April 26, 2013
Last week we had a few particuarly nice days in a row. I gave Simon a good bath and pulled his mane. Then I pulled Linus’s mane. His mane is pretty thin, and it only took a few minutes to shorten it, but he stood quietly, and let me work like it was no big deal.
I do use a short cut when pulling manes. I brush them out, and use a small metal mane comb to collect a few hairs and back comb them, as is typical. But instead of pulling the hair I cut it with scissors. Much easier on me and on the pony.
Linus before
Linus after
Simon after – he has a very thick mane, that falls fully on both sides of his neck.
Blue Ridge Pony 