...or atleast her tail is. my 2yr old Belle, has this HORRIBLE tail. its LONG, THICK, and.... SPIRAL! it lays about 1" on the ground, but the hair is so spiraly/curly, that it winds around itself. not like its tangled, but its in ropes of hair just swirled around itself. i guess i have to get some pics to show you guys, but its annoying. no matter how much i brush it or put product in it, as soon as the brush is through the hair, it twists back up! it looks like i never brush her tail! :evil: anyone have a horse like this? im really fed up!
I would advise giving the horse a dock clip if you're up to it. My horse has a pretty thick tail but the hair on the sides of his dock are cut short so there is less to deal with. Also, you may want to cut the bottom of the tail shorter so it isn't dragging on the ground. If the tips drag on the ground they are likely to get muddy and tangled and gross really quickly. Cutting the tail shorter will also be safer because she won't be able to trip on it or anything. Finally, buy a good detangler (I use mane & tail) and spray it on the tail, then brush it in sections starting from the bottom. Hope this helped.
My appy, Cheno's tail is like that. I call it ringlets. Actually it collects much less junk from the pasture when i leave it alone. I can only advise something that will make it slick to keep it from ringing back up. Dunno if it will work tho.
You could also put her tail up like they do with show horses, and that would help prevent it from going all crazy, provided that it is taken down once in a while, washed, then put back up.
thanks for the input. its not like her tail is dirty, its actually very clean. i just hate that it looks like i dont brush it lol. im pretty sure even if i cut it or anything, it would still do the same thing. its been this way since she was born, or atleast when her tail started to grow. its like how some people have very curly hair....here are some pics to better see what im talking about.
On a side note, I know what you're talking about with the ringlettes! Justus' tail is the exact same way but a little thicker I think. I don't have the best pic to show it, but a photo capture of epic porportions! I was jumping on from the back and Moki had perfect timing! (her tail isn't THAT dirty, I promise...it's grey in the middle! Keeping a white/grey tail clean is darn near impossible anyway! LOL
Maintenance we just brush it out in sections, starting from the bottom. Hasn't been a hot enough summer to bath them much though.
My horses tail is just like that only the ropes are much, much thicker. I comb it once a week. The ropes are easy to take out if you start at the bottom (and the tail looks super fluffy when it's done) but they re-form no matter what.
This is what Caleb's looks like after I comb it:
what a pretty horse! i have a love/hate relationship with greys though lol. in the standardbred race world they are usually "no good" so we avoid them, but theyre so pretty!!!!
anyway, maybe i just need to try a different comb. im scared to see how poofy her tail will be when im done!:shock:
Yep, Dobe's tail does that too. I think it has to do with the hair being flatter instead of round (at least that is how it works with people hair). I just leave Dobe's except for the occasional brushing.
John's mane is just like that too, it looks like he has little round dred-locks. He is too tall and untrained for me to really take the time to brush it all out but it hasn't ever really knotted up. His tail does it a little but nothing like his mane.
His tail looks normal to me. Might be dirty and that's what's throwing you off. Try using just water and a stiff bristle body brush and working it through. You could trim a few inches off to help keep it clean. That was exactly what my girl's tail looked like and on a whim I rinsed it really well and now it's much less "clumpy" looking.
my horse has a tail like that to its so thick i cant even get it untangled im thinkin about thinnin it out same applies to his mane its a night mare is it worth me thinnin them both out do u think??
Bundy's tail is exactly the same. It makes it really hard tokeep it looking nice throughout the day at a show... I brush it out, showsheen it, and then after one warm-up canter, it's back in it's ringlets. Oh well, just one of his quirks :]
I think most horses tails do that.
I use Show Sheen to untangle the ropes. I also brush them out with a tooth curry (plastic) It works much faster than trying to use a mane comb. Also, a round hair brush works well.
eveing- i was thinking the exact same thing as you about the horses feet ...
Alma- please tell me that you have gotten your horses feet done :shock:
sorry back on topic- try Infusium people shampoo and conditioner and then braid her tail. Make sure that you get out to either re- braid or take the braid out every other day or so. Be blessed that you have a horse with a nice tail... both mine have nice tails but one got chewed :-( .. oh and i would say to trim the bottom a little, this helps to keep it off the ground and healthy
My old paint gelding had the same problem. Well, or blessing, whichever way you prefer to look at it. You may be able to get away with thinning it out underneath, which is what I ended up doing. I never thought to use a straightening iron, or a hot hair dryer and a round brush... suppose it's worth a shot? I may get bashed, but does anyone know anything about maybe trying a chemical straightener? Would it even work on such thick hairs? Don't bash me, because I know people have used chemical dyes for manes and tails, etc.
Try purchasing a bottle of Show Sheen or Vetrolin Shine, and use a comb working with varies small sections at a time. That usually works well with a tail like that.
Okay so my horse's tail does/did the same thing and I would go out and comb through it and use my daughter's detangler and then I would spray in leave-in conditioner, and then I would also put FRIZZ-EASE 100% Shine Glossing Mist in the hair so it wouldn't be soo poofy looking and it always worked perfect. Also, I know this sounds weird, but if you go into walmart or whereever into the hair department, you can get creams or oils that are used for african american's, and use it on the mane and tail and that stuff works sooo great if your horse has one of those really course and thick dreadlock looking mane and tails.
First off... HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA APHA Momma, your post cracked me up.... Oooh I love you.
OKAY secondly, this is going to sound very weird, and maybe perverted... BUT
A friend of my friend's trainer perscribed THIS for thick, dried mane and tails...
KY jelly....
I didn't believe it, but... Works like charm. It HAS to be KY brand though! Not equate! Doesn't work the same!!!! You should have seen the looks I got pulling a tube of lubricant from my purse at the barn... I guess it wasn't THAT strange. They probably just thought it was sheath cleaning day or something.
It works, I promise or your money back! Lol.
Put some in your hands and rub it into your horses tail like soap. Let it sit and rinse it out. Your tail will be really shiny and tangle-less... Trust me.
Oh I believe that about the KY Jelly, I actually accidentally got it into my hair once, uh, whoops, that was probably too much info, but uh yah, I back up the KY with the hair.
My mare has her tail cut to the dock because when she came to her owner before us it was very matted. I can't wait to see what she looks like when it comes back. ^_^
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