tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post773855708954177664..comments2024-03-26T08:18:42.915-04:00Comments on Cob Jockey: And now for something a little lighter...Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-14283156565290248672012-01-30T11:28:02.901-05:002012-01-30T11:28:02.901-05:00You can easily leave his mane long! I have a Gypsy...You can easily leave his mane long! I have a Gypsy Vanner and I leave his and just do a running braid! We show dressage and will do some CT this summer! If I dont have to pull a mane there is no way im doing it, I hate it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697668284253060576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-41760581974009466962012-01-30T10:25:34.458-05:002012-01-30T10:25:34.458-05:00Longtime reader and this drew me in to comment for...Longtime reader and this drew me in to comment for the first time - keep the long mane!<br /><br />I have a little mustang, and he has a lovely long thick mane that I fully intend on keeping. It drives my trainer batty, but I have stood my ground for years now. It's distinctive, and if he can pull it off (which from your pictures, he can) there is no reason to pull it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071037752920853786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-73658690291578520242012-01-30T08:30:03.551-05:002012-01-30T08:30:03.551-05:00http://eventingnation.com/home/2010/04/wednesday-j...http://eventingnation.com/home/2010/04/wednesday-jog-up-button-braids-continued.html<br /><br />This is part 2 of that series on Eventing Nation.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098723884511551091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-67559746084861451222012-01-30T08:29:09.842-05:002012-01-30T08:29:09.842-05:00http://eventingnation.com/home/2010/04/the-sunday-...http://eventingnation.com/home/2010/04/the-sunday-jog-up-tips-from-a-groom-13.html<br /><br />This is the best button braid tutorial I have ever seen. It starts with a pulled mane, but I would think that you could adapt the technique for a long mane. Braiding with the waxed thread is not essential if you don't want to wait to order it from Bit of Britain (the only place I could find it). I used yarn the first time I followed these directions and it worked just fine.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098723884511551091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-80197208464799882642012-01-30T00:02:10.204-05:002012-01-30T00:02:10.204-05:00Jen, I don't know for sure how they get those ...Jen, I don't know for sure how they get those big buttons. I'm sure his mane is really thick. Play with it. There are some great braid books. <br />As soon as I saw you put the question out there, I knew Lisa would say pull it. She has been wanting Comrades pulled.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675631291488697042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-75628909537023906602012-01-29T21:32:51.452-05:002012-01-29T21:32:51.452-05:00I wish my horse had feathers. A TB with feathers!...I wish my horse had feathers. A TB with feathers! You're lucky you can leave his mane long - I hate pulling, and Oliver's mane is SO thick that it takes forever to thin, too. Not looking forward to it...Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546115210959552767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-90847024865203313402012-01-29T21:31:32.099-05:002012-01-29T21:31:32.099-05:00Contender is so cute! He makes me want a pony even...Contender is so cute! He makes me want a pony even more. The mane thing definitely depends on your own personal preference. Personally, I dislike the upkeep of mane pulling so if I had a breed where it was acceptable to leave it long I totally would.Alanna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891497900025873342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-60880202442248889802012-01-29T21:17:13.914-05:002012-01-29T21:17:13.914-05:00Nicole, Lisa thought Cardi showed with a pulled ma...Nicole, Lisa thought Cardi showed with a pulled mane and button braids, but while I've seen him with something that looks like huge button braids, I'm not sure how exactly they do that. Do you know?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-3599404993962625472012-01-29T21:16:20.800-05:002012-01-29T21:16:20.800-05:00Heidi, that's too funny, you are just like Mar...Heidi, that's too funny, you are just like Mary! She posted a picture of a well turned out hunter yesterday with a banged tail and the quarter mark and everything and was like "WHY DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS?!" I just laughed and told her that she had better not ever buy a historically hairy breed!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-16166311955316891902012-01-29T21:15:26.842-05:002012-01-29T21:15:26.842-05:00Oh Nicole, I am not torn about this at all. I rea...Oh Nicole, I am not torn about this at all. I really just find it funny, because my best friend Mary is a grooming nazy just like Heidi :). She's happiest when she's riding something that's a quick polish away from being able to enter the show ring! I love him with a pulled mane or a long mane.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-68934407982474467872012-01-29T21:10:42.283-05:002012-01-29T21:10:42.283-05:00Haha, don't ask me about if you should pull hi...Haha, don't ask me about if you should pull his mane. I am a huge fan of pulled manes, banged and pulled tails, and am known around my barn as a grooming nazi. If you love his mane, we sure can't change your mind just like no one would be able to get me to grow my horse's mane out ;-)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098723884511551091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846330497859393721.post-80121040215971008102012-01-29T21:06:14.358-05:002012-01-29T21:06:14.358-05:00I feel bad that you are so torn. Breed standard al...I feel bad that you are so torn. Breed standard allows for either pulled or natural mane, so no help there. As for CT's, I showed my Arab with a long mane. For the dressage phase I either did a running braid or a continental braid (a banding technique). Go with what you like. Hair grows that is a given. With that flaxen mane he will look great either way. But please don't shave his feathers. Cardi shows with his and so do friesens. Good luck.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675631291488697042noreply@blogger.com