My_breadbagel
Well-Known Member
Long story short, my pony has an upset stomach on hay. The vet has had a look (nothing found), he has a regular worm count & wormer, and home grown hay (some of which comes from his paddock) but it makes no difference. haylage does nothing, hard feed does nothing, but out at grass he is completely normal. He’s his usually and happy self.
however, he gets dreadlocks in his tail. After only a week (I only have the weekends to dedicate to scrubbing his arse unfortunately) it’s horrible. I can’t stand so much as touching it without disposable gloves and I can’t imagine how awful it must be for him.
last weekend, I scrubbed the lot in fair liquid and brushed it out throughly. I braided while wet, and redid it later that day when it was dry. I keep rebraiding it, and today I unwound it to give it a good wash- and I didn’t have to! After a good brushing, the small amount left came out, and his arse was cleaner too. He holds his tail higher now.
The braid is extremely loose and is redone every few days. Will it cause him issues though? He isn’t a scratcher either, and his paddock is pretty much a padded cell (post and tape so he can’t itch on it , no trees or hayfeeders, rubber buckets.)
will he be okay?
however, he gets dreadlocks in his tail. After only a week (I only have the weekends to dedicate to scrubbing his arse unfortunately) it’s horrible. I can’t stand so much as touching it without disposable gloves and I can’t imagine how awful it must be for him.
last weekend, I scrubbed the lot in fair liquid and brushed it out throughly. I braided while wet, and redid it later that day when it was dry. I keep rebraiding it, and today I unwound it to give it a good wash- and I didn’t have to! After a good brushing, the small amount left came out, and his arse was cleaner too. He holds his tail higher now.
The braid is extremely loose and is redone every few days. Will it cause him issues though? He isn’t a scratcher either, and his paddock is pretty much a padded cell (post and tape so he can’t itch on it , no trees or hayfeeders, rubber buckets.)
will he be okay?