Plaiting a tail - instructions?

[LuckyRed]

Hi guys

I'm off to an Lawn Meet next sunday (bloodhound hunting) and apparantly I should plait my horse as this is the 'correct' thing to do!

I can manage the mane (just about!) but have not got a clue how to plait a tail - I never even had long hair as a child so can't even plait my own hair!

Does anyone have some really simple instructions? ;D

[jill]

www.videojug.com/film/how-to-plait-a-horses-tail
You may need plenty of practice - start as soon as possible, it is a matter of co-ordination to get it neat and tight.

[gixer]

Jill thanks for that link, the mane one too on there very usefull

[LuckyRed]

thanks jill - I'll have to wait til I'm at home tonight to have a look as my work computer fun-police won't let me open it!

[eeyoreluva]

Also you have to remember to take really small pieces of tail otherwise it just ends up in a big mess :S

[gixer]

herre's my efforts after wathcing the vid, but I forgot to heed eeyoreluva's comment about big sections.... more practice required
and Bless Rio, she's obviously had it done before and stood stock still until I was just plaiting down her tail and had finished the fiddly stuff

[horsey123]

gixer thats not to bad for a first go ,would do a bit small sections next time but not bad at all

[gixer]

might also have helped if I'd fully bushed her tail 1st too lol! TY H123

[Kelly Marks]

Hi LuckyRed
Good advice already here! I think there's some video on Horse Hero too. Do you fancy booking a local school one evening for some jumping? Pie and I are bored!
Kx