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Post by aimee on Jul 7, 2008 15:10:07 GMT
Well I'm planning on (hopefully) showing Fern from the beginning of next month our local shows start. It might not happen yet but I have a feeling the vet will say she can be ridden again on Friday so I'm staying positive! Pulled her mane the other day and it looks miles better now I'm over the shock of having to hack her lovely long mane out! So now the tail. Plaitting is ok, I can do it but even so I still think she will need quite a bit pulled out. I have never pulled a tail before so wouldnt know where to start! Any tips? I'm totally lost!! Thanks!  |
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Post by fleabitten on Jul 7, 2008 17:52:15 GMT
Well, if you pull it then you have no hope of plaiting it! Havent a clue how to pull a tail, so I just leave it whatever way it turns out and brush it regularly, wash it etc etc. Will get someone else to plait it for me though! I am still mastering tail plaiting myself ha ha! Can do manes but not tails!
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Post by maximum on Jul 7, 2008 20:38:24 GMT
if you choose to pull it it will need a lot of work to keep it tidy and will take a long time to grow back so be very sure that its what you want before you bite the bullet.
Its a lot easier to show someone than to explain!! you have to pull it from the sides to get the shape then some from the middle but try and leave the middle long. it will need a tail bandage on each day to stop it getting loo brush. and if you razor it i will come round and smack you with a wet haddock.
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Post by aimee on Jul 7, 2008 21:11:43 GMT
so will it be easier to plait?
I really dont know what to do with it! it is like a bog brush already and if I plait it then it just dont look right! perhaps I just need to practice.
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Post by fimacg on Jul 8, 2008 8:29:27 GMT
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Post by maximum on Jul 8, 2008 9:03:15 GMT
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Post by aimee on Jul 8, 2008 9:37:53 GMT
thanks for the link maxi! it will have a few more practices and see how it looks!
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Post by Becca on Jul 8, 2008 11:00:34 GMT
i much prefer plaiting i'm afraid! bernies should be pulled to match his mane and legs but i have seen so many bodge jobs it has put me off totally. if you do it can we have before and after pics  |
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Post by duckles on Jul 8, 2008 11:38:48 GMT
clippersharp things are brilliant. Maximum, the one i got was a bit cheaper as it was for fine/medium tails/manes. It was narrower and I guess that was why it was cheaper. 29 euros in my tack shop which is probably less than 20 pounds. I don't go overboard with clipped tails as I think they look awful too narrow. But I do like them looking neat and a little shaped and its so easy and quick (and I think painless) with these gadgets.
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Post by brigadier on Jul 9, 2008 14:40:50 GMT
Totally painless- very quick and looks great- for showing I would use a medium blade then get a really neat result with a fine blade. If you read advice from showing top notch- plaited tails are not the in thing anymore- which is cool as I hate plaiting (almost as much as I hate showing!!!)
I will never pull a horses mane or tail again after using these!
brig
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Post by aimee on Jul 9, 2008 16:05:26 GMT
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Post by brigadier on Jul 9, 2008 20:27:19 GMT
Hi
Ive not seen these on ebay yet, I dont think theyve caught on yet. they were launched at BETA last year so are relatively new. I never bandage my horses tail except for boxing etc and it stays pretty neat with this, your horse may need it bandaging before a show as ID have cobottomr hair but theu thin it so evenly and fine you may get away with it.
I think Duckles bought a cheaper version than the website from a tack shop so it may be worth PM her to find out where.
They are really worth whatever you pay as they are so good!-honestly!
brig
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Post by aimee on Jul 9, 2008 20:35:19 GMT
Thank you so much for your help brig. I am going to take the plunge and give it a go. |
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Post by aimee on Jul 9, 2008 20:38:25 GMT
Do you think I'd get away with a standard medium? or the cobottom?
Sorry for being so simple but I am totally new to all this!!
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Post by maximum on Jul 9, 2008 21:29:10 GMT
see now I really want one!
despite all I said I love a neatly pulled tail! Maxs is such a pathetic excuse for a tail that it would be the answer since there is not enough to plait.
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Post by brigadier on Jul 10, 2008 18:30:48 GMT
Medium most deffo!
do a before and after pic!
brig
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Post by racaille on Jul 10, 2008 21:30:37 GMT
Noooooooooooooooooooo! Why is it a nice thing to fiddle around with a tail? If you want a neat tail for shows etc can't you just plait it for the day? Cor, fashion, eh?  |
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Post by aimee on Jul 10, 2008 22:19:34 GMT
yeah but if I plait Ferns it just looks like I have stuck a rope in a bush! its bad trust me! I will get one of those clippers, I will even do a plait first to show how bad it looks, and then do the before and after pic! hopefully the after will look better than the before! lol Wish me luck! |
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Post by fimacg on Jul 11, 2008 9:38:06 GMT
I found these clipper shapr things 2 years ago as Figaro wouldn't let you pull his tail. Previously he had got an infected bee sting in his dock and had to be sedated to get it treated, the vet had to cut load of his tail away and open up the infection and ever after he was paranoid about his tail.
I needed something to tidy it up found these and started using it by just grooming down the sides of his tail and gently thinning it out, he didn't bat an eyelid and I had a billiantly shaped tail with no fuss.
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Post by fallible on Jul 11, 2008 9:53:51 GMT
Having owned many horses with bog brush tails, I have tended towards pulled tails. Enter the advent of solo combs! thought they were great even for tails UNTIL I discovered one of the dog grooming stripping combs my friend uses in her business. Is it the same gadget you are all talking about? If so is much cheeper to buy a dog one at the vets. Does it have a pile of little sharpened hooky teeth? Almost like hooked fingers. Great tip is get chainsaw file (small round file) to keep it sharp. Does a lovely job of a tail and I don't feel mean doing it. |
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Post by fimacg on Jul 11, 2008 10:02:44 GMT
yep fallible thats the thing, I think they have just made them a bit bigger for horses, when I was looking I remember reading that they evolved from dog grooming.
I will follow up on the chain saw sharpner (OH is buying one for the chainsaw anway) and my thinner is not as sharp as it used to be.
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Post by maximum on Jul 11, 2008 10:03:16 GMT
Having owned many horses with bog brush tails, I have tended towards pulled tails. Enter the advent of solo combs! thought they were great even for tails UNTIL I discovered one of the dog grooming stripping combs my friend uses in her business. Is it the same gadget you are all talking about? If so is much cheeper to buy a dog one at the vets. Does it have a pile of little sharpened hooky teeth? Almost like hooked fingers. Great tip is get chainsaw file (small round file) to keep it sharp. Does a lovely job of a tail and I don't feel mean doing it. ah well dont need to buy one now!! LOL guess what you will be doing to Max when he comes to visit! |
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Post by aimee on Jul 11, 2008 12:11:46 GMT
Yeah I thought they were dog ones when I first looked at them! lol Suppose it wont be that different if you get a dog one! And yeah Fern is very funny about having her mane pulled, I only just about manage to do it and I have to chase her about a bit as she wont stand still and really don't like it! Even tried to pin me against the stable! So I was understandably quite nervous about pulling her tail! lol Glad I got these clippers recommended to me! |
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Post by aimee on Jul 11, 2008 12:18:59 GMT
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Post by brigadier on Jul 11, 2008 13:18:18 GMT
Oh well done for that price you could get a medium and fine one! The tip about the chainsaw sharpener is ace!
brig
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