane.
http://www.cedarlanefarm.com/images/h/ni ... Or you can do what's easiest: p. Get all the mane on one side and divide it into 6 or seven big chunks. Then braid each chunk. Just be sure not to braid really tightly and take it out and redo it every few days to a week. I wouldn't braid the horse's forelocks though, since they can get it caught and rip it out.
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The trouble with leaving braids in your horses' manes is that braids tend to pull and be uncomfortable for the horse ... so that he may end up rubbing his mane, causing lots of broken-off hairs rather than a nice, neat "mane- do. "I think you're better off just untangling them every day, perhaps with the help of some Show Sheen or other mane de-tangler. But if you're trying to keep them untangled for an upcoming show, just make several fat, fairly loose braids rather than the little tignt ones you'd use at shows. Braid a piece of yarn into each plait and use THAT to tie off the ends, rather than rubber bands. (Leaving rubber bands in will also cause broken hairs .) Cut off the yarn ends so that they don't tickle the horses' necks, and leave the braids down rather than looping them up.
I braid my horses for the pasture because she has the same problem ... I just brush her mane so all the tangles are out and do just a regular braid. like in 3in sections and i leave them loose up by the base so she is comfortable when she puts her head down to graze ... then a couple days later i take them out and brush the mane and do the whole process again. it works really well and i've never had problems with it.
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Generally your not suppose to leave braids in a horse, when we get back from shows we take the braids out otherwise it ruins there mane.
But i've seen people do running braids for turnout.
This is a running braid:
http://media.photobucket .com/image/horse ... But braids can get stuck on fence posts, bucket hooks ect, because they rub them.
Pasture braids may be your best bet ... nothing fancy, just grab a clump of mane and braid it. Follow down till you reach the end of the mane.
http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/hor ... See the second post for the picture of the pasture braids. Just be sure to leave them loose at the top so it doesn't interfere with a horse putting his/her head down to eat or drink.
try a loose running braid. If it's loose it won't pull on the horses roots so much and because it's a running braid the mane won't be as crimped when you take it out.
first thing make sure you don't leave braids in a unatended horse and , as for braids there are basket braids, french braids, ect google and the library has tones.
I like to braid my horses hair from the top the the bottom as one braid, and it holds for me:) hope this helped
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almost like a french braid
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y the hek ru braiding ur horse??? thats so stupid lol
