How do I make my rough diamond summer storm into a well groomed welsh cob ? ready for backing and the show/dressage ring ...big plans ahead ..... I have the comb how do I learn how to use it ?
solo comb and mane pulling ?
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By selling it on Ebay. 
Sorry not a fan.
For showing a cob you want it tidy but shortish.
Backing and dressage it can be left as is.
Have you a side in photo of what you have currently?
Sorry not a fan. For showing a cob you want it tidy but shortish.
Backing and dressage it can be left as is.
Have you a side in photo of what you have currently?
I love my solo comb! It is easy to use and much safer than scissors. Hate pulling manes, none of mine would like it. Heck I am hair-sore, so I wouldn't inflict it on them either. It's been well worth it's money, I haven't needed new blades either and it is well over ten years old.
It's thick and very coarse ... or maybe solo combs were made to be more robust 10 years ago
I use solo combs at work, don't like pulling, sorry id floor someone who done that to my hair 4 very different types of mane. The trick with them is slow and little bits at a time and use it as if your pulling but you cut instead of pull, to get a proper pulled look though you have to take your time and do little bits other wise you easy end up with a scissor like look and a thick mane, you need to do the pulling technique first and get higher up before the cut as it then thins like pulling if that makes sense.
4 very different types of mane. The trick with them is slow and little bits at a time and use it as if your pulling but you cut instead of pull, to get a proper pulled look though you have to take your time and do little bits other wise you easy end up with a scissor like look and a thick mane, you need to do the pulling technique first and get higher up before the cut as it then thins like pulling if that makes sense.
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I've got a comb and a rake for Harvey (I ended up in A&E last time he had his mane pulled). I find the rake works really well on him (although to be fair I'm not particularly fussy about how his mane looks!)
we have just got a rake and comb ready to tackle Gems very thick coarse mane and tail ready for showing come spring - Wild don't come into it - think we may have fun!
Various on the market. Oster, solo rake.is it solo rake or another name? I will look at getting one
Google horse mane rake and they come up. Put horse else you get ones for gardening.
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