Earlier this week was the first time I've ever been told that Arabian have thin, scraggly manes. Thin to the point of being able to see the neck through the hair. I was told my guy's mane is the thickest she's ever seen on an Arabian.
Really? In all my years of working with them, I've never seen or heard this one. Has anyone else? Posted via Mobile Device
I've never heard of that before. My family has owned a few Arabs and half Arabs in the past and they all have had thick beautiful manes. Posted via Mobile Device
Agree - if there is a deficiency it's going to be a tail. I'm on my second Arab cross now and she has a beautiful thick mane and forelock but, alas, the tail is sadly wanting in comparison (hers will grow out nicely in the winter but is quickly wore down over the summer getting it snagged in the pasture and swatting bugs).
I heard one about AQHAs as well- the same thing- thin scraggly manes as well. My mare is half appy, half quarter, but has a decent mane and tail... I was told she was lucky on both counts, since quarters can have the mane and tail scrag just like appys. I don't know if I know this, but man, looking at all the wild mustangs... that must be where the fabios are at! lol Our BLM gelding has hair TO DIE for!! I am certain he makes my mare very jealous! :P
I don't know if I know this, but man, looking at all the wild mustangs... that must be where the fabios are at! lol Our BLM gelding has hair TO DIE for!! I am certain he makes my mare very jealous! :P
But my friend's mustang gelding has a pretty scraggly mane & tail - not really thin, but short, maybe 5-6 inches for mane hair, while my appendix mare's mane is about a foot. So maybe it's more of an individual characteristic than a breed one?
You haven't been around a lot of Arabians, then. Many of them have tails that won't grow much past their hocks unless extreme measures are taken. I have a 27 y/o who has an amazingly lush mane, but his tail is nothing to write home about.
On the other hand, I have a 15 y/o who has both a full mane and tail. He's gray, so looks like a little Pretty Princess Pony! :wink:
MOST Arabians?? How then did I have a herd of 24, all running out in pasture with timber, and every one of them with tails brushing the ground at rest. I've had large numbers of Arabians since 1981, and never noticed your "hock rule". Extreme measures? They are fed well, and brushed out just enough to keep the tangles out.
I know in Belguim they have strict regulations about trimming and how much you can take off manes and tails, as my friend had her wonderful black arabian stallion registered there. Ahh... princess pony!
Glad I wasn't the only one who hasn't heard that one before. I like the princess pony image. Lol!
I've seen thinner tails, but I don't think I've seen one that doesn't grow long. I'm used to cutting tails to keep them shorter. My gut had a thin-ish tail, but I keep having to trim it back because it drags so long on the ground.
I don't think she's been around many at all. Makes me glad she got out of the pre-vet program - among other ignorant comments. Posted via Mobile Device
I have one very fine-skinned mare with a thin mane. Another with a "shetland pony" mane, really thick. Everyone else is pretty average. And yes, all Arabians.
Earlier this week was the first time I've ever been told that Arabian have thin, scraggly manes. Thin to the point of being able to see the neck through the hair...
I have a half arab pony, and he has a mane that is about 2" thick and grows what seems to be an inch per month. His tail is fairly thin and doesn't seem to grow much (but it is long), especially compared to his mane.
My Arabs mane wasn't THIN so much as uh....fine? Or silky? No good words haha
but it was long, past his neck and his tail drug on the ground. We had to cut it every once in awhile because he would step on it and pull chunks out lol
Definitely never heard that one. Although, I am not really around a lot of arabs/ arab people. But I do know one woman with a bunch of them and they all have crazy thick manes and tails! Like to the point, if they were mine I would pull them to thin them out a bit.
My arab has the bridal veil tail; thick up around the dock and then feathers from the end of the dock down to just above the ground. when he flags it, it really does like a veil.
Nice mane too. but he wasn't in line when God was handing out forelocks.
Have yet to meet a scraggly Arab lol here's my girl freshly washed and brushed. Normally shes a frizz ball so it looks even thicker most of the time. She has so much mane it overflows on the other side quite a bit. Its a love hate relationship lol pretty but major maintenance
For the record, I have "been around" Arabians since 1981, as a breeder and trainer. I have owned, or handled, more that 300 Arabians (that I can think of) in those years. So I kinda do have some idea.
My guy has never been hurting in the hair department. His tail is on the thinner side, but grows like a weed.
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