RE: trot tempo and "white" tails
This message is from: "Teressa" Are you mac or pc? Mac: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/music/bpmcounterwidget.html PC: http://www.mixmeister.com/bpmanalyzer/bpmanalyzer.asp For iPod Touch or iPhone: http://www.equiapps.com/equitempo/ A friend of mine uses this to get appropriate music. Good luck. Teressa -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Debby Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:51 AM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: trot tempo and "white" tails This message is from: "Debby" I'd be interested in getting more information about the software. Do you have a link? thanks. Debby - Original Message - From: "Teressa" To: Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 7:05 PM Subject: RE: trot tempo and "white" tails > This message is from: "Teressa" > > > There is an app and/or free software that will identify the beats by > walk/trot/canter. I don't recall the name of it but could find out if you > are interested. Teressa > > -Original Message- > From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com > [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Debby > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 3:16 PM > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > Subject: trot tempo and "white" tails > > This message is from: "Debby" > > > Could some that ride or drive to music, share some of the trot "music" > they > ride to, gets their fjords moving at a nice working trot, especially these > fjords. Some variations in speed would be great, but really looking for a > nice forward trot tempo. > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: trot tempo and "white" tails
This message is from: "Debby" I'd be interested in getting more information about the software. Do you have a link? thanks. Debby - Original Message - From: "Teressa" To: Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 7:05 PM Subject: RE: trot tempo and "white" tails This message is from: "Teressa" There is an app and/or free software that will identify the beats by walk/trot/canter. I don't recall the name of it but could find out if you are interested. Teressa -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Debby Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 3:16 PM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: trot tempo and "white" tails This message is from: "Debby" Could some that ride or drive to music, share some of the trot "music" they ride to, gets their fjords moving at a nice working trot, especially these fjords. Some variations in speed would be great, but really looking for a nice forward trot tempo. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
RE: trot tempo and "white" tails
This message is from: "Teressa" There is an app and/or free software that will identify the beats by walk/trot/canter. I don't recall the name of it but could find out if you are interested. Teressa -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Debby Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 3:16 PM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: trot tempo and "white" tails This message is from: "Debby" Could some that ride or drive to music, share some of the trot "music" they ride to, gets their fjords moving at a nice working trot, especially these fjords. Some variations in speed would be great, but really looking for a nice forward trot tempo. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
trot tempo and "white" tails
This message is from: "Debby" Could some that ride or drive to music, share some of the trot "music" they ride to, gets their fjords moving at a nice working trot, especially these fjords. Some variations in speed would be great, but really looking for a nice forward trot tempo. Also, these girls and their tails. How do yall keep the whites white?? The older one barely lifts her tail to pee, so need something good to wash to clean and get the pee smell off, ugh, but also need something that will really whiten. I've used the purple stuff and it doesn't seem to work to me. Seems the old ivory snow dish soap use to work but I don't think they even make it anymore. I've got tail bags/socks today, want to wash them and put them up. Only got to see the WEG reining, the last riders of a few countries. A whole hour and a half and I think saw 6 or 8 riders? most of the rest of the time was advertising and just talking...I want to see horse and riders and drivers... What if a football games or basketball games were done this way. We want to see the "game" talk during the game if you have to, but we want to see horses! My rant for the day. Debby Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
RE: Manes & Tails & their care
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My Fjord Amie's tail brushes out really nice. I use a pin brush like mine. Don't use Cowboy Magic Detangler on any Yorkies! Mine turned into a fluffball with more tangles than when I started. I normally use Mane & Tail detangler on her but mine was in travel trailer and froze. Gotta get more for the dog. Fjord tail doing fine. Cheryl Knee Athol ID > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Subject: Re: Manes & Tails & their care> Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 11:30:33 -0700> > This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > I use Cowboy "detangler", hope that is what it is called. Just squeezing it > down the length of the tail and it requires little to free it up to comb. > Makes your hands quite slick also. Jean Gayle> > > > > > > Author of:> 'The Colonel's Daughter"> Occupied Germany 1946 to 1949> Send: $20 to Three Horse's Press> 7403 Blaine Rd> Aberdeen, WA 98520 > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at:> http://tinyurl.com/rcepw> > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Manes & Tails & their care
