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 Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:41 pm
Does anyone here wrap or bag their horse's tails? I'm thinkin about wrapping Joy's for the fall/winter, once the flies die. I want her tail to grow as much as possible, and I'm hoping if I wrap and protect it through the winter, that'll help.
I just don't quite know what the best approach is, whether to wrap it, bag it, or even just braid it, or what. So, any and all tips or tricks for wrapping a tail are wanted! whee
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:51 pm
it's actually the summer that's the killer for tails. It's because they get irritated by flies and rub it out. The best u can do is fly spray the horses tail. I ALWAYS spray my horse. when i was away for a week, no one was doing it and she majorly rubbed some out gonk , but at least she still has a decent tail xd
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:22 am
Brat_and_a_half it's actually the summer that's the killer for tails. It's because they get irritated by flies and rub it out. The best u can do is fly spray the horses tail. I ALWAYS spray my horse. when i was away for a week, no one was doing it and she majorly rubbed some out gonk , but at least she still has a decent tail xd
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:44 pm
Some horses just don't grow long hair. Luke doesn't, though I don't fly spray him as often as I should. But lots of paints and appaloosas don't grow long manes and tails.. I think they just don't have strong hair.
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:57 am
lil_farmer_girl Some horses just don't grow long hair. Luke doesn't, though I don't fly spray him as often as I should. But lots of paints and appaloosas don't grow long manes and tails.. I think they just don't have strong hair.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:34 pm
I would lightly rub some MTG into it once or twice a week, let it soak in, and then lightly braid it, and put in in a tail bag with a shoo-fly tassel at the end. If you have the patience for it, a soft braid bag with three individual tubes for the hair can be your best bet. Then, leave it alone. smile Massage it lots, but avoid heavy combing and brushing, unless it's been conditioned and the brush runs smoothly through it. Just don't have it braided and bagged all the time - take it for rides and lessons, then put it back in at the end of the day.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:47 pm
Wait, why wrap it if the horse is in their stall or pasture? I mean, I would ONLY wrap Penny's tail for a show and trailering her, OR for when I put her out with the goats. (Goats have been known to EAT tails. Proof is, my baby goats ate their momma's beard. o.O; )
Just bathe the tail in MTG and conditioner and shampoo once a week or 3 times a month and brush it out fully and keep it nice and clean. It should look nice a full by summer. x3
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:19 pm
Saikano Wait, why wrap it if the horse is in their stall or pasture? I mean, I would ONLY wrap Penny's tail for a show and trailering her, OR for when I put her out with the goats. (Goats have been known to EAT tails. Proof is, my baby goats ate their momma's beard. o.O; ) Just bathe the tail in MTG and conditioner and shampoo once a week or 3 times a month and brush it out fully and keep it nice and clean. It should look nice a full by summer. x3
That's one of the benefits of wrapping all the time, is that when you do brush it, it's not as often, and it's not tangled because it was wrapped. Haven't you ever been to a show barn? It's common practice to keep show horse's tails wrapped basically 24-7, all year 'round.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:50 pm
Oh yes, i forgot to mention that!
I only brush my horses tail before shows. it helps to keep it thick. I know a lot of poeple that refer to plastic cury comb as a main and tail brush gonk . curries are the WORST for breaking the hair. i always wash the tail, put in cowboy magic (or some sort of detangler), and then brush it with a hair brush (like a people hair brush).
oh, another tip is to keep the tail trimed. cutting it doesn make it grow any faster, but it can keep it thicker. if the tail is longer than the fetlock joint, the horse can rip it out by steping on it. ive seen it happen. the horse has its head in the feeder and steps back and steps on its tail ripping a chunk out. once in a while if find a bunch of long hair in the paddock. low and behold its the same color as the horse with the longest tail xd
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:13 pm
Brat_and_a_half Oh yes, i forgot to mention that! I only brush my horses tail before shows. it helps to keep it thick. I know a lot of poeple that refer to plastic cury comb as a main and tail brush gonk . curries are the WORST for breaking the hair. i always wash the tail, put in cowboy magic (or some sort of detangler), and then brush it with a hair brush (like a people hair brush). oh, another tip is to keep the tail trimed. cutting it doesn make it grow any faster, but it can keep it thicker. if the tail is longer than the fetlock joint, the horse can rip it out by steping on it. ive seen it happen. the horse has its head in the feeder and steps back and steps on its tail ripping a chunk out. once in a while if find a bunch of long hair in the paddock. low and behold its the same color as the horse with the longest tail xd
And I'm kind of on the fence about the not brushing thing. I definitely see why folks say not to brush it unless you really have to, but if I don't brush it for like a week, it gets SO tangled, and once I do brush it, a lot of hair ends up coming out. But if I brush it daily, it stays untangled, so less hair coming out.
