Tail gets in the way

[irishredwood]

I have a cob with a big thick tail. I would like to do some long reining with her but I get the lines taffled up with her tail. I tried a tail bandage but it slid down and I finished up in a tangle of bandage and lung lines!

 

[Afon_34]

Plait it?

 

[Fruitcake]

Driving people tend to fold it up out of the way in a kind of long bun. I think they plait the whole lot and then fold it back on itself.

 

[irishredwood]

It is too thick to plait

 

[The Xmas Furry]

It is too thick to plait

It cant be.
If exceedingly thick, then divide tail into 2 or 3. Then subdivide those sections to make 2 or 3 plaits.

When you are long reining, what are you using as rein carriers? Harness tugs, saddle with stirrups?

 

[stormox]

You can bandage to end of dock, fold tail up over bandage and bandage back up to top over both sections.

 

[Littlewills]

Plait it in one thick plait from the dock down. Fold the plait up. Use vet wrap to bandage, only from the below bottom of the dock down, It can stay in for as long as you like.

 

[fredflop]

Tail bag?

 

[Cob Life]

I’d just do a thick plait from the bottom of the dock

 

[scruffyponies]

Alternatively long rein from slightly to the side.

 

[Berpisc]

Both of the above, thick plait and longrein slightly to the side. Very thick tails can be plaited, as has been descibed above, they are for a purpose so dont need to be anything other than tidy and workmanlike

 

[Gloi]

I think it may partly be your technique because I've long reined plenty of cobs without a problem. Plait the tail up if you want but think about why you are getting tangled. Walk a bit to the side if you need but usually very thick tails are easier than ones that the horse can swish about everywhere ?

 

[Leandy]

Agree, how is the tail getting in the way? Unless she is very abnormally swishy, not sure how you are getting tangled up? Agree though, if it is a problem just plait and fold up as done for polo, eventing, hunting etc.

 

[meleeka]

You don’t even need to plait just put a tail bandage on the bottom, fold in half or even three if it’s long and finish the bandage up as you would normally, round the top.

 

[irishredwood]

Thanks everyone. The problems I have are when she is trotting on a circle and decides to have a leap in the air a d a few bucks. That's when I get in a taffle.

 

[Scotsbadboy]

Thanks everyone. The problems I have are when she is trotting on a circle and decides to have a leap in the air a d a few bucks. That's when I get in a taffle.

Take a step back and get the previous bit perfect before moving on to the bit that makes her go 'off course'