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I use Cowboy "detangler", hope that is what it is called. Just squeezing it down the length of the tail and it requires little to free it up to comb. Makes your hands quite slick also. Jean Gayle Author of: 'The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 to 1949 Send: $20 to Three Horse's Press 7403 Blaine Rd Aberdeen, WA 98520 The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Manes & Tails & their care
This message is from: Robin Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I like to keep the tails untangled but never use a brush, I hand pick them or gently use a wide-tooth comb after spraying with Lazer sheen or putting some other detangler on them starting at the bottom and working my way up. I try to keep them reasonably clean and put a lot of conditioner on after washing. I don't comb/pick them every day because I just don't have time. I know that some people think that it makes them lose more hair if you fool with them. They do lose a lot if nothing has been done with them for a while then you comb them but I think those were going to fall out any way. If you are gentle and untangle regularly, you don't lose many hairs. I think if you start tearing at them with a brush then a lot of hair breaks/pulls out. Just my preference. Robin in Florida --- fjords <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "fjords" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > What are your preferences and why? > > > > What are your favorite shampoos/conditioners, etc.? > > > > Taffy Mercer > > Kennewick, WA > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > > > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/ The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Manes & Tails & their care
This message is from: "fjords" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There seem to be two main schools of thought on mane & tail care - brush regularly and brush as little as possible. What are your preferences and why? What are your favorite shampoos/conditioners, etc.? Taffy Mercer Kennewick, WA The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Tails...
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 12/8/01 9:40:31 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Jean in COLD Fairbanks, Alaska, -35F with no relief in sight ;( > "Gloves and fleece Breeches? How about Down parka, insulated overpants and > "bunny boots"! and I'm not even riding! (who can ride in all that clothing, > Wow! I cannot even imagine! BTW, I haven't heard any moose stories from you recently. Are they staying away from your property these days? Or are they just becoming so much of an everyday thing for you these days that it seems "normal" and not worth writing about? Pamela
Re: Tails...
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I usually cut about 5-6 inches off my fjords' tails this time of year...should do it now, but it is -35 F out there...one of my mares, Adel, has a thick long tail that is almost touching the ground now, and the last few inches are getting ice balls from her pee...gets heavier all the time so she gets it out of the way less and less. Last year I cut about 6 inches or more off and by early summer it was as long as ever! Jean in COLD Fairbanks, Alaska, -35F with no relief in sight ;( "Gloves and fleece Breeches? How about Down parka, insulated overpants and "bunny boots"! and I'm not even riding! (who can ride in all that clothing, anyway!) > >Hi all- >Just got in from a ride on Jon, my Fjord. We're finally having >winter-like weather...had to wear gloves and fleece breeches! I noticed how >long his tail is - it nearly touches the ground! What should I do? Cut it? Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tails...
This message is from: "Bill/Liz/Katy/Charlie/Arne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all- Just got in from a ride on Jon, my Fjord. We're finally having winter-like weather...had to wear gloves and fleece breeches! I noticed how long his tail is - it nearly touches the ground! What should I do? Cut it? It has gotten much longer since we bought him, and I can't remember if I've cut it before. I was thinking that since we probably won't be going to any Fjord activities until summer, it would be okay to cut it and then let it grow out again. Is there any other decision that might be better? Otherwise, I'm just going to take a few inches off. Thanks from PA, where December temperatures have reached the 70s! Katy Andersen and her Furry Fjord Jon
Re: tails
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 08:06 PM 11/8/2001 -0800, you wrote: This message is from: "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Speaking of Clark, how come no one has commented on the picture of me biting the bullet and kissing the goat on our web site? Probably because it is so well hidden that no one can find it. === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Registrar Voice 716-872-4114 FAX 716-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: tails
