[Lindsayanne]

On average it takes 7 years for a tail to grow from bone to ground (on an average height horse) You can condition and treat it but you're looking at at least a few years, no matter what you do.

[Shotgun93]

This is what we do - works great!

Sheeting - Step by Step with Pics

[Eventer_101]

Try and do a thread search, I have seen a bunch of them around. There is some kind of gel tail thing that supposedly makes the tail healthier stronger and makes the tail grow faster and also shots and things like that . Make sure before you try them to ask your vet if they are safe and try and research the ingredients to make sure your horse is not allergic! Safety first!

[imacowgirl2]

I've heard of great results with bacon grease...some people say its as good as or better than MTG (and cheaper too!). I've never used either, so have no personal experience with it, but most people I have read about using it are very happy with results.

I've done the leave-in conditioner route, and liked the results I saw, but as my horses are on pasture 24/7, it wasn't ideal for me during the summer. It was also a little high maintenance for me, but that could be because I couldn't manage to leave it alone for more than three weeks.

[~Jazzy~]

I used to groom at a near by stud farm, and the horses ALWAYS had to have perfect tails. First I would wash the tail with warm water, and get it nice and clean, my favorite is the mane'n'tail shampoo. Then put this tail conditioner on that is called "Love that Tail", you can find it at petsmart/stateline. It is a leave in conditioner, so don't rinse, then put on a tail wrap, the type that braid into your horse's tail...sometimes they come with matching covers, I use those also in the winter...but in the summer I just leave the cover off and the horse's tail is still braided, that way they can still protect themselves from flies and mosquitos. See the trick to a healthy full tail is to keep it moist, and not ket the weather get to it, wether it be wind, cold, snow, rain, or UV rays.

make sure to take the braid out once a week, to apply more conditioner, and comb out the tail, then immediately rebraid.

Hope this has helped!

[Quick2Skip01]

Skip's tail just took time, two years ago we had him in the same pasture as our weanling filly, and middle of winter, she chewed half of his tail off. (my mom wouldn't let me switch his pasture until a noticeable amount of his tail was gone.) So that year I had to get a fake tail. Now his tail is touching the ground. I wash, condition, and braid his tail, and that is about it. I've been thinking about trying to use some moisturizing/strengthening shampoos and deep conditioners this year I don't know.

[chiligirl05]

I have used the conditionar on my horse and it does wonders....i love it. Good luck

[thistlecreek1]

Shotgun when you sheet tails do you put any conditioner on them or not?

[crazy4horses205]

What I do is my trainer braids it with cloth and folds it up. I put some conditioning stuff in the roots and let it stay in for 2-4 weeks and then take it out, condition it, brush it out, and put it back up. Tobey's tail has grown like 2 inches so far

[GiddyUpScoot]

The thing is, her horse's tail is only 3-4 inches below the tail bone putting it up into a sock at this point is not possible because it's TOO short.

I would just keep it clean and conditioned and NOT use a brush on it. massage the tail bone where there is no hair when you apply the leave-in conditioner... this will help to stimulate it. Other than that, it'll just take a lot of time. Be patient (even though it's hard to do ) but it will grow out eventually!