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Here's pictures of another fun braid for you.  These are from the first parade
my horse and I did:
http://zegifts.com/Stories3.htm#parade

It's not really a BRAID, per se, but it is pretty.  Takes FOR-EV-ER to do.

-Sharon L. & Zephyr


Quoting Diana Peterson <diana2507@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi
>
> would you have to happen a picture ?
>
> Diana :-)
>
>
> > From: Sharon Levasseur <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: [RC]   [RC] Braiding the mane
> > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:17:34 -0400
> >
> > I missed the first part of the conversation but I assume you're discussing
> > running braids.  I did them for a whole season and while they ARE faster to
> > put
> > in and take out, they don't stay in.  Not even with my horse's extremely
> > long
> > and thick mane (down past the top of his leg).  I even used those little
> > girls'
> > ponytail holders with the little plastic balls down the length of it to try
> > to
> > keep it from falling out but that only helped a little bit.  I've settled
> > on
> > about 7-8 long braids... seems to work best.
> > -Sharon L. & Zephyr
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Diana Peterson <diana2507@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> > > exactly.....what Jonni said
> > >
> > > I did it once and it took a LOT of hair out of my horses mane when he
> > put
> > > his head down to drink and eat. you have to braid loosely but not .. if
> > this
> > > makes sense. ?
> > >
> > > Diana
> > >
> > >
> > > > From: "Jonni" <jonnij@xxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: "Ridecamp" <The Australian Stock Co.>
> > > > Subject: [RC]   Braiding the mane
> > > > Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:01:11 -0500
> > > >
> > > > When I have watched the Draft horse folks do this sort of braid, they
> > often
> > > > sit on the horses back to do so. But, on the distance horses, I would
> > > > imagine it would be a braid that might want to pull out when they drop
> > > > their heads to eat and drink.
> > > > Jonni
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