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

Bluebird Lane Fjords presents a two-part video tutorial on how to cut a Fjordhorse mane.

We get a lot of inquiries on the correct way to cut the Fjord mane so we produced this video to help.

Fjordhorse manes are traditionally groomed to stand upright which enhances the appearance of the neck and draws attention to the black stripe which runs through the white hairs of the mane. We think it is important to keep every Fjordhorse's mane groomed in this traditional way. The mane should be trimmed every 4 to 5 weeks.

In this video, Stefan exhibits our technique using the mare Bocina as a model.

Be sure to watch part two as well. It can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOVXqI62qMc

For lots more information on Fjord horses, see our website http://bluebirdlane.com

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Pets & Animals

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• how to
• cut
• norwegian
• fjord
• horse
• mane
• haircut

[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.

[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 :)

[jesss227]

This pony's so cute. It's falling asleep while you're clipping his ears. lol

[bigjuicyboobs2]

i love fjord horses...he's so patient...didn't move much.

[FalconPointFarm]

Stefan-you are awesome!!!! :)

[ratera22]

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