What Your Horse’s Tail Tells You

Whether wispy or luxurious, flowing, braided or banged, a horse’s tail is perhaps his most beautiful and versatile physical feature. Much more than mere ornament or glorified flyswatter, the tail

Connecting Tail and Rein

…rein and get the tail to move toward that rein, backward, to the right, to the left, or wherever you want the tail to be. Then you’ll have complete control…

Solutions To Thinning Tail Problems

…January 1999 for brushes and combs best suited for manes and tails.) However, if the tail has bad tangles, tackle them first. We suggest first applying a mane-tail conditioner or…

Crooked Tails

…a lopsided tail carriage is inherited. A number of Arabian horses carry their tails consistently to one side. With these horses, the tail is usually off to one side whether…

9 Tips for a Long, Lovely Tail

tails, search tail care for mares at HorseandRider.com.) 6. Brush sparingly. Some savvy grooms never even use a brush at all, preferring to de-knot and smooth the tail using their…

Dos and Don’ts for Tangles

…unruly manes and tails. Maintenance Your most regular maintenance routine will be to inspect forelock, mane, and tail for mud balls, burrs, twigs, or other entangled objects that cling to…

The Groundwork Waltz

…him walk forward and around you for at least 6 to 8 steps before asking the tail to move over. Working on the tail is actually the fastest way to…