Winter Horse Tail Care

on December 19, 2011 at 6:20 pm | Reply eduequine

A friend of mine did this every winter and one winter her horse got it’s tail caught on a fence and ripped it off! Not the flesh, just the hair. I keep some cowboy magic in it all winter long and it seems to prevent icing up.
- on December 21, 2011 at 4:37 pm | Reply cherryhillhorsekeeping
  
  Sounds like the braid was loose. That’s why I recommend wrapping around and around the bundle to keep it from having any loops or places that can catch. Alternatively you can tape an old sock over the end of the tail, especially if the horse lives in an area with things in can get caught on. But wrapping around the braided portion tightly has worked well for me for many years.
on September 3, 2013 at 10:39 am | Reply Lucy

We have a geriatric horse that gets bouts of diarrhea frequently, he has been checked by vets; it’s just him being an old horse. During the spring and summer we wash him, no problem. What should we do in the late fall and winter? We have hot water in the barn, but I am wary of washing him during cold weather. Any suggestions?