Sunday, August 2, 2009
my horse has a really tangled main how do i get it un tangled with out hurting my horse?
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You can buy combs with rotating teeth, that work through tangles more easily and painlessly than combs with fixed teeth. You can get these from your local pet shop. Just start from the bottom and work your way up, holding sections of the hair in your hand so it doesn't pull on your horse's skin. Then in quick movements run the comb through the bottom of the section and as the hair untangles move upwards.
Also for really stubborn knots, split them up with scissors. Just slice through them going with the hair growth and they will break up more easily (I'm a dog groomer and believe me we get some sights in lol) The matts should disintegrate after you do this.
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If it is really badly matted, you may have no other option but to have his mane hogged (clipped in short) Don't worry, it will grow back!
Good Luck.
use conditioner just like you would on your hair. Start brushing at the bottom and work your way to the top.
why don't you just cut it? it will grow back.L.
Get some Show Sheen and saturate his mane. Let it soak in for a few minutes and work it through. Then carefully untangle it with your fingers.
Then keep his grooming to be done on a more regular basis so it doesn't get so bad next time.
conditioner.
There is a detangler called Cowboy Magic. It works wonderful for getting the knots out of manes and tails. If you go to your local farm store, tack shop they will have it. It comes in a tube or a bigger bottle. It only takes a little bit to start getting the tangles out as it is a little oily, but once it is out it makes the hair really soft and shiney.
Get a bottle of conditioner - and a strong wide tooth comb. Saturate its mane with the conditioner, and then begin using the comb to pick through the hair. Don't start at the top, start about an inch or so from the bottom, and as the bottom of the ends begins to untangle, you can move up another inch or so.. keep doing this throughout it's entire mane. After detangled, rinse out the conditioner.
I would recommend pulling your horse's mane so it is shorter and easier to manage. That way, you won't have this problem again. There are pulling combs for this purpose.
You take a small section of hair, place it under the pulling comb at about the length you want the hair to be, wrap the excess hair around the comb, and give it a tug. The comb cuts through the hair, and it shortens the mane. Look for a pulling comb at statelinetack.com
if its ReALLY bad u can just cut it liek you would for a show, otherwise, showsheen will do the trick
Unlike us, horses have no feeling in their mane. It won't hurt if you pull out a few hairs. The best way to keep the hair loss minimal though is to start from the bottom and work upwards slowly. Once you have the major snarls out, Infusium spray stay-in conditioner (or just mix the regular conditioner with some water in a squirt bottle) will make it much more easy to get out all the small stuff and you'll end up with a great looking shine to the main (and tail if you desire) in the end. I've used that on my horses for about 2 years and have never had any bad tangles since and have gotten several complements on the shine and fullness to their hair. Hope that helps!
i would cut it.
Show Sheen or another silicon based detangler will work. Make sure you saturate the tangles and start untangling from the bottom up. If your horse has dreadlocks instead of tangles, you should probably roach it (cut the entire mane off at the root) just like if you were getting a buzz cut. Actually if your horse has an incredibly thick mane, keeping it roached in the summer might make your horse happier. If you think it looks stupid roached, I can tell you that I have seen world class dressage horses with their manes kept like that.
Start at the end of the hairs and comb down, moving up the hair shaft as the knots come out. You can spray it first with a detangler, a kid's hair detangler works well, and cheaper than those specifically marketed for horses (they contain the same ingredients). You won't hurt your horse either, they don't feel pain when you tug on their manes.
I'd say to roach it (cut it compleatly off) %26 start all over again. If you don't want to do that, you can always buy detangler %26 slowly brush it out.
use a razor sharp knife and draw the edge through the mane in the direction the hair grows.'comb the manewith your fingers as you do thi s and don,toverwork any area. horse breeders and trainers use this technique
DO NOT CUT IT TRUST ME !! there is stuff called cowboy magic and you can go to a store and get a tangle free comb.. start and to bottom of the mane and work your way up.. if you have to cut at the base of the tangle no more than you have to. you don't want to cut the mane.. you the cowboy magic as much as you need and take your time.. the pulling with not hurt your horse he will just agatie him so just take a little at a time.. i've had this tangles when i was a show groomer.. trust me ok.. than when you get it untangled you want to braid it and keep it braided for about 2 day and than comb it out again this causes it not to tangle back so easly.. if you need any more help or questions let me know hope_rising07@hotmail.com
cowboy magic..the ONLY way to go! well, and some patience. good luck.
roche it (shave it all off) or comb through it they can't feel their mane
Conditioner!
First of all, understand that horses' manes are not as sensitive as our hair when brushed. They have much fewer nerve endings where the hair comes out, so you won't hurt him or her unless you pull out tons and tons of hair. Don't be as gentle as you would with a human.
To untangle. First wash it well with good quality shampoo. Then condition it very well, and let it dry. Spray on a whole lot of Showsheen, and start at the very bottom of the mane/tail. Brush just the very ends, then a little higher, moving up slowly. Any large knots gently pull apart with your fingers. Take your time, turn on some music and let your horse relax. Don't let it get so bad again next time.
You're probably not going to believe this, but horses can't feel pain on the crest of the neck, which is where the mane is embedded. They can feel the tug, just not the pain, which I never believed until I looked it up. Cool, huh?
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