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So where is this picture? I just looked at your website and can't seem to find it..looked at all the "Clark pictures" too. Tell me where to find it! Jean in Fairbanks, ALaska, clear and cold, down to -12 tonight. >Speaking of Clark, how come no one has commented on the picture of me biting >the bullet and kissing the goat on our web site? I got certainly got enough >hassle about it when I was refusing! At least Beth and Sandy liked itI'm >not sure about Clark. > >Bye - Peg > >Peg Knutsen - Ellensburg, WA >http://www.eburg.com/~kffjord/ > > > Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
tails
This message is from: "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all - Tails? What's the big deal? I tend to groom a horse's tail every other year or so. On alternate years I clean the house, whether it needs it or not. Fortunately, I have a 4-H mom friend [Betsy Billeter] who looks after me and my 4-foots at shows. Fuss, fuss, fuss! It's getting pretty cold at night here now, so I plugged in all the waters today [yikes - zap!]. I also brought Clark, the Goat Formerly Known as Prince, into Erlend's paddock so they can keep each other warm. We'll see how it goes Speaking of Clark, how come no one has commented on the picture of me biting the bullet and kissing the goat on our web site? I got certainly got enough hassle about it when I was refusing! At least Beth and Sandy liked itI'm not sure about Clark. Bye - Peg Peg Knutsen - Ellensburg, WA http://www.eburg.com/~kffjord/
banged tails
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lets see, Jean Ernest can you answer this? There was an old trick in the cavalry where they banged the tail of the unbroken horse or renegade and had the new recruits assigned to that horse. There is a saying about it and I will remember it tonight sometime, maybe. Jean Walters Gayle [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 To 1949 ] http://users.techline.com/jgayle Send $20 PO Box 104 Montesano, Wa 98563
Re: Horse Tails
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I use a dog or "people" brush with the plastic teeth set in a rubber base and don't brush that often. But I do rake out gobs of shorter hairs near the base of the tail in the spring and the fall..they seem to shed a lot of thick shorter hairs at that time. raking these out doesn't seem to affect the fullness of the tail..their tails are very full , especially Adel's, and I regularly trim the bottom (yes, straight across) to keep it off the ground. On the rare occassion that I have washed her tail, it becomes the fullest tail I have ever seen, perhaps more impressive because it is all "white" (With a lot of golden hairs because of pee stains on the white hair) I am lucky, because we don't have burrs and "sticky's" up here to matt the hairs together. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, waiting for more snow to play in. Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Horse Tails
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For years, all I owned were Arabians. They have silky but sparse tails. Well, mine did anyway. Very nice manes, pitiful forelocks, adequate tails. Then I got a fjord. Man, oh, man, what a tail!! I cannot brush it nor can I comb it. It's down to the ground. When I do wash it, I use Downey Fabric Softener on it (which I rinse out after combing). It is the ONLY thing that will let a comb through. Even then, I have to comb through what I refer to as "Three separate tails." There is the outer tail, the under tail and the inner tail nearest the bone. It takes a while but it is awesome. By the way, her body fur came in extra heavy this year, too. I just finished trace clipping her. In CA where I live, the nights get cool but she never needs a blanket. The days will warm up to high forties almost all winter long and that is enough to make her sweat with all that fur. Maybe the heavy haircoat is a hint of things to come. Anyone with a Farmer's Almanac? Is the West Coast in for a hard freeze this year?
Saddle is far away/tails ...
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, Yesterday the saddler visited us and now, my saddle is away until Saturday. It must be bolstered up ... I think we'll have a lot of fun while riding without saddle these days. When I bought my world best A'simi, his tail looks like the tail of a rat ... Some lonely black hairs ... So I didn't brush the tail, but I sorted the hairs hair by hair. It rested a long time to do so this year, and so I looked for the tail when I was back from riding. But I've realized that the white hairs in the tail breaked much easier than the black ones. Is this normal?
Re: tails
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 11/06/2001 6:50:57 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > We had a trainer for our quarter horse who would be furious if she saw us > "brushing" or "combing" the tail. She wanted the tail to be "picked" only > - > strand by strand with hands only, after a washing. > Oops, I see a few folks have answered you about your Fjordies tail. Good luck growing it back. Lou Check out our website http://hometown.aol.com/dbldayfarm/index.html";>DoubleDay Farm - Paint & Miniature Horses I know God won't give me more than I can handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much.