Anyone know what I mean? question
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:29 am
I know what you mean. biggrin Penny's tail was brushed clean and untangled when I went to get her from Savanna, and to this day, it requires a good once a week/twice a month brushing/combing. I normally use my mane comb to work the tail from bottom to top, making sure to get the hairs under the tail too.
Washing in conditioner or washing the Tips in MTG once or bimonthly won't hurt, and it will help it grow. I mean, if you REALLY must wash the tail, do it the day or two before a show.
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:29 am
If u want to keep it untangled (which isnt high on my priority list) the best way is to wash just the bottom part of the tail, if u want, use detangler, and then finger comb it. this keeps breakage to a minumum. you have to remember that hair falls out regualary anyways (not as much as on a human head, but still it happens) so it makes sense that when u brush it after leaving it for a week that more comes out. but by NOT brushing it daily, you are letting it stay there, but at the same time youre not pulling out or breaking any hairs that arent ready to come out yet. if i ever get the urdge to brush my horses trail i usually either wash it, or brush out the clumpy knots from under neith with a hair brush. i have found (tested it actually xd ) that if u brush their tail with a hair brush that WAY less comes out than with a curry comb or a mane comb (the flat ones ||||||||)
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:27 pm
A lot of people advocate "picking" the tail out every day before you ride in order to keep it full. Personally, I don't have the patience for that, so I just don't brush tails except for right before a show after they've been washed, conditioned, and slathered with cowboy magic. And I mean slathered. And then I take my hair brush (a human hair brush, like brat was saying) and spend a good half hour or so picking my way through it, trying to be super careful not to break any hairs.
If you need to brush your horse's tail on a regular basis, then I would definitly reccomend at least keeping it braided, and then either finger-combing or CAREFULLY using a human hair brush to pick out the tangles. I can't give you too much advice on bagging and braiding the tail, as I haven't done that myself, but Antlers' advice sounds pretty good.
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:30 pm
AriaStarSong A lot of people advocate "picking" the tail out every day before you ride in order to keep it full. Personally, I don't have the patience for that, so I just don't brush tails except for right before a show after they've been washed, conditioned, and slathered with cowboy magic. And I mean slathered. And then I take my hair brush (a human hair brush, like brat was saying) and spend a good half hour or so picking my way through it, trying to be super careful not to break any hairs. If you need to brush your horse's tail on a regular basis, then I would definitly reccomend at least keeping it braided, and then either finger-combing or CAREFULLY using a human hair brush to pick out the tangles. I can't give you too much advice on bagging and braiding the tail, as I haven't done that myself, but Antlers' advice sounds pretty good.
Because you are right, if I braided it all the time, it wouldn't have so many tangles for me to have to brush out.
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:33 pm
Darkeenya AriaStarSong A lot of people advocate "picking" the tail out every day before you ride in order to keep it full. Personally, I don't have the patience for that, so I just don't brush tails except for right before a show after they've been washed, conditioned, and slathered with cowboy magic. And I mean slathered. And then I take my hair brush (a human hair brush, like brat was saying) and spend a good half hour or so picking my way through it, trying to be super careful not to break any hairs. If you need to brush your horse's tail on a regular basis, then I would definitly reccomend at least keeping it braided, and then either finger-combing or CAREFULLY using a human hair brush to pick out the tangles. I can't give you too much advice on bagging and braiding the tail, as I haven't done that myself, but Antlers' advice sounds pretty good.
Because you are right, if I braided it all the time, it wouldn't have so many tangles for me to have to brush out. I think if you braid it loosely you're okay? I don't know for sure. You're definitly better off bagging it, but I don't know how much of a difference it makes.
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