How To Cut a Norwegian Fjord Horse Mane - Part 1 of 2

[FalconPointFarm]

Stefan-you are awesome!!!! :)

[2edowin]

how can you make the manes like that as you fjord have long manes

[bluebirdlanefjords]

@2edowin You have two options if your Fjord has a long mane. One is to roach it right down to his neck with a pair of wide clippers, then the mane will grow back in a month or two and you can start to trim it to a nice shape. That works the best, but your horse will look funny until his mane grows back. The other option is to just try to trim it to the proper height and shape using the method in the video, but the hair might be bent from the weight of being long so it won't stand up very nice.

[maybhicks9596]

My horse has a really really thin mane and it looks scruffy, and it WILL NOT grow out :/ Would this work for her mane or should I just roach it and keep it that way?

[bluebirdlanefjords]

@maybhicks9596 I think roaching your Fjord's mane to start with, and then keeping it cut regularly using this method should help. Also feeding a cup of day of ground flax seed (I use EquiGlo) adds a lot of quality and strength to the hair.

[ratera22]

we are about to get 2 fjords, and im excited to attempt the trim!! (thank goodness for 2 try, eh?!!)

[DressageFjord]

this is a fantastic tutorial, but I'm having some issues with my fjord... his mane is very thick... about half a foot... any tips for cutting that!?! thanks. :)

[bluebirdlanefjords]

@DressageFjord In that case you can roach it right down to his neck with a pair of wide clippers. It will usually grow back neat, tight, and upright. Then if you start trimming it within a month or two of roaching it will generally stay nice and tight. He will look kind of funny after you roach him though, so only do this when you won't have a lot of people looking at him for a while :)

[singingpigeons]

Argh! Thank you. My Fjord came to me with the neatest mane ever, then suddenly it was wild in just the space of a month or two! This video helped me so much. =P

[whiskacreekfjords]

Great video thanks very helpful in doing this task love it

[kimmmmmetje1]

Are there many people who shave the hair under the shin? I think that hair is cute, why would you shave it? But a good tutorial!

[bluebirdlanefjords]

@kimmmmmetje1 We trim the hair that sticks out of the ears (but not the hair inside the ears) and the long hairs from under the chin to make the horse look tidy and to be able to clearly see the shape of the horse's head. We don't cut off any whiskers or anything. Thanks!

[kimmmmmetje1]

Why are you cutting the hair from the ears?

[FireyFriesian]

@kimmmmmetje1 They cut their hair from the outside of their ears to make them look cleaner and neater :)

Just as long as you don't cut the hair inside their ears, it won't bother them :)

[GothicHorse13]

Oh my gosh! This helped me soo munch!

I wanted to trim my Fjord's mane soo bad but I had no idea how to do it.... This helped soo munch thanks!

[YgorForever]

Beautifull!