Tails and Travelling

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MaverickMD

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Hi Peeps - Can you help?

My mare has rubbed the top of her tail something rotten in the wagon at the weekend. I had tail bandgaged and also put a wrap round it but she rubbed that hard that she dislodged them and then proceeded to completely wreck her tail - right down to the skin - it was red raw - the poor love.

Think it was due to the fact that I had travelled another horse recently and put shavings down on the floor for that one and not cleared them out before travelling my mare. She obviously thought she couldnt get her balance with the shavings there and had shoved her bum against the side of the box for balance. She has not done this before - and is normally travelled just on the rubber mats of the wagon, with a tail bandage / wrap.

Any ideas on how I can protect her tail in future - just until she realises that she can balance OK and therefore not damage her tail any further?

Ideas would be very much welcomed ..... over to you guys ...

MaverickMD
 
Donks does the same - leans her backside against the lorry wall to keep her balance - luckily tail bandage and guard are sufficient - try padding the wall with thick foam??
 
My boy does it, sits on his arse and dislodges bandages/neoprene tail guards. Rubs his tail raw. I now put a bandage with a thin neoprene guard and then an old brushing boot on top! If you use a boot with a slidy surface like the woof ones, it seems to work best and gives more protection. I usually tape it aswell as doing the velcro up. Someone else suggested useing an old style heavy leather tail guard but not tried that yet.
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My mare did this and made a right mess of her tail. I now use a tailbandage and a padded tail wrap with a tie so it can be fastened to the surcingle so it cannot slip down, ive found this has worked everytime since.
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One of my last horses used to do this too. Id put on a bandage, then a chunk of gamgee folded in half so it was pretty thick wrapped round, then another bandage. It didnt move even though he sat on it all the time. Seemed to do the trick.
 
Thank you all very much - wonderful suggestions ...... hoping to get out this weekend with her again .... so will give 'em a try ! Fingers Crossed !!

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