Clipping/trimming a tail?....

[flying solo]

After spending almost everyday this week washing and cleaning my cobs tail I've had enough!

I can be half way through cleaning and he does a huge green 'spring' poo and we're bank to square one. A livery has the cheek to ask if I bothered to wash it at all since last year! (this really p'd me off!)

Anyway his tail is white, is in no way pulled etc as I tried with a rake last year and go no-where. It is ringlets from the tail bone down to half way then bushes out no matter what 'wonder' product I use. I want to thin out the top and have it all shaped and looking nice but need you fabulous people to tell me how!

Please help! x

 

[flying solo]

Excuse spelling, my silly phone x

 

[Littlelegs]

Good old fashioned pulling comb, can't explain in a way that can guarantee success, its really one of those things you need to see. Some one else might know a link to a you tube vid or you could search for one. Also wash with conditioner for frizzy hair & use plenty of detangler or polish after.

 

[tls]

On my husbands over grown cob he had a huge tail and ended up the same as yours. I used to clip the sides underneath the tail to about half way down the dock, then you can either leave the top of the tail (the bit that is visible) as it is or pull it to thin it out. It made it much easier to clean and looked better as well. You need to regularly clip the underneath otherwise you end up with a tail like a bog brush!!

 

[flying solo]

Thanks tls I wasn't sure how far to go down with the clippers. Doing it often is fine, I've ordered some liveryman harmony clippers just for the job x

 

[tls]

Start off clipping abit off at a time until your happy with how it looks. It does make life much easier.

 

[Devonshire dumpling]

The best way to coil ringlets is baby oil and comb, they will come out nicely

 

[flying solo]

DD I can deal with the ringlets once it's washed but I need to do it too often and after a day (even with plenty baby oil) its back to being matted and covered in poo.

Tried tail bags but a horror in the field pulls at it and rips it to bits, which results in broken almost baldy bits at the base of his tail x

 

[cyberhorse]

I have a WB but he has a ridiculously thick mane and tail. With his tail he is clipped halfway down underneath and also clipped down each side, I think it looks tidy and is far easier to manage and he's really not up for having it pulled.

 

[Elsbells]

Plait it.

 

[flying solo]

Cyber horse any pictures? Or does anyone else have any?

Thanks for all your help so far really appreciate it x

 

[cyberhorse]

Down at the yard tonight so will get some photos for you, just PM me an email addy so I can send straight from my phone.