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Post by lessonlearned on Jan 28, 2007 10:43:48 GMT -8
Hi all,
I have a new rescue of sorts who just arrived in South Carolina this morning from Michigan. He has been turned out in a field for the past few weeks and has a solid mass of a tail (mud, burrs, small trees, etc.). I would prefer not to cut and I know some of you have experience with working this sort of thing out. What can you advise?!?!?
Thanks!
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Post by Synthia on Jan 28, 2007 11:27:41 GMT -8
Cowboy magic, W-D 40 and sometines just straight hair conditioner all work
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Post by pawnie on Feb 3, 2007 21:19:08 GMT -8
A friend told me about an old cowboy method. I tried it and it works. Use a knife going straight down this cuts through the knot but leaves the majority of the hair intact be careful so you don't hurt yourself or the horse but my mare loves to rub,roll,scrap and any other method of making HUGH dreadlocks in her mane. I think she does it to freak me out. When you run the knife through it, it cuts through only a few of the knotted hairs. It keeps from hacking off large chunks.
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Post by kidholly on Feb 13, 2007 6:48:31 GMT -8
This method will also thin and shorten the tail if you're looking for that end result. What's nice about it is that you end up with a tail that looks completely natural, and the horse seems to mind it less than pulling. I use a pocket knife, moderately sharp, with a 3" blade. Watch out for the horse's tail bone when you start the stroke high up on the tail!
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Post by kidznhorses on Feb 13, 2007 9:53:58 GMT -8
For my rescues, I use an entire bottle of cheap (human) hair conditioner, put the tail in the leg of an old pair of panty hose, tie it off and leave it for two days. Works great!
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