Tale of Two Tails
This message is from: "Cheryl Beillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> No Cynthia .. you must be specially blessed, with a natural, no tangle fjord ... My mare Soleia, also a Grabb offspring (her grandsire) .. has a very full tail that gets matted all the time and Cowboy Magic is what is needed to get it unmatted. I also have trouble getting it really white .. so you must indeed have a wonder horse. They aren't all like that. Although I have to say that Rannild, one of the two wonderful new horses I've added to our growing herd, for which I will be forever grateful to Julie Will, has the most incredibly thick and flowing tail .. it doesn't seem to need much in the way of conditioning or attention. Quite in a category of its own. She, and her tail, are equally beautiful, all the time (unlike me, who finds that wearing the indispensable wool hats in the winter makes MY mane unmanageable! -30C tonight and it's not even mid-December yet.
Re: Stall confinement, tails, and quiz
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- katy/liz/bill/cha/afa/eda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "katy/liz/bill/cha/afa/eda" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi List! > > I am so sorry to hear about Sylvi. Luckily, my > pony has only been > confined to her stall once (knock on wood), but > that month was a trial for > both of us. Um, I wish I could be of more help -- > it is pretty hard to keep > a horse inside 24 hours a day. Have kept quiet here for a while - but I'm afraid I have to say "fiddlesticks" to all these people who say it's hard to keep a horse in a stall 24 hours a day. They do adapt! Let's give the horse some credit here! Having kept a pony confined to 'stall rest' for 6 weeks many years ago - plus having had horses at a boarding facility in the past(and in training barns) I can say 'they DO adjust to it'...and quite well in most instances. At the boarding facility there were always a few horses that were never out of their stalls for one reason or another, but there was always something going on for them to watch - and the radio was always on. They got fat and lazy, but they were otherwise just fine. Our pony had a dislocated stifle - and he recovered very nicely after long stall rest and even longer confinement to a VERY SMALL pen. Didn't seem to hurt him at all - there again, he could see what was going on around him. I realize that racing and 'eventing' horses get a little crazy when confined to their stalls with no exercise - but these horses are athletes, 'fed up to the gills' on hot feed, rarin' to go all the time, and in top shape mentally and phsically. Of course they go nuts in confinement! Try confining a child on a 'sugar high' some time! Normal 'every day' horses that are not hyped up on hot feed should adjust to stall rest fairly easily. Give them something to look at, a radio to listen to, and don't forget to visit them, and keep the routine as stable as possible and they'll adjust just fine. Mary = Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/
Re: Stall confinement, tails, and quiz
This message is from: "katy/liz/bill/cha/afa/eda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi List! I am so sorry to hear about Sylvi. Luckily, my pony has only been confined to her stall once (knock on wood), but that month was a trial for both of us. She is a very feisty one, so it was hard to keep her amused. Be careful for types of bedding -- straw is nice and "cushy," but horses sometimes eat it when bored. Shavings are nice and easier, but I think they may soak up more moisture. At least your horse will be stall-kept in the winter and not the summer. Weight was a bit of a concern; we kept her grain to a handful or two a day. It helped her become less uppity and gave her less energy. Um, I wish I could be of more help -- it is pretty hard to keep a horse inside 24 hours a day. Good luck! I hope things turn out well! I took the quiz! and whups, I guess I truly am, like, a teenager. At least I knew the first names of the Beatles! For grooming the tail, I use Show Sheen. It is a bit hazardous to use if going bareback riding; my trainer taught a bareback lesson right after some girls had used show sheen and they almost fell off! Bye! Katy Andersen, PA
Re: docked tails
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes you can buy tail extensions Michele, but might make the horse look like a standardbred or walker. H!! Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle
Re: docked tails
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everyone, hadnt posted in awhile, but I read everyday. My old mare Jensina has a docked tail, as does her half sister Jonetta. You should see the horrified looks Sarah and I get when people see our old gals!! I want to post a sign on them that says " hey we didnt do this to them, it was a common practice 25 years ago for working teams, for their own safety around the equipment" Its been so many years since this has been the norm. people are shocked. Makes me want to hide her away. I hope all the Fjord people can see her beauty even with her short little tail Hey maybe i can buy a tail extension for her LOL Michele Noonan In The Bitteroot Valley STevensville,MT Anxiously awaiting my first Libby visit!!11
Re: Tails
