[header] How to braid your horse's mane for the show ring [title] Make sure your horse is clean. [step] Struggling with a horse, hose, and shampoo is not fun, but it makes it so much easier. You should let the horse dry before you begin to braid. 
Their mane becomes very frizzy if you start when their mane is wet. [title] Make sure your horse's mane is pulled so that it is not too thick.