Can you make a video to teach the ones who can’t ride?

It’s up to the owner, it’s not abuse

@@saturninusarabian i’m not saying it’s abuse, but… pull the hairs out of your head one by one for ten minutes and see if you’d prefer just cutting it

@Imogen Equestrian maybe not abuse, but probably not enjoyable, right? Why not choose the gentler option when caring for your animal that does so much for you?

@@yogawithkassandra my horse has his mane pulled, he really doesn’t care at all, it’s not done that often so yk

@@caitlinw8351 I do, I have a thing where I stress and I do that so thanks for bringing that up lmao. Plus my horse who has his mane pulled does not care

It’s usually because horse shows require a tidy mane, but some people really do like having their horse’s mane nice and straight and thinned out because it makes them look more professional and clean!

This is just a question, but why don’t people use scissors

@@bunnykinz some people use scissors anyways, but usually the scissors make the mane stick up and get kinda fluffy (I’m actually not sure why) but at my barn we occasionally use scissors to trim the mane a little bit, but we don’t do it for full on cuts

@@lm_equestrian6522 you can use scissors to cut the mane , but yes, the hair will sometimes floof up if its short because of the new growth coming in from the underside of the mane

​@@bunnykinz Scissors are a really bad idea, especially cutting straight across! It gives it a really chunky unclean look, pulling the longest hairs behind is the best way of having the mane look short but fading out naturally, you can top up with the scissors afterwards cutting upwards from an angle afterwards if needed but often it's not! It nearly always doesn't hurt the horse, a horse turned out with a wild mane is going to be getting it caught on stuff anyways, although SOME horses are very sensitive to mane pulling, we have one or two on our yard of 36 that have very tough hairs to pull out so we use alternatives, but for the most part if done properly they never have issue, never pull big chunks out at once anyways! Harder to pull for you, horse doesn't like the sensation and you risk "breaking" the hairs instead of pulling it from the root, which is super bad and gives weird sticking up hairs, As you go on and tidy up the mane more and more you pull thinner and thinner strands until you don't even need a comb, you just "nip" the hairs tips off quickly with your two fingers pinched! Short pulled manes are pretty much mandatory for most English riders, especially if competing, you need to have a neat, straight pulled mane in order to plait and make rosebuds effectively. Natural Manes are either a casual thing or more of a Western Aesthetic :)

I came because I saw it on a Tiktok

It depends on who's using it. Some use the tool you mention, some use a mane pulling comb, some use scissors.

You do you. Just don't force others to do the same.

Aww, that sounds cute.

Thanks! He is 13.1 HH, a small guy! Great video idea!

Thanks for the reply so early.

I just learnt about it on db. Apparently its because cutting it makes it bushy at the ends and pulling it helps make it thinner. That noise was horrible though, I couldn't do that to a horse 😭 I'd get a hair dresser in to trim and thin it :)

Hey! Horses don’t actually have nerves in their mane so pulling it doesn’t hurt! That’s how native Americans used their mane to hold onto to mount and steer them 😊

@@qriquett1482 that's actually a myth. horses definitely do have feeling in their manes!!

Just read this and thanks for letting me know! No idea where the myth came from. Now I feel badly about brushing her mane so aggressively 😂😭 poor horses

I refuse to believe that. Just cuz they don't always react doesn't mean they don't feel something

A horse has no feeling in their mane

I dont think they meant harm by saying this. And often times horses are very sensitive, so they dont like their mane pulled. Often times though, horses will be just kinda chill and barely even notice it. I have had and helped people with horses with both personalities:)

Lol someone is offended.

What she ment was if he doesn’t like it

And people think it's cruel and say all horses don't like it when it really depends on the horse. Just because they witnessed like, twenty horses, tossing their heads during mane pulling, doesn't mean all of them do.

horses have less nerve endings in their necks, (they still have nerves, and mini horses can’t have their manes pulled) cutting can look really choppy.

Same reason people don't just get their hair cut. You evidently haven't seen any show horse.

You must be young..cause there are a lot of different ways to do everything..travel , observe..

A thick mane sometimes looks just too chunky to be presentable. and with show horses, they need short manes to plait it. i hope this helps? :)

no it doesn’t hurt the horse if you don’t grab large pieces, please do your research before commenting

Actually, if done correctly it isnt at all. Most horses are MUCH less sensitive then people on with their hair. So this will not bother most horses. if it does, usually people will find other ways to pull the mane:)

@@liekekamphuis225 Have you tried it on yourself?

Hah, another person who refuses to believe that horses aren't the same when it comes to mane pulling. Apparently you ignored the fact that some horses don't like it, while others fall asleep to it.

You say it's bad, I say open your head up and realize it all depends on the horse. Some don't like it, while others are fine with it.

You're horrible for thinking it's horrible. It all depends on the horse, and of course, people like you don't realize what the word 'depends' mean. Some horses don't like it, while others don't.

Aw, you know if you took the time to realize it, some horses don't like having their manes pulled while others seem to fall asleep. And she said there's alternatives for mane pulling. Plus, if you are smart enough, you probably know that people pull their horses' mane for a DNA test.

@@ariellewilson730 no. Manes are pulled to trim them.

​@@DisobeyZOGYou didn't listen. 👶🍼

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Honestly, start realizing that you're wrong and don't compare to one horse to another. Plus, if you want to do a DNA test on a horse, you have to pull the mane out.

Yeah, Tucker is so sad that he's just standing there with his head up, minding his own business. Stupid anti mane pulling humans who don't take the time to realize that horses aren't the same when it comes to mane pulling.