ckayser wrote:
ezmoney wrote:
How do mini people get the manes and forelocks to look smooth? His is a giant poofball!
He's really cute!!!!!

Copy and pasted from a Mini site about show clipping this is what will happen to my guys. Maybe it will give you sonme Ideas. Oh and they use hair straighteners. When Boogies previous oner (breeder) found out we are planning on showing this year if training goes really well, she sent me one with a card that said: You will need this. LOL.   

When clipping their forelock, some people shave the bit under the forelock to leave just thicker hair.  You do not want a bushy forelock in the ring, so shave off enough that you have a sleek patch left.  If your horse throws his head around, you may get a smaller patch than you expect!  When clipping the bridle path, consider your horse's conformation.  If it is an "arabian type" mini, you may want a longer bridle path like the Arabians have.  A longer bridle path will tend to make a thick or short necked horse appear longer necked.  The rule of thumb otherwise, say for performance horses, is about three or four inches, or the length of the horse's ear laid back.  As for the mane... if the mane is very thick and bushy, it will need to be trimmed back too.  Some people clip off both the top and bottom of a thick-crested horse... but I prefer just to clip from underneath the mane.  It looks less unsightly when the mane is trying to grow back out.  When clippin around the tail, leave an inverted "V" shape above the tail.  This "V" can extend all the way to the top of the croup.  It makes the tail look more natural, and if left on the croup, can give the illusion of a flatter topline.  This is highly individual to both the horse and your aesthetics. 



  

I have a straightener!  But since he is just a pasture ornament for us I think I will skip the clipping part.  It grows back so funny then!  LOL  I was hoping there was a magic grooming product.  No such luck, lol.