What's your method for cutting a long mane?

[caper]

If they are good about pulling that is what I do after it has been combed through well. For really thick manes I have thinning/chunking scissors from the Beauty supply shop. I have a set for me and one for pony. Thick Welsh mane and doesn’t enjoy pulling.

[jetsmom]

@Köttbulle

I agree with everyones suggestions… another suggestion to help get the pulled look without pulling is once it its close to the desired length, back comb a small section like you would pull, but instead trim with a clipper blade… By this i mean take a detachable clipper blade ( i use an older 10 or T-84, older is better… you don’t necessarily want it to be super sharp) and the sort of saw down the section mane you want to shorten or cut. Its sort of like the way a hair stylist will take the scissors and scrape down you hair to make layers. not sure that make sense. but it helps create a more natural edge to the finished mane, not so choppy like a scissor edge might appear.

That’s what i do. Either a clipper blade or open a pair of scissors and hold so you scrape the spot instead of cutting it.

[J-Lu]

@Simkie

I’m having a hard time picturing this. You cut the mane straight across with the thinning shears? How does that thin the mane that’s left and what’s the benefit of doing it this way versus just taking the length off all at once with regular scissors? I’m intrigued, but think I must be missing something.

Yep, I cut the mane straight across with thinning shears. Multiple, multiple times along the same “line”. It doesn’t thin the mane that’s left, and that can be done “after” if necessary. I like this because cutting the mane straight across with regular scissors makes the mane look cut with scissors! I was accused of giving a bowl cut once. Ugghh! But cutting the mane across with the thinning shears multiple times a) cuts at slightly different locations each time, so the final product looks like a nicely pulled mane and b) my hands get too tired to do it all in one sitting (but I would if I needed to) - I suspect that a long morgan-like mane would really tire the hands or the horse. I do the finishing with regular scissors. Does that make sense? I’ve gotten nice compliments on “pulled mane” by doing this.