Kidd Kuhlmann
Number of posts : 942
Age : 41
Location : Hempstead, TX
Registration date : 2007-02-12
 |  Subject: Fake Tails????  August 19th 2008, 9:48 pm | |
| Ok - so I have NEVER used a fake tail - but Garrett's boss bought 2 tails to put on 2 TB yearlings at a sale this weekend....
HA HA HA
So - I get to put them in - the horses are supposed to wear them ALL weekend (except in the morning when they get a bath)...
I haven't seen them but Garrett says they have a loop...
Garrett's boss just wants the tails to be "fuller" and wants him to trim down the fake tails to look more "natural" instead of having them cut straight across
ADVICE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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stockman
Number of posts : 356
Registration date : 2007-02-08
| | Subject: Re: Fake Tails???? August 20th 2008, 9:15 am | |
| You need to take them out at night also because if they lay down in their stall, they will rip out the tail. Plus, if they wear them too long they will start getting itchy and might try to rub the tail. I would take it out at night and put it in after you bathe them in the morning.
A loop tail is probably the easiest type to braid in. | |
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Triple J Quarter Horses
Number of posts : 2228
Age : 64
Location : Western Kentucky
Registration date : 2007-02-08
| | Subject: Re: Fake Tails???? August 20th 2008, 3:07 pm | |
| Well, I never leave mine in All night. Depending on the tail you'll need that color of tape. Me I use, Big Pony tail holders, most use electric tape. I like the loops, Since mine are preformance horses, I braid the loop in at the top of the braid, keep braiding until I cover the knob, the braid in a few more strands from below to give it a more stable look, wont wag as much. Im doing this in my head, hope this makes sense..  | |
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denibun
Number of posts : 638
Registration date : 2007-02-08
| | Subject: Re: Fake Tails???? August 20th 2008, 3:55 pm | |
| And Kay is the tail master!! | |
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Triple J Quarter Horses
Number of posts : 2228
Age : 64
Location : Western Kentucky
Registration date : 2007-02-08
| | Subject: Re: Fake Tails???? August 20th 2008, 4:13 pm | |
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Kidd Kuhlmann
Number of posts : 942
Age : 41
Location : Hempstead, TX
Registration date : 2007-02-12
| | Subject: Re: Fake Tails???? August 20th 2008, 8:43 pm | |
| Thanks so much! I get to try it tomorrow  hehe - at least we're trying it on the "cheaper" horses - whew - I really don't want to mess up one of the others.... This sale is so much fun! Unlike the last one where it was all Garrett and me, this one we are just employees so that makes it so much easier - kind of a mini-vacation where we work from 5am-5pm and then get a nice dinner and a shower and a hotel room with cable  It takes very little to make us happy! | |
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