Posted 2014-10-20 7:59 PM Subject: Mane and tail gurus....wintertime.....
Expert
Posts: 2533 Location: the land of dust & sticks
What do you use in the winter to keep manes and tails clean when you can't wash them? Once it gets cold and stays that way the slinky helps with manes... I've used show sheen or vetrolyn in the past but not always successful and I don't dare brush it if it won't brush freely because it's dirty. Thanks!
Posted 2014-10-20 8:03 PM Subject: RE: Mane and tail gurus....wintertime.....
Sock Snob
Posts: 3021
Itie a big knot that is close to the tailbone and used vetrap from top of tailbone past tye knot leave it for a couple of months at a time then wash out and start again. By spring i cut at least 6-10 inche off tail. Do that to all my horses. Works great especially with no bugs. Keeps tail clean also.
Posted 2014-10-20 8:19 PM Subject: RE: Mane and tail gurus....wintertime.....
Underestimated Underdog
Posts: 3971 Location: Minnesota
I use Espana SILK Protein Spray. I sware by this product! It makes my horses manes and tails shiney, smell good and healthy. I use this product year round.
Posted 2014-10-20 8:21 PM Subject: RE: Mane and tail gurus....wintertime.....
Lived to tell about it and will never do it again
Posts: 5409
daisycake123 - 2014-10-20 8:03 PM Itie a big knot that is close to the tailbone and used vetrap from top of tailbone past tye knot leave it for a couple of months at a time then wash out and start again. By spring i cut at least 6-10 inche off tail. Do that to all my horses. Works great especially with no bugs. Keeps tail clean also.
Are you really cutting the tail hair off? Sunny C Ranch and her husband are the mane and tail guru's
Posted 2014-10-20 8:22 PM Subject: RE: Mane and tail gurus....wintertime.....
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 538 Location: Nevada
Braid in tail wraps my horses have had them in all summer and on average have grown 6 inches ....I have a stud the rubs his main out every summer so he wears a sleazy all winter and by spring he has a beautiful mane that is ready to rub out again.
Posted 2014-10-21 4:37 PM Subject: RE: Mane and tail gurus....wintertime.....
Elite Veteran
Posts: 762 Location: NC
I wash my mares tail out with whitening stuff (palomino, so dirty tail!) spray vetrolin shine and then braid and stick in tail bag. Take out every couple weeks and spray with vetrolin and rebraid and put in diff bag. Only way for her to get thru winter with a semi clean tail thats not brown. Plus makes it thicker come spring.
Posted 2014-10-21 4:41 PM Subject: RE: Mane and tail gurus....wintertime.....
More bootie than waist!
Posts: 18425 Location: Riding Crackhead.
Tails are getting dirty with what? Crap? If so then your horse probably has the runs and need their feed changed. If its just plain dirt/dust then brush/curry them. I've got horses that I hardly touch all winter, get them up in the Spring and brush and curry before riding, no big deal. There are some that I keep up next to the barns and they get groomed every once in a while.
Posted 2014-10-21 8:10 PM Subject: RE: Mane and tail gurus....wintertime.....
Expert
Posts: 2533 Location: the land of dust & sticks
They get dirty with dirt dust sweat etc. i live in the south so we show all winter and my pet peeve is a dirty horse, esp manes or tails that i cant brush without breaking the strands because they are dirty.
Mane and tail gurus....wintertime.....
