clipping tails

I do, but i only clip the sides not the dock. People regularly ask me if i will pull their horses tails, and then when i tell i clip it they are quite shocked.

If done right it looks nice
 
clipped tails look horrible - just like bog brushes!!


It doesn't take long to pull them properly! Or at least use a rake.

A pulled tail is the finishing touch to a properly turned out horse :)
 
only_me said:
clipped tails look horrible - just like bog brushes!!
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Not if you leave the middle untouched and feather in the sides.

I used to do it years ago on my dressage horse, as he would not allow me to pull his tail. It did look really neat, I promise! There are better tools available to do the job now, I believe, but I prefer to leave tails full and natural these days, so have never used them.
 
I do mine with clippers and have been complimented on how lovely pulled it is ha ha no one ever believes it's clipped.

I shave only the sides, and come in from the top kinda like a V it's hard to explain

I will get a photo and put it on.

If it's done right I think it looks really nice.

I hate plaited tails or worse natural at a competition , for me a pulled tail is a must. I think it's smart.
 
QUOTE=Daytona;12224097]I do mine with clippers and have been complimented on how lovely pulled it is ha ha no one ever believes it's clipped.

I shave only the sides, and come in from the top kinda like a V it's hard to explain

I will get a photo and put it on.

If it's done right I think it looks really nice.

I hate plaited tails or worse natural at a competition , for me a pulled tail is a must. I think it's smart.[/QUOTE]

I clip mine and have had loads of compliments and people asking if I pull.it myself followed by looks of disbelief when I say It's clipped. I never dared take clippers to a tail though until I saw it done by a pro so I knew the technique. Would never go back now. It's quick, easy and hasslefree whilst giving a very smart finish which will fool 99.9% into thinking It's pulled.
 
Correctly clipped means just the sides.

Id be interested to see what clipped tail haters believe a clipped tail looks like.

A few people have mentioned natural. That isn't correct for some. If natural is a personal choice thats fine but not really what my topic is asking.
 
Tiddlypom said:
Ah, only the badly done clipped tails look crap and amateurish! You will have believed the cleverly clipped tails to have been pulled :)!
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You must be looking at something different to me as mine does not look crap or amateurish.

Tiddlypom I agree with you they looked pulled, in fact I think they look better than pulled.

I hate a natural tail, at a competition it just looks like you're lazy to me and can't be bothered to make a effort. At least plait then if you Insist on a natural tail, don't be scruffy.
 
I hate the "clipped" look too. Here it means clipped/shaved up the sides and really short on the top. I like a pulled look, but not actually doing it. I feather and blend with the clippers, which gives me the pulled look, without the shaved look.
 
Apparently I am old fashioned and amateurish because my horses' tails are left natural and if they need to look smart I plait. I can turn out a decent tail plait though.
 
And there in lies the problem - I can't plait a tail to save myself. Plus a lot of the time (endurance & dressage), plaiting isn't actually required, but I still like a nice tidy tail to go with a pulled mane. The other thing is, my mare is a bit messy, and by keeping the top short, she doesn't pee on it.
 
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