Minging mares!! back legs & tail - how to keep clean??

[Vicki1986]

<span style="colorurple">Any one have any good tips to share?? No matter what i do my mare always has poo in her tail and when in season her back legs are just rank

i wash her as much a possible - smothering her tail [and occasionally her back legs when she is in season] with conditioner (clairol as its always on special offer in tesco!!) does help , as does spraying her tail with Mr Sheen.

mane and tail conditioner does nothing at all.

im thinking now i will have to pull her tail ?! but i really really cant bear the thought of it as i know it wont suit her....

i do plait her tail in a few plaits but this damages and breaks the hair so no good for her really in the long run.

i have also tried pony-tailing it as it were with just the underneath sections which are the worse effected bought round to the front in a pony tail but doesnt help a great deal

does anyone else dread the back end of their mare?! she is so lovely and clean in the stable not messy at all, she just cant seem to take a dump without plastering herself in it!!!!!!!!

as you can see its quiet thick ... should i pull it ?? i love it long and thick , plus i like to plait it

</span>

 

[Salcey]

why not use a tail wrap, such as the one made by Kitt you can leave it in for up to two weeks

http://www.kitt.eu.com/yard.htm

that way you can keep the tail clean and mop up her backside without messing it up.
we haven't got any stock in at the mo, but when we did they were very popular

 

[Vicki1986]

Ooo i saw those on ebay once, good idea i might try one. thanks

 

[AmyMay]

Show sheen - plain and simple.

The poo will easily comb out of the tail when it's dry, and will not stick to the legs if you keep them pretty glossy.

However, one thing to think about is that if your mare does not have particularly firm poos then she may have a gut imbalance that needs addressing. So is she getting enough fibre do you think??

 

[Vicki1986]

they are normally fine she just gets a little loose after something nervous / or something exciting like a show xx

 

[susan_w]

No suggestions on the keeping clean thing, but wanted to say how beautiful she is. Really stunning.

 

[Vicki1986]

ah thank you how kind. she is my spoilt little princess!!

 

[PiebaldHorse]

What height is she vicki? She definitely looks gorgeous.

Im all jealous now of yous that have a horse - I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lol

 

[miss_bird]

Also another one with no good advice apart from whatever you do, DO NOT pull that fab tail, it really looks so lovely and really siuts your mare and you know it will not look as good pulled

 

[Vicki1986]

oh i know i despair, i wont pull it i know i cant but grrr !!

thanks piebald! she is 13.1 and a little monster, you can have the back end of mine and i will just keep the front!!!