When I was a kid, I rode my step-dad's
roping quarter horse. Johnny had a roached mane so it wouldn't get
tangled up in the rope. However my step-dad always left a 2 to 3 inch
section of mane (cut about 3 inches long) right at the withers so I used that to
help myself mount and I'd thread my fingers thru it to help hang on when we
climbed steep hills.
