When I got my horse, he rubbed his mane off. Now, six months late it's grown but it stands straight up. I'd like him to have a longer mane so I can do stuff with it. Any suggestions?
2007-02-05 14:37:34 · 11 answers · asked by KJ 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I do not know for sure if it works, however, in the Walking horse industry, they have been known to use downy liquid rubbed into the mane or tail. It supposedly helps stimulate the growth.
However, a shave of the mane and then a good scrubbing of the skin with shampoo will clean the folicles. Then I would comb the mane daily as it grows out. Like human hair, horse hair stays softer if combed or brushed daily. You may not have to shave completely, but at least enough to where you can see the skin to see how clean you get it. Also your horse may have a skin irritation that is causing the mane to not grow. If the skin doesn't look normal (splotchy, reddish, scabby, etc) then a Vet visit or a douse of T-GEL shampoo might be needed.
2007-02-05 14:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by terilynne3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my show horses I do not brush the mane unless I've washed it. Your horse may have damaged his cuticles by excessive rubbing. You mention he has mane back, you may want to keep it washed, only with an equine shampoo and conditioner. There are some on the market that are medicated, try these, they will kill any skin problems he may have that is causing him to rub. Make sure the mane is rinsed real well, soap residue can cause itching.
You also want to make sure that you don't over brush it. I use only a soft body brush (like for the coat) on the mane and tail until I wash it, then and only then do I use a comb.
There are mane tamers on the market that you put on the neck after you wet the mane. Tie the horse up, put on the mane tamer and keep it on until the mane dries. Over time it will train the mane to lay down.
2007-02-05 14:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by dressage.rider 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His mane will lay down eventually, mine does this every winter. I have a few suggestions. There's the usually, band it with elastic bands in chunks, or use hairsray to train it to lay flat. Another one, less heard of is to use bacon grease. Unlike the other solutions, there is not a fear he will rub it out agian. Bacon grease helps to stimulate the hair to grow back, and at the same time it keeps it lubricated so he wont rub it off again. And since he already has some growth there, it will add weight to it and help it to lay flat. It will take some washing out later, but it might help to get it started! Good luck!
2007-02-05 15:26:54 · answer #3 · answered by Mark S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What has always worked for me is MTG products. MTG specializes in hair growth and curing skin fungus and infections. You apply it to your horses mane once a week. I did this last month to my paint colt and his mane grew 3 inches in just a month. I always apply to a clean mane- but you don't necessarily have to. Also if you buy a sleazy- or horse hood you can put this on your horse and it will train the hair to lay down. Hope this helps.
2007-02-05 14:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by silvaspurranch 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pulling a horses mane hurts? i do no longer undergo in innovations ever using scissors or clippers on ANY of our horses manes ever. I even have continually pulled their manes. I do use clippers for the bridle direction, yet I pull manes, simply by fact i admire a mane to look organic. Our horses do no longer seem to innovations having their manes pulled one bit. I regularly do approximately 6 or 8 inches at a time if I enable it bypass too long without doing it. Then I provide a stable scratch on the muse & enable them to bypass. when I deliver them lower back in I end it off. when I shop up on them, then I in basic terms form of randomly pull what desires it, whilst it desires it.
2016-10-01 12:05:59 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MTG's horse hair products are awesome! Here's what I've done with my arabians, after a washing and conditoning i'll detangle spray in some mtg and braid the mane in about 1.5 inch chunks. Every few days or show I'll spray the braids with mtg, and I'll redo the braids about every 3 weeks or so. Braiding it will help it lay down plus with keep if from being pulled or rubbed out.
2007-02-05 19:17:46 · answer #6 · answered by cihccihtog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you're going to pay a lot to have extensions put in, you will just have to wait for it to grow back. You can buy a "snuggy" I think they're called, which is like a neck wrap that will help his mane get trained to lie flat against his neck rather than stand straight up. Try countrysupply.com; they have very good prices. Good luck! We have a 2 yr. old gelding with the same problem...just gotta wait it out. Fortunately he isn't a show horse and we still love him ugly or not.
2007-02-05 14:41:38 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can buy diffrent stuff for the manes but it will take a long time to grow back........But trust me it will come back!
2007-02-05 14:42:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hair Extentions
2007-02-05 14:41:45 · answer #9 · answered by zan j 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I dont know to much about this subject but a lady told me one time that if a mane starts to get thin that you should shave it all off its called "roaching". It should grow back thick and it might fix your problem too.
2007-02-05 14:41:51 · answer #10 · answered by t-pip 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