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Aargh, don't you just hate the tail rubbing! Some of ours do and some don't. On the mares, be sure their bag area is clean between the teats. I've been told that the mouthwash Listerine is good for a tail wash-must kill any little mites? However, it didn't work for me. Maybe someone will have a surefire 'cure'. Happy riding, Bernadine Karns
Re: Tails
This message is from: "Jon A. Ofjord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 08:34 AM 5/26/98 -0700, you wrote: >This message is from: Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Dorina and Aagot, both, seem to spend a lot of idle time a scritching >and a scratching against anything that won't run from them. Their tails >were growing out quite nicely this winter, but as soon as the warm >weather came on and the shedding began they started itching something >fierce. They have broken the hairs high up on their tails and >I fear that they will soon look terrible and I want them to look >beautiful! I worm them regularly. I try to brush them as often as >I can to keep the debris and skin flakes at a minimum. Would it help or >hurt to give their tails a good, thorough scrubbing? Do they have >to be kept in wraps to get them grown out perfectly full? Any >helpful hints from those in the know? I am completely baffled when >I look at photos of beautiful, full flowing horse tails - how do they do >it? tia > >Meredith Sessoms >Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee USA >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >~ Dorina ~ NFR Aagot ~:~ Fjords >~ Caper ~ Carly ~ Crickett ~:~ Labradors > Hi Meredith: Our Fjords have itchy butts too, and we also deworm regularly, etc. I recently talked with a vet a the U of Minn. Vet Clinic and asked her about this problem and her reply was: "This time of year horses have 'itchy butts' and yes, that's the medical term we use for it." She didn't offer any suggestions for control of the problem. I have read in some horse publications about putting Listerine on their tails to help quell the itching. I haven't tried it yet, but it would be worth a try. I assume you would put it on the tail on the base of the hairs and work it in. Maybe the alcohol in the Listerine lessens the itching. Anyone want to try this? And those beautiful flowing tailsI suspect they are wrapped and those horses must be kept in rubber- padded stalls!! Mary O. North COast Fjords Grand Marais, MN (USA) >
Re: Tails
This message is from: Northhorse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In a message dated 98-05-26 09:19:07 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << They have broken the hairs high up on their tails and I fear that they will soon look terrible and I want them to look beautiful! I worm them regularly. I try to brush them as often as I can to keep the debris and skin flakes at a minimum. Would it help or hurt to give their tails a good, thorough scrubbing? >> A few years ago I had a TB that used to do this. Besides keeping the tail clean, also put some baby oil up high, where they rub. Another problem is the udder area. This mare ALWAYS had the crustiest, dirtiest udder in the place. I was constantly working to keep her clean. Something about her conformation I guess. Kick up the dust and it would just stick in there. Anyway, a dirty udder can itch like crazy, and since they can't scratch their udder, they scratch their tails. Go figure. Hope this helps. Pamela
tails
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Meredith wrote that in the spring when the weather warms up her Fjords start scratching their tails. We have had the same problem. Washing their tails seems to be part of the answer. There are good mane and tail shampoos and rinses. It seems that the other part of the problem is sometimes a small gnat that we have out here on the coast- called a "no-see-um" for obvious reasons- which comes out mainly in the evenings and early mornings. They are so small they get right into the tail and bite. It itches like crazy!! So we regularly spray their tails with a good fly spray. Put the nozzle right into their tails at the root and get the spray right onto the skin on the tailbone. It sure helps around here. Just for good measure we wash the manes and tails with a shampoo with pyrethrins in it once in the spring, in case there are any "little bugs" in there we can't see. Now we have nice tails, and manes - which they also tend to scratch on handy branches. The fuller the mane and tail, the more they scratch. Hope this helps. Mary == Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Tails
This message is from: Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dorina and Aagot, both, seem to spend a lot of idle time a scritching and a scratching against anything that won't run from them. Their tails were growing out quite nicely this winter, but as soon as the warm weather came on and the shedding began they started itching something fierce. They have broken the hairs high up on their tails and I fear that they will soon look terrible and I want them to look beautiful! I worm them regularly. I try to brush them as often as I can to keep the debris and skin flakes at a minimum. Would it help or hurt to give their tails a good, thorough scrubbing? Do they have to be kept in wraps to get them grown out perfectly full? Any helpful hints from those in the know? I am completely baffled when I look at photos of beautiful, full flowing horse tails - how do they do it? tia Meredith Sessoms Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Dorina ~ NFR Aagot ~:~ Fjords ~