Supplies For Banding a Horse Mane

Series Summary

The horse has been used in warfare as early as 4000 BCE. There is archaeological evidence in the steppes of Eurasia of fortified towns being built to defend against horse-riding bandits and raiders. In 1350 BCE, the Hittite tribe developed a written manual for the successfully breeding and conditioning chariot horses. Thus, since before written history and throughout the recorded development of mankind, horses have been a powerful ally to victorious armies and successful agriculturalists. In Medieval Europe, the heavy armor of mounted knights required a new style of horses, strong like a draft horse but athletic like lighter breeds. The destrier , along with the courser and rouncey, became the type (not breed) of horse that would fetch the highest price among nobles and elite military officers.

In this free instructional video on putting bands in a horse's mane, expert Kelli LaBar teaches you all you'll need! Kelli will show you exactly what supplies it takes and how to comb, thin, and section the horse's mane. You will also learn to trim the mane and bridle path, how to braid and band the mane, and how to tame it. Kelli shows you how to use mane tamer and detangler and offers safety tips for the whole process.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Kelli on behalf of Expert Village. I am going to show you some tips and techniques that I use to band my horses mane. Some of the supplies that you will need when you are banding your horse is a little comb such as this. It makes it easy to suction your horses mane and detangle. You want to have some clips like this to hold the sectioned mane with. These are bands. They are made specifically for banding or braiding mane and tail. They are a little bit thicker than regular rubber bands. You want to make sure that your bands aren't too old or they will have a tendency to kind of be brittle and break. You will also need a good pair of scissors as well. Also you probably want to have some type of stool to stand on and make sure you are even with the mane and you can properly see what you are doing. So these are some of the basic supplies that you will need when you are banding your horses mane. "