Encourage Tail and Mane growth - bagging

Paintlover · 11-17-2003, 11:53 AM

I remember reading somewhere on this site about encouraging a mane and tail to grow. My horse's mane and tail tend to be thin and scraggly. She is on straight alfalfa (still looking for grass hay...) and she drinks about 12gal/day and is exercised.
Does anyone have advice on encouraging her hair to grow? I read some where that you can braid and bag the tail and then wrap a saturated cloth around it and add more oil/conditioner when it gets dry. Anyone ever heard of this? What kind of conditioner should I use? Isn't it bad to block out the air like it would? Thanks for any comments/advice.

M.

Blistering Winds · 11-17-2003, 12:44 PM

The tail bag idea works pretty good. The added weight from the bag (or even just a braid) helps pull and stimulate the hair follicles to grow. Don't leave the hair bound up for more than 2 weeks though, then you get some serious split ends. Take it out for a day or two, then bound it up again.

Sandra-A1 · 11-17-2003, 02:29 PM

Really all you can do is protect the hair as much as possible to see if it will grow. You can try feeding a skin and coat supplement that has a lot of polyunsaturated fatty acids. It can help some. I have had great luck with Farnam's Super 14 but there are lots of others on the market with the polyunsaturated fatty acids in them as well.

As for the protecting the hair I would try braiding and wrapping or bagging the braids.
I would just put a bit of hair oil or leave in conditioner on the mane & tail BEFORE bagging. Always braid and bag or wrap DRY Hair, NEVER wet.
I would also not wrap them with something that is wet as things will start to smell sour and yes you will get MOLD growing in the hair! eek!
I use vetwrap or a generic version of Vetwrap to wrap the tail braid and protect it. I also use a tail bag on a horse that is easy on them and while they are not hard to make I keep an eye out for sales and buy the wrap and bags when I see priced really low.
There is a website with mane bags they make and sell online. They tell you how to use them on it. Just do a search for Mane Bags...I think the place is called Toadstool Farm Mane Bags or something like that.

<small>[ November 17, 2003, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: Sandra-A1 ]</small>

Blistering Winds · 11-17-2003, 02:42 PM

they have MANE BAGS??? I need one!!!!! I've seen sleezies, but mine hates them....I keep finding them UNDER the dirt. He hates them so much he buries them!!

Wolfie · 11-22-2003, 06:35 PM

Yes! Bagging is a great way to make manes longer and silkier. I've tried it on my Andalusians and have had great reasults! Toadstool farm also sells and uses mane bags and well, their reasults are even better! Heres the link:
http://www.toadstoolfarm.com/index2.html

Paintlover · 11-23-2003, 05:59 AM

These look really easy to make. Does anyone know if they are made out of any special kind of material? I think I'll make some today. Right now she just has 3 french braids down her neck. I'm going to wrap them in something so they don't get all gross.
M. running_

CANDYGIRL · 11-23-2003, 06:27 AM

I make rugs,well anything that is horsey. I don't know what they are made of, had a look at my post, encouragin mane to grow, and they look like some sort of mesh bags, like the material I use to make summer rugs for horses with sweet itch. It's nylon, beathable, but keeps the midges out, so I would say a bit like mosquito netting, just an idea. I would make them like little lavender bags, they look like they are tied on, so you would need to use some kind of material that will allow you to tie them quite tight, so it would have to be quite soft.

Hope this helps. Maybe someone who has them would post. I have saved people a fortune doing the rugs and things, including Fancy Browbands, button holes and bows for show ponies and their riders, which companies like Pretty Ponies charge a fortune for.

CANDYGIRL · 11-23-2003, 07:40 AM

Can you see that gap, where he has had his head through the post and rail. I shall run a strand of elec fencing next year, that will stop him Grrr

Dawn · 11-23-2003, 08:55 AM

You probably wouldn't want to make them out of cotton. It'll suck the moisture out of the hair. Satin or silk would be good moisture wise, but not sure how that'd hold up.

CANDYGIRL · 11-23-2003, 11:33 AM

The material that I recommended to try is the nylon mosquito netting, it's what I use for the midge net rugs for ponies prone to sweet itch. One thing I did read was about the weight thing not sure what they use to weight them down with. The cotton thing was just for tying them tight with, like a lavender bag, maybe ribbon?. I am gonna have a go myself, see if it works.

