Need help on grooming tips for show please

Kriss2004 · 09-20-2005, 08:44 AM

I need help, my gelding that I like to show in halter with has a horrible tail. I havent been able to master braiding so thats kind of not an option. Any ideas on what to do with his tail??

Super_Trooper · 09-20-2005, 08:46 AM

Clip the sides into a "dressage tail"

Kriss2004 · 09-20-2005, 08:50 AM

But will that work for western halter?

Super_Trooper · 09-20-2005, 08:54 AM

Oh, haha! Probably not....sorry.

Jess! · 09-20-2005, 08:58 AM

You can spray it down with a bit of water, then wrap it before your class, and pull it off before the class. That way it'll stay down a bit. Gel mixed with water in a spray bottle works well

morgangirl · 09-20-2005, 02:46 PM

Wont help for this show but get some mane and tail conditioner. From the picture it looks like he rubs his tail. I didn't think you could braid for a western class. Is his deworming up to date. Have you checked for critters? All things that could cause tail rubbing.

aBreeze · 09-20-2005, 06:40 PM

well Id give his tail a good shampoo and condition... really get big with the conditioner... really scrub it into the bone. Then rinse well, get some moisturizer, really scrub that in, braid his tail[or have a friend...] and let it sink in. Also, clean his "botton," when "waste" gets stuck to their booty and layers it can get itchy...

before your class do some moisturizing, wrap his tail bone in vet wrap and let sit until right beofre your class. Pull the wrap off, hair spray the flattened hair and hope it worked... lol

Dandy_Brush · 09-20-2005, 06:42 PM

Glue!! Glue!! Glue!!

Canadian Sage · 09-20-2005, 08:45 PM

oh i got the trick for you!

what you do is when you wash him the night before you vet wrap the tail up there, that way the tail will lie down.

OR another thing you can do is hairspray it down. never hurts to do that!

Dre55 · 09-20-2005, 09:01 PM

Be sure when you get home from the show to wash all of the gell and hair spray out of his tail so that it does not start to itch and make him rub his tail even more.

09-20-2005, 08:44 AM	#1
Kriss2004 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,604 Images: 727	Need help on grooming tips for show please I need help, my gelding that I like to show in halter with has a horrible tail. I havent been able to master braiding so thats kind of not an option. Any ideas on what to do with his tail??

09-20-2005, 08:46 AM	#2
Super_Trooper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC Canada Posts: 9,472 Images: 77	Clip the sides into a "dressage tail" __________________ True commitment begins when you reach the point of not knowing how you could possibly go on, and deciding to do it anyway! http://b1.lilypie.com/mCKWm7/.png

09-20-2005, 08:54 AM	#4
Super_Trooper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC Canada Posts: 9,472 Images: 77	Oh, haha! Probably not....sorry. __________________ True commitment begins when you reach the point of not knowing how you could possibly go on, and deciding to do it anyway! http://b1.lilypie.com/mCKWm7/.png

09-20-2005, 08:58 AM	#5
Jess! Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 11,331 Images: 76	You can spray it down with a bit of water, then wrap it before your class, and pull it off before the class. That way it'll stay down a bit. Gel mixed with water in a spray bottle works well __________________ (¯`·._¤ Jess!·._¤ ´¯) ♥ Haute Couture Arabians♥ Purebred and Half Arabian Endurance Horses

09-20-2005, 06:40 PM	#7
aBreeze Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,804 Images: 135 Blog Entries: 1	well Id give his tail a good shampoo and condition... really get big with the conditioner... really scrub it into the bone. Then rinse well, get some moisturizer, really scrub that in, braid his tail[or have a friend...] and let it sink in. Also, clean his "botton," when "waste" gets stuck to their booty and layers it can get itchy... before your class do some moisturizing, wrap his tail bone in vet wrap and let sit until right beofre your class. Pull the wrap off, hair spray the flattened hair and hope it worked... lol __________________ Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip. Erma Bombeck I was on HGS when we made 3 million posts!

09-20-2005, 08:50 AM	#3
Kriss2004 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,604 Images: 727	But will that work for western halter?

09-20-2005, 02:46 PM	#6
morgangirl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,231 Images: 50	Wont help for this show but get some mane and tail conditioner. From the picture it looks like he rubs his tail. I didn't think you could braid for a western class. Is his deworming up to date. Have you checked for critters? All things that could cause tail rubbing.

09-20-2005, 06:42 PM	#8
Dandy_Brush Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 3,606 Images: 57 Blog Entries: 48	Glue!! Glue!! Glue!! __________________ Arise now, arise Riders of Theoden! Dire deeds awake, dark it is eastward. Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded! Forth Eorlingas!

09-20-2005, 09:01 PM	#10
Dre55 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cordele, Georgia Posts: 537 Images: 26	Be sure when you get home from the show to wash all of the gell and hair spray out of his tail so that it does not start to itch and make him rub his tail even more.

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