Thin tail ...

[colouredhat]

How can you encourage tail growth?
A horse I'm riding, that belongs to my friend, has a good tail at the top (natural not pulled), but it seems very thin at the bottom.
I wondered if there are any products or techniques people have used in the past.
Thanks in advance

 

[be positive]

Cut it fairly short, never brush or comb it, wash and condition well being careful to avoid breaking or pulling out any hair. It will grow thicker if you are really careful and trim the ends regularly.

 

[cptrayes]

In my own latest purchase and a friend's horse she bred herself this was a feeding issue. When I bougnt mine and put him on a proper diet, his tail stopped breaking off before it had fully grown and is now thick from top to bottom.

For my friend's horse, he has to be supplemented with copper to balance his grazing which is much too high in iron and manganese, and as soon as she had that right he also grew a tail which stayed thick to the full length.

 

[VickyP]

If it's not a diet or health problem keep the tail trimmed and use plenty of de tangler like show sheen. Try to comb or brush as little as possible. But if you keep the tail sprayed with the slippy stuff and well trimmed, if you really have to groom the tail you'll pull out very few hairs.

 

[Tuffles 23]

If it's not a diet or health problem keep the tail trimmed and use plenty of de tangler like show sheen. Try to comb or brush as little as possible. But if you keep the tail sprayed with the slippy stuff and well trimmed, if you really have to groom the tail you'll pull out very few hairs.

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[ofcourseyoucan]

cut 1cm off the end at the beg of each month for 2 months,, then cut half cm off ends at the start of month for the next 2 of months. then trim ends of (mm,s) at the beg of month til you have a full tail. wash carefully as req, then put a leave in conditioner on it. do not brush, or comb.if y9u have to get bits out do it carefully by hand. dont apply mane and tail spray/show sheen etc as the silicone in it makes the hair brittle. yes look at the diet, and look at the feet quality as well. keep the tail quite short out of the mud as mud is also very drying. olive oil rubbed through is also good, as is lanolin (tho tail can look a bit greasy/stringy when oiled)

 

[abitodd]

If it's not a diet or health problem keep the tail trimmed and use plenty of de tangler like show sheen. Try to comb or brush as little as possible. But if you keep the tail sprayed with the slippy stuff and well trimmed, if you really have to groom the tail you'll pull out very few hairs.

This works.I have an AppyxKnab youngster,not famed for lush tails. Hers has been chopped and rarely groomed and is now more than lush......However,aforementioned youngster has taken to chewing on my other horse's(KWPN) tail......He has 3 strands left.......I know I should cut them off...........but he'll look even sillier.