Mane gone, I mean GONE!

Kathy · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject: Mane gone, I mean GONE!

Mane rubbed clear off, what in the world do I do? Crying or Very sad

Went out to grain the horses tonight......Paint mare has completely rubbed her mane off for about 10 inches worth of mane. This was a mane that use to hit her shoulder. Gorgeous. The only thing we can figure is she did it on the round bale holder. Shocked Shocked

more than you can imagine.

What is the best suggestion any of you have to get this mane growing fast, I mean real fast!!!!!

I am guessing it is best to go ahead and cut the rest of it? I've never banded, but I think that is what we will have to do to try and blend the bald with the rest.
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JR · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:57 pm Post subject:

two of mine do this. Havent' figured out how to fix it. Vet suggested allergy and a crapload of tests. You may want to check into online fixes for sweet itch. Make sure also that there isn't any lice. I just roached my filly's mane, thankfully buckskins look cool with roached manes. I wouldn't band it, left in for too long that can cause stiff necks and sore muscles. Try putting mane and tail conditioner on it too maybe.
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Hiddenview · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 98

I was just on equine.com looking through all their stuff and found this:
www.newhorsetails.com. They claim that they make mane/forelock extensions that CLIP in. If this mare is being shown that would probably be your best bet. If she's not being shown I guess I wouldn't really worry about it, she'll look strange for a while, I have a mare that did that at the last place she was at but she doesn't do it here.

Rebecca B · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject:

They sometimes rub like that from parasites; I think
they're called onchocerca. Ask the vet. Worming
with Ivermectin at frequent intervals several times
in a row takes care of it. But not the mane, dang.
You're sure a foal didn't chew on it? For awhile
when we lived in California there was somebody
going around taking manes and tails - all of it!
right off the horses, maybe for hair ropes? Can't
imagine what sort of person would.

Kathy · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:03 pm Post subject:

JR, thanks. I figured out what she is doing, caught her when I just went back out to try and figure out what to do. She is using the top rung of the hay bale holder and rubbing her neck like a nut. I washed her down and sprayed her with "bronco" spray, so I will see if she tries it again tomorrow. The hay bale holder is being taken out tomorrow after hubby is home to remove it. Won't let that happen again. I have very nice hay bags, so I guess rather than letting them sit in the box, they should be used for there intended purpose. I have to say, we have no one to blame but ourselves. Haybags are cleaner and safer period and now they even would have helped with this issue. Hard lesson learned. As my husband said tonight, if they can find something to hurt themselves on or to catch themselves on....they do it.

She is suppose to be shown at the end of July so I am hoping that by then we at least have some stubble.

Hiddenview, thanks for the link, I will head to the site and see what clip on manes they have and prices. We won't band it, but we will have to cut it very short to try and even it with the missing hair.....yikes....bald on a horse just doesn't look good at all!!
Very Happy

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Kathy · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:11 pm Post subject:

Rebecca, I had to laugh at your suggestion about the foal taking the mane....nope, he got the tail though.

She just isn't going to show well in July, that is all there is too it... But we will go with a smile on our faces. Her tail had finally hit the top of her fetlock area and her little colt, Teddy, chewed it up to her upper thigh area. Went out there and he had it hanging from his mouth when he was about 1 month old.

Hey, body wise, this mare has it. Shaped right back up after the foal and we have her on a really good diet and started working her two weeks ago.

Hmmm, how many bald, short tailed Paints can there be out there....maybe we are going to start a trend...... Very Happy

Thanks!
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Kathy · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject:

Hiddenview, thanks for the site again.

I went out and looked, I have to say they are very very reasonable on price. The mane clip won't work for our mare, she has completely rubbed it off to the bare skin on a large section, so there is nothing to clip it too and it is too far apart to clip onto mane hair above or below it.

We went ahead and cut the rest of the mane to band it for show. I just wanted to cry. My 18 year old freaked when she saw what we had to do. She thought Daisy was so "lady like" with her long mane. I know it will grow back, but oh, what a change it does on her. I have to admit though, it is nice to see her neck. She is beautiful even with the mane issue.

If people do need some quick repair mane, forelock or tail pieces, you should check out the site Hiddenview suggested.
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horsewoman1965 · Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:15 pm Post subject:

Kathy, what paint show are you going to in July? What classas do you show in? Just curious.
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Kathy · Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:54 pm Post subject:

It is our county fair that our daughter will be showing her in. My daughter and Daisy placed 8th out of 27 last year and it was the first time either of them had shown. I know that she (my kiddo) will expect at least that good or better of herself, so we are practicing the banding now and trying to help the new mane come in quick. I have been giving her Health-e oil and it is coming in faster than I expected. Daisy will have just weaned her colt 2 weeks before the fair, and so we don't have a lot of time to get her into shape, but I am hoping we can make it work.

We would love to know more about breed specific shows in the area, do you know of any? We are in Iowa.

Daisy is out of a Sonny Dee Bar stallion, Color Me Sonny and she is very pretty. She is on this site under "Riding Miss Daisy" if you want to see what she looks like. She has a white spot on her belly and a small one on her side.

She is a very "elegant lady" as my mother in law says. And she really is.
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horsewoman1965 · Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:20 pm Post subject: shows

I'm in Oklahoma so I don't know about any shows in your area. Have you checked the APHA website? The APHA world show is going on now in Fort Worth, TX. We're going down Sat. to stay till the 9th. Just hoping to meet some people and see some nice horses.
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Kathy · Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:58 pm Post subject:

I would love to go to the one in Texas! Even if I didn't bring a horse, I would love to watch everything, all the excitement and competions. Maybe next year. We have so much going on right now, we can not do it this time. Have fun, are you taking horses?
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horsewoman1965 · Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject:

No, we're just going to watch and meet some people, go to trade show, watch the sell. Put up some flyers on our colts that are for sell. Just kinda hang out for 6 days. It's my vacation time. We didn't get to go last year but we went for 2003. So much to see there.
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