Mane pull (119)
Mane pull shwoing tines
Name/Title
Mane pull (119)Entry/Object ID
2025.1.1033Description
Metal comb for a horse's mane, set into a ridged wooden handle.Context
"This is a technique used to make horses “show ready” for English riding such as dressage or show jumping by thinning their manes so that they look even and can be more easily braided. The traditional method of mane pulling involves teasing out groups of hair to wrap around a small metal comb, then pulling down on the comb to rip the hair out at the root. This is done in small sections all the way down the horse’s mane, until the desired length and thickness of hair is achieved". Rowan Grzeszkiewicz-O’Neill, University of New Hampshire.Cataloged By
Felix LamCategory
Horse Welfare and Farriers
Animal Husbandry