Pulled and presentable: Tail Turn Out (added pics at end)

[Poombadesign]

Here is the only decent picture example I can find. I don’t think I pull as far down the dock as most eventers do, and I think I keep it thicker where I do pull. And I prefer to PULL the tail rather than cut or clip. This time last year, I refused to trim my horses tails at all, just let them be natural, but the person who was leasing this horse had banged it and not pulled it, so I decided to just finish it off. I only took a little bit off, but the more I did, the more I liked it. I think horses look georgeous with pulled and banged tails…the two go together very nicely.

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[Camstock]

Thank you guys for sharing your tail wisdom! If you would, could you please advise if I should go lower with this trim job at the top of his tail? Looking at it now after all you’ve said, I’m thinking I could go lower yet.

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[JAGold]

<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by xcjumper:
I just bought my horse from NZ and he HAD the nicest pulled and banged tail. No it’s all gone to s#*t! I’ve tried to pull it where it looks like they did but it doesnt look right. You said earlier not to pull the center. Do you mean just the center at the top or all the way down where you are pulling? If I don’t pull the center of it, it sticks out in all these crazy angles. So, I’ve been pulling the sides real short and pulling the center just enough that it will lie flat. Any Ideas? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You definately don’t want to pull hairs out of the center of the top of the tail! If they won’t lie flat, brush them with a wet brush or sponge, and then put a tail bandage on to flatten them. Only pull hairs from the sides of the dock. If the hairs in the center are sticking out at wierd angles, have you considered that your horse may be rubbing his tail because something itches? If that’s the problem, wash the tail, rinse very carefully to remove any soap, and then rinse once more with a bit of listerine in the water. --Jess