Even though it’s based on hair-pulling and as such, it’s illegal, the hair mare is a frequently used throw in women’s professional wrestling. It is an extremely spectacular move, but it does require cooperation from the victim, otherwise the attacker may end up with a handful of hair in her hands and an extremely pissed-off victim.

The hair mare is quite similar to the snap mare. The only difference is that instead of grabbing hold of the victims neck/head, the attacker grabs hold of her hair. The attacker then turns with her back towards the victim and kneels down onto one knee, pulling the victim’s head down and forward by the hair. The victim will end up flipped over unto her back.

Possible escape: when someone grabs you by the hair, you’d do better to cooperate, otherwise you will end up with your hair torn out. Just play along with the hair mare and flip over. Trust me, you do not want to counter this move in any way. You should also grab your attacker’s wrist and hold on to it through the move, just to make certain the brunt of any possible yank is not taken by your hair.

Rating: as a throw, the hair mare is fairly spectacular. Its efficiency is not all that great though. It is only supposed to soften up the victim a little and to break her fighting spirit.