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Post by mouse68 on Dec 12, 2011 20:47:14 GMT 1
Hi guys, need your suggestions on how to keep a cobs tail free from poo, because Winnie's tail is sooooooo heavy and thick she struggles lifting it, generally this doesn't cause any problems, but due to weather she's been in her stable and I've noticed that she tends to poo against the back wall, this then results in poo in her tail.
I obviously brush it out and keep it clean as best I can just wondered if any of you sooper dooper people have any suggestions for me x.
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Post by ladyndibs on Dec 12, 2011 21:09:23 GMT 1
Lots of people use a tail bag, also wonder if a mane and tail spray would help as things wouldn't stick as much
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Post by companymagic on Dec 12, 2011 21:10:47 GMT 1
I feel your pain. I have a highland mare and she was always getting poo in her tail, I was having to wash it every other day.. In winter that was not good.. So at Your horse live I picked up a tail bag and hey presto no more poo in her tail. I keep her tail plated and then put the bag on while she is stabled over night. Its was in the sale at £5, and worth every penny.. Its been a god send. I take it off to turn her out but its really really stopped the whole problem. Would highly recommend one
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Post by ellalovesjay on Dec 12, 2011 21:11:53 GMT 1
maybe try a little pig oil and it should slide right off!
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Post by sazjayp on Dec 12, 2011 21:15:21 GMT 1
I plait my horses tails and use mane and tail spray for this problem - not tried a bag yet, but might have to with my new boy as he's a messy bugger!
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Post by KoLaTo on Dec 12, 2011 21:50:08 GMT 1
Mine go into plaits and tail bags as soon as the mud starts and they stay in them til it's gone, wash the tails, soak them in coconut oil then plait and into their bags, bags are washed once a wk and their tails stay beautifully clean and conditioned all winter.
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Post by shan on Dec 12, 2011 23:11:37 GMT 1
I used to plait, then I discovered pig oil!
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Post by donnalex on Dec 13, 2011 10:28:22 GMT 1
Baby oil, just as good as pig oil but available in any supermarket and you dont have to spend on a bulk buy Squirt some on about once or twice a week and brush it through with a plastic curry comb. Everything just brushes out and when you do wash it occasionally it will be in great condition. Once dry reapply
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Post by amber on Dec 13, 2011 10:34:17 GMT 1
I have a traditional little man and the way i manage his humungous tail is like this: I loosely plait it after brushing Pig Oil through it and then i salvage a pair of tights!,..cut the top part off (at and angle so you can use the longer end to split and use as 2 ties),..and you end up with 2 long legs!! Then i pop his tail into the stocking and secure it where i've started the plait by threading the 2 ends that i've split through the actual plait so it stays put! I then pop and elastic band on at the bottom so it's nice and secure!! Hope that waffle makes sense! My boy's tail lives like this all winter and although it can get wet/damp when he goes out sometimes,.. it takes no time to dry.....AND you have a second stocking to change over to when you need/want to! It also keeps all the bedding out of it too and a quick run of the hand up and down his tail in a morning and it's free from nedzbed bits!! Works for me and very cost effective too as it makes use of my pairs of tights that are ready for the bin! Ha
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Dec 13, 2011 10:42:40 GMT 1
I second Pony- nutt -------- Brush through with baby oil Too many expensive products about in the horse world that still don't do the job like the old fashioned cheap methods.
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Post by poppyandbea on Dec 13, 2011 10:53:15 GMT 1
i use baby oil too and soe times plait beas tail but thats due her getting the ends so covered in mud it looked like she was dragging a ball behind she had so much mud on and through her tail took ages to wash it out as the fields so wet and uddy from all the rail we have had
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Post by mouse68 on Dec 14, 2011 10:59:38 GMT 1
Thanks everyone for your VERY useful replies. Have been looking at tail bags, but like the idea of tights (cost effective and can just see Winnie in a pair!!!). I use pig oil and sulphur on her feathers, some of you have mentioned pig oil, would this be the same stuff (sorry for my ignorance) or should I just use the baby oil as suggested.
It's my first winter with Winnie and owning a big hairy beast so all this is new to me, it's brill to come on here and ask these questions and get great, helpful and useful relpies x
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Post by irishcob on Dec 14, 2011 11:02:07 GMT 1
You won't like my answer, as I chop my cobs tails off at the hocks, and pull them at the top! But might also have a go with the baby oil as that sounds a very good idea!
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Dec 14, 2011 12:57:18 GMT 1
I agree Irish cob , nothing looks smarter than a cob with a pulled and banged tail. However I have to bow to the fact that Traditional Gypsy cobs and Natives have to have longer unpulled tails, but even those IMO should look neat. If I had my way all tails would be cut so they are carried level with the hocks, I even want to take my scissors to some Racehorses in the Parade Ring lol. To me, long tatty looking tails, especially those that actually trail on the ground look truly horrible on any breed. I feel the same about manes as well Ha Ha ( I shall now hide )
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Post by companymagic on Dec 14, 2011 15:15:01 GMT 1
SS3. No need to hide, each to their own and all. I have had a number of horses over the years and my TB in his working days was always pulled and neat and tidy with a trimmed tail etc, My shire X was Hogged and clipped out in his younger years and looked every bit the smart boy. However I now have two natives, one of which is a highland and I won't dream of taking any of her mane and tail off other than to keep her tail off the floor. They are meant to be full in mane and tail and it would just look very wrong to have her mane all pulled and tail to her hocks My other little guy get a trim but that's it. As I have said above it's each to their own really, but I would love to see what a highland looked liked trimmed and short ;D
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