Tail: to pull or not?

[victhevet]

Bit of a dark picture I'm afraid, but would you be tempted to pull this tail? She has an enormous backside and I wasn't sure if it would flatter her. We do mainly riding club stuff, dresage, a bit of showjumping & occasional ODE.

Mane looks lovely plaited but I am terrible at plaiting tails, and have to resort to lots and lots of hairspray!

Would you pull this tail? and does anyone have any experience of tail rakes?

ps I know it needs a damn good trim & all the Nedzbedz brushing out. She's a filthy b*gger in the stable.

 

[Baileysno1]

3 or 4 inches off and use a tail rake / pull, she'll look a million dollars and will be easy to maintain once you get used to doing it.

 

[victhevet]

thanks.

How do I use my tail rake? Purchased in a moment of madness, I've never used it. Do I just run it down the sides? Sorry for sounding dim, just don't want to wreck her tail.

 

[Baileysno1]

I have an oster one imagine they're all similar run it down the sides, (the underneath hair) which you'd normally pull, it pulls the hairs away, I takeaway around an inch strip, tapering down to nothing, then pull the bulk bits to create a 'V' of top hair do it in stages over a few nights so you don't go too crazy, dampen and bandage to train it down and a bit of gel for special occasions.

 

[Governor]

I'd take a bit off the length and either pull (but I always end up making bald bits on my lad) or use a solo comb type contraption.

Are you in Essex? I recognise those stables.

 

[icestationzebra]

I think it would lovely pulled. I love pulled tails. Please don't use a rake/comb thing - work of the devil

Do it by hand and do a little at a time - it will look so much nicer honest

 

[victhevet]

oh whoops...too late!!

Rake was very easy to use, needs a bit of tidying yet, but happy with results so far.

NB. If the beast hadn't taken me an hour to catch this evening it may have looked even tidier.

 

[victhevet]

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I'd take a bit off the length and either pull (but I always end up making bald bits on my lad) or use a solo comb type contraption.

Are you in Essex? I recognise those stables.

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No, we're up in Co Durham.

 

[Janette]

That is a lovely tail - well done.

Personally, I think tail rakes are a humane solution to a painful process. My poor horses tail used to bleed when I pulled it (white tail/pink skin) no matter how little hair I took at a time. Plus - I was in danger of a kick!

 

[Thistle]

What a lovely bottom!

 

[Drummer]

Very nice, fancy a trip down to Kent to sort out my boys!!

 

[greynightmare]

I would rather see a lovely plaited tail, plus really dont like pulling and havent got the know how anyway lol.

 

[kirstyfk]

That looks so much better but I would take it down a few more inches, especially at the sides.