Okay now I've seen everything......

[lazysunday]

Call me traditionalist, old-fashioned, stuck in the dark ages, grumpy old woman,

but,Clip-In HAIR EXTENSIONS For Horses !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ???????????????

Saw them advertised in a horse magazine today, knew there was a reason I only buy H&H and Eventing.

Shall have to lie down with long cool Pimms....

 

[3Beasties]

They are not as bad as you have probably imagined. They tend to be for when manes have been rubbed by rugs over winter. Adding a hair extension means that their mane can still be plaited so they look smart for competitions or whatever.

 

[heebiejeebies]

I use them on my horses tail. We show in hand and since he has a spindly wee rats tail lol I use them to give it a bit more oomf!! I was horrified when I first heard about them as well, then I was like "Wait a minute... these could be used to our advantage!"

 

[kellybee]

I used to laugh at this too, but since I've now got an appy whose tail is so fine and thin it barely reaches his hocks I'd honestly consider using one when out! No garish pinks but a white one would make him look less like an overpruned afghan!

 

[lazysunday]

These were a pinky crimsony colour, can see the point if matched a mane or tail!

 

[twobearsarthur]

My filly chewed two show ponies tails off to the hicks so useful unlike the ones below (made me smile though)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...utterly-pointless-horses-hair-extensions.html

 

[twobearsarthur]

*hocks (auto correct!!!)

 

[Cinnamontoast]

I need some for my boy's feathers! He rips them off getting up, looks very untidy!

 

[suffolkmare]

Likewise! Initial reaction but now our boy has lost a chunk of mane (must have got too warm under the rug, guilty for not making point of asking YO to take it off) maybe they sound like a good idea

 

[Pigeon]

Been going on in the states for years and years, is pretty much standard for stock horse showing, and americanised 'english' classes like Hunter Jumper.

 

[Queenbee]

Same reaction here when I first heard about them but now... I think they are an excellent idea and wouldn't hesitate to buy them.

 

[Casey76]

Yes, but now you get them in purple and neon pink, and blue...

 

[Queenbee]

Yes, but now you get them in purple and neon pink, and blue...

Which is excellent... Think of the Impact this will have on this seasons fancy dress competitions! T'will take them to a whole different level!

 

[YorksG]

I have no problem with them being used for fancy dress, but it feels like cheating if they are being used for 'proper' showing

 

[frozzy]

Lovely till they fall out during your show if not properly attatched! At an NPS area 5 show a lot of years ago during the M&M WHP a lovely fell became unattatched from its tail as it came round a corner and as it exited the ring I discretely handed it up to the rider whose only worry was had the judge seen!

 

[Enfys]

Lovely till they fall out during your show if not properly attatched! At an NPS area 5 show a lot of years ago during the M&M WHP a lovely fell became unattatched from its tail as it came round a corner and as it exited the ring I discretely handed it up to the rider whose only worry was had the judge seen!

Here you are, these are commonplace in North America, prices on this particular site up to about $300, I have seen them for much more

http://www.northernhorse.com/southend/colortails.htm

For fun, with charms:

Serious stuff:

and how to do it:

What gets me is that everyone knows magnificent tails are false, are the Judges really swayed by them or the lack of them, or is it just for aesthetics?

Like Frozzy I have been at a show and seen this, a horse backing up in hand stood on the tail and ripped it out, the handler just blithely scooped it up and tucked it in her belt and carried on as if she didn't really have a 3' long tail hanging from her waist at all.