Jane

11-17-2003, 11:53 AM	#1
Paintlover Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,575	Encourage Tail and Mane growth - bagging I remember reading somewhere on this site about encouraging a mane and tail to grow. My horse's mane and tail tend to be thin and scraggly. She is on straight alfalfa (still looking for grass hay...) and she drinks about 12gal/day and is exercised. Does anyone have advice on encouraging her hair to grow? I read some where that you can braid and bag the tail and then wrap a saturated cloth around it and add more oil/conditioner when it gets dry. Anyone ever heard of this? What kind of conditioner should I use? Isn't it bad to block out the air like it would? Thanks for any comments/advice. M.

11-17-2003, 12:44 PM	#2
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	The tail bag idea works pretty good. The added weight from the bag (or even just a braid) helps pull and stimulate the hair follicles to grow. Don't leave the hair bound up for more than 2 weeks though, then you get some serious split ends. Take it out for a day or two, then bound it up again. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

11-17-2003, 02:29 PM	#3
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,513 Images: 234	Really all you can do is protect the hair as much as possible to see if it will grow. You can try feeding a skin and coat supplement that has a lot of polyunsaturated fatty acids. It can help some. I have had great luck with Farnam's Super 14 but there are lots of others on the market with the polyunsaturated fatty acids in them as well. As for the protecting the hair I would try braiding and wrapping or bagging the braids. I would just put a bit of hair oil or leave in conditioner on the mane & tail BEFORE bagging. Always braid and bag or wrap DRY Hair, NEVER wet. I would also not wrap them with something that is wet as things will start to smell sour and yes you will get MOLD growing in the hair! eek! I use vetwrap or a generic version of Vetwrap to wrap the tail braid and protect it. I also use a tail bag on a horse that is easy on them and while they are not hard to make I keep an eye out for sales and buy the wrap and bags when I see priced really low. There is a website with mane bags they make and sell online. They tell you how to use them on it. Just do a search for Mane Bags...I think the place is called Toadstool Farm Mane Bags or something like that. <small>[ November 17, 2003, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: Sandra-A1 ]</small> __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

11-17-2003, 02:42 PM	#4
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	they have MANE BAGS??? I need one!!!!! I've seen sleezies, but mine hates them....I keep finding them UNDER the dirt. He hates them so much he buries them!! __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

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11-22-2003, 06:35 PM	#5
Wolfie Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 36	Yes! Bagging is a great way to make manes longer and silkier. I've tried it on my Andalusians and have had great reasults! Toadstool farm also sells and uses mane bags and well, their reasults are even better! Heres the link: http://www.toadstoolfarm.com/index2.html

11-23-2003, 05:59 AM	#6
Paintlover Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,575	These look really easy to make. Does anyone know if they are made out of any special kind of material? I think I'll make some today. Right now she just has 3 french braids down her neck. I'm going to wrap them in something so they don't get all gross. M. running_

11-23-2003, 06:27 AM	#7
CANDYGIRL Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: England Posts: 2,754	I make rugs,well anything that is horsey. I don't know what they are made of, had a look at my post, encouragin mane to grow, and they look like some sort of mesh bags, like the material I use to make summer rugs for horses with sweet itch. It's nylon, beathable, but keeps the midges out, so I would say a bit like mosquito netting, just an idea. I would make them like little lavender bags, they look like they are tied on, so you would need to use some kind of material that will allow you to tie them quite tight, so it would have to be quite soft. Hope this helps. Maybe someone who has them would post. I have saved people a fortune doing the rugs and things, including Fancy Browbands, button holes and bows for show ponies and their riders, which companies like Pretty Ponies charge a fortune for.

11-23-2003, 07:40 AM	#8
CANDYGIRL Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: England Posts: 2,754	Can you see that gap, where he has had his head through the post and rail. I shall run a strand of elec fencing next year, that will stop him Grrr

11-23-2003, 08:55 AM	#9
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,295 Images: 1386	You probably wouldn't want to make them out of cotton. It'll suck the moisture out of the hair. Satin or silk would be good moisture wise, but not sure how that'd hold up.

11-23-2003, 11:33 AM	#10
CANDYGIRL Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: England Posts: 2,754	The material that I recommended to try is the nylon mosquito netting, it's what I use for the midge net rugs for ponies prone to sweet itch. One thing I did read was about the weight thing not sure what they use to weight them down with. The cotton thing was just for tying them tight with, like a lavender bag, maybe ribbon?. I am gonna have a go myself, see if it works. Jane