tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917148691063100222.post3128824605929694774..comments2009-06-20T22:13:06.615-06:00Comments on Pony Tales Blog: What NOT to do when grooming someone else's horseKatharine Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917148691063100222.post-89380645729019382982009-06-20T22:13:06.615-06:002009-06-20T22:13:06.615-06:00NM, I don't like cutting the mane or tail for the ...NM, I don't like cutting the mane or tail for the same reason. It's there for a purpose. I feel bad for this horse, who will be bald for the remainder of the fly season.<br /><br />While I personally don't cut anything but a bridle path, I do brush Panama's mane and tail -- he's blessed with ridiculously thick hair in those areas, perhaps to make up for his thin Arabian coatKatharine Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917148691063100222.post-40131141357253976192009-06-20T20:55:48.920-06:002009-06-20T20:55:48.920-06:00OMG! I'd freak. I purposely don't comb or brush ...OMG! I'd freak. I purposely don't comb or brush my horses' manes very often, because I want them to stay thick and long. Cutting the mane is done for some disciplines, but I just don't like it, because the mane and forelock serve the purpose of swatting flies away from the neck and face, while the tail covers the rest of the body.Nuzzling Muzzleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07649710635013663900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917148691063100222.post-23790788512585164042009-06-20T11:54:35.832-06:002009-06-20T11:54:35.832-06:00Kacy, glad to see I'm not the only one who is very...Kacy, glad to see I'm not the only one who is very possessive about their horse like that. :o)<br /><br />Pam, I agree, A LOT of humans have no boundaries or sense of respect. It's just like the people who were feeding the horses through the fence a while back.<br /><br />Kate, it will take a while. His mane grows slowly, just like my horse's.<br /><br />I know it's good that Katharine Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917148691063100222.post-10574573374743086322009-06-20T08:17:04.686-06:002009-06-20T08:17:04.686-06:00Very bad manners - but at least he got some groomi...Very bad manners - but at least he got some grooming and the mane will grow out.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01311338349621337897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917148691063100222.post-44797430475539636782009-06-19T21:08:30.056-06:002009-06-19T21:08:30.056-06:00I totally agree, I would have gone bullistic if it...I totally agree, I would have gone bullistic if it were my horse!!<br /><br />That is one thing about stabling in a public place, some humans have no bounderies!!<br /><br />On the bright side, at least he got some attention.Reddunappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02789213785183576404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917148691063100222.post-43637074415265179642009-06-19T21:04:01.653-06:002009-06-19T21:04:01.653-06:00Was at Jane and Gilly's place and saw your heading...Was at Jane and Gilly's place and saw your heading for the post and had to see! <br />Oh baaad job and on someone else's horse's mane too! Totally disrespectful!<br />I am with you...no one touches my mare without permission and approval by ME!<br />KacyKallhorsestuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.com