Will a pulled mane grow back - highland pony

[liz4855]

I'm going to see a 4yo tomorrow - looks as if his mane has been pulled not ultra short but not highland length - will it grow back to a long highland mane and how long will this take?
Thanks xxx

 

[Jillybean]

Yes it will but will take a couple of years.

 

[liz4855]

Thanks JillyBean, he's only 4 so that's Ok - this one's hopefully for life!

 

[happy highlande]

Check it isn't sweet itch - there are certain Highland bloodlines that carry it.
PM me for more details

 

[Thistle]

My 3 year old rubbed a patch about 3 inches long out of his mane late last summer. It has grown back to the same length as the rest already! Hope that gives you some hope

 

[Star_Piper]

My HiPo rubbed a large chunk of mane off last Summer. It's not caught up with the rest of his mane yet, but it's probably approaching half-way there now. Last time he was minus a lot of mane (because someone was eating it...) he grew it back in just over a year.

 

[luv2jump2!!!]

Generally, mane grows at 0.5foot a year, so 6" a year, Half an inch a month

 

[Zingy]

I've got one with a definitely patchy mane He rubs it from about halfway down his neck to his withers, so it's short and straggly at the bottom, then really long and thick further up I do wonder if it's mild sweet itch.

 

[highamreb]

we loan a highland pony from happa, and she came to us in march with a hogged mane, and no tail from sweet itch, she now has about 3 inches in2 and half months, we use tailgator conditioner and she has flax oil in her feed to help0 it grow. you can show them with pulled manes now too!!

 

[kturner]

Mine rubs his mane away by mid summer, then I hog because it looks so awful with missing patches.

It grows through winter and is about 9 inches long by beginning of summer, then we go through the whole process again, rubbing away and hogging again.

Dont worry it will soon grow back.