Horse Tail Cutting

[Meowy Catkin]

I've seen the odd one (arab) at HOYS with a dragging tail even with the tail flagged. The one I'm thinking of was a grey and the tail was so clean! It was quite mesmerising in a way.

 

[ester]

I've seen them longer when they do the freestyle/freeschooling at the arab shows iirc

 

[Pinkvboots]

To be fair the natives that live the way they were designed don't have ott long tails as it snaps off at ground length for the most part. Same with manes when the head is down eating whilst moving.

It's humans that have kept them growing stupidly long. No offence Arab and Traddy people but a tail that sits 3ft along the floor behind the horse does nothing for me!

I don't like them trailing on the floor I cut mine to fetlock length as I don't think they should be able to stand on them

 

[Pinkvboots]

Because the tail is enclosed and therefore not able to spread out and do the job it’s intended to do. So many ponies living with permanently plaited manes and tails to keep them clean and tidy, this isn’t how they should be in the middle of winter. Of course if you live in an area with flat fields and no mud maybe it doesn’t matter but it’s not how native ponies should be kept although l will agree it’s a fashionable trend at the moment!

I wouldn't say it's a welfare issue though there are a lot worse things to be fair

 

[The-Bookworm]

An observation folks! The OP posted their 1 and only post on Thursday, logged off shortly after and has not logged in since.............

And we have another new member asking how to look after a native tail.
Could be genuine, but.

 

[Mule]

And we have another new member asking how to look after a native tail.
Could be genuine, but.

Ahh, surely a troll would come up with something more interesting. Tails aren't controversial enough?

 

[ester]

don't you believe it, someone (an adult, older than me ) asked me to do a welshie show tail once and her mother was mortified... I stopped doing what people asked me to in my own time for a while