autumn7
Well-Known Member
My mare gets herself in a tizz when she knows she's going on an outing and putting a tail bandage on before loading proves difficult with pinned ears, clenched tail and much swinging round of bottom. The last three times I've travelled her without any tail protection which has saved us both a lot of aggro at the preparation stage.
She's a heavyweight cob so sports a super-solid derriere, and has a lovely full tail which hasn't appeared to be flattened or tousled in any way on arrival after travelling (Ifor Williams trailer) so I guess she doesn't particularly lean heavily on the breach bar to support herself. I travel her around once a week and journey times are usually up to an hour each way. She's 8 years old and loads and travels calmly.
Does anyone else travel their horses without any tail protection all the time? I hear about travelling with no or minimal leg protection but very little about tails!
She's a heavyweight cob so sports a super-solid derriere, and has a lovely full tail which hasn't appeared to be flattened or tousled in any way on arrival after travelling (Ifor Williams trailer) so I guess she doesn't particularly lean heavily on the breach bar to support herself. I travel her around once a week and journey times are usually up to an hour each way. She's 8 years old and loads and travels calmly.
Does anyone else travel their horses without any tail protection all the time? I hear about travelling with no or minimal leg protection but very little about tails!