Mane - Definition and Overview

The mane is the term, when speaking of a horse, used to describe the line of hair along the spine of the neck, starting behind the ears and ending just above the withers. When the horse is born, the mane is a short, stiff, upright row of hair, not unlike a zebra's, but as the horse ages the mane grows out and softens.

Pictures of Manes

[1] (http://www.horse-talk.com/giddap/franciel.gif) [2] (http://www.wildhorsespirit.org/011--tif-7-02-3%20WH-graymare-alert-CC.jpg) [3] (http://www.wildhorsespirit.org/045--tif-Shelby-Lil%20Horse%20Love.jpg)

Mane is the name of several communes in France:

• Mane, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département
• Mane, in the Haute-Garonne département