Braiding the tail (not for show, for care)

SeaSide81 · 07-27-2005, 03:36 PM

Question for those of you that braid your horse(s)'s tail to keep it clean and long.

How often to you undo the braid? Do you leave it down for a little while, or immediately rebraid it? How long do you generally leave the tail braided overall?

HorseLover_22 · 07-27-2005, 04:24 PM

i leave mine like only for the day ( so it doesnt get cought in anything) but i have left it over nite before, and it just ends up getting undon anyways, lol its better to take it out taht night, say at night they can get flys off them and stufff

Pony Pals · 07-27-2005, 05:03 PM

i don't i just leve it down

codyntampa · 07-28-2005, 06:20 AM

I do it every day or every other day and I only put a tail bag on in the winter because of flies in the summer

HorseLover_22 · 07-28-2005, 06:23 AM

oo i dont use a tail bag, and i only braid it like to the end of the bone, so she can still get flies, i just do it cause it looks pretty lol, i dont do it all th time just like 3 times a w3eek when im bored

lol

crazy4horses205 · 07-28-2005, 11:17 AM

We braid the horses tail in a regular braid. Then we double up the braid and tie it with some string.

Shotgun93 · 07-28-2005, 11:22 AM

This is what I do
Sheeting - Step by Step with Pics

iluvironcliff · 07-28-2005, 11:49 AM

We keep the tails braided all the time unless its messy, then it is just rebraided. We put sheets on our horses so we don't have to worry about flies.

SeaSide81 · 07-28-2005, 02:47 PM

Thanks all for the help

. I saw on another post that someone put a bunch of string on the end of the braided/folded tail so the horse still has something to swat bugs away with. I was thinking I would do that if I decided to braid a horse's tail to keep it full and long.

equ3strian · 07-28-2005, 02:52 PM

I show all the time so my horse's tail is always braided and in a tail bag and I only take off the tail bag before shows to wash it or if it comes off. Her tail is extremely long and full so I also NEVER brush her tail except the day before a show with tons of show sheen to keep it that way.

07-27-2005, 03:36 PM	#1
SeaSide81 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Panhandle of Florida (Hurricane Central as of late!) Posts: 559 Images: 14	Braiding the tail (not for show, for care) Question for those of you that braid your horse(s)'s tail to keep it clean and long. How often to you undo the braid? Do you leave it down for a little while, or immediately rebraid it? How long do you generally leave the tail braided overall? __________________ A horse gallops with his lungs, Perseveres with his heart, And wins with his character. ~Tesio

07-27-2005, 04:24 PM	#2
HorseLover_22 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 338 Images: 1	i leave mine like only for the day ( so it doesnt get cought in anything) but i have left it over nite before, and it just ends up getting undon anyways, lol its better to take it out taht night, say at night they can get flys off them and stufff __________________ It take 20 years for a boy to turn into a man, and only 20s for a women to turn that man into a fool! - cowgirls!

07-28-2005, 06:20 AM	#4
codyntampa Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,846 Images: 259 Blog Entries: 1	I do it every day or every other day and I only put a tail bag on in the winter because of flies in the summer __________________ "When God Created Quarter Horses, he painted the good ones" -Katie- Codys Grand Cue -"Cody"- 8yr old 16.3h tobiano Paint gelding Cinful - "Harold" - 6yr old 16h bay Thoroughbred gelding

07-28-2005, 06:23 AM	#5
HorseLover_22 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 338 Images: 1	oo i dont use a tail bag, and i only braid it like to the end of the bone, so she can still get flies, i just do it cause it looks pretty lol, i dont do it all th time just like 3 times a w3eek when im bored lol __________________ It take 20 years for a boy to turn into a man, and only 20s for a women to turn that man into a fool! - cowgirls!

07-28-2005, 11:17 AM	#6
crazy4horses205 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 5,148 Images: 334 Blog Entries: 2	We braid the horses tail in a regular braid. Then we double up the braid and tie it with some string. __________________ ~Rachel and Tobey~ RIP Cody my sweet boy "If you throw your heart over the fence, your horse will go after it." Join the HGS prayer chain!! I <3 Green Day http://www.myspace.com/rachel9012 I've been boo-ed

07-27-2005, 05:03 PM	#3
Pony Pals Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: upstate new york hicktown USA Posts: 1,413 Images: 149 Blog Entries: 4	i don't i just leve it down

07-28-2005, 11:22 AM	#7
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,957 Images: 132	This is what I do Sheeting - Step by Step with Pics __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

07-28-2005, 11:49 AM	#8
iluvironcliff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 322 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 12	We keep the tails braided all the time unless its messy, then it is just rebraided. We put sheets on our horses so we don't have to worry about flies.

07-28-2005, 02:47 PM	#9
SeaSide81 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Panhandle of Florida (Hurricane Central as of late!) Posts: 559 Images: 14	Thanks all for the help . I saw on another post that someone put a bunch of string on the end of the braided/folded tail so the horse still has something to swat bugs away with. I was thinking I would do that if I decided to braid a horse's tail to keep it full and long. __________________ A horse gallops with his lungs, Perseveres with his heart, And wins with his character. ~Tesio

07-28-2005, 02:52 PM	#10
equ3strian Full Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: California Posts: 83 Images: 5	I show all the time so my horse's tail is always braided and in a tail bag and I only take off the tail bag before shows to wash it or if it comes off. Her tail is extremely long and full so I also NEVER brush her tail except the day before a show with tons of show sheen to keep it that way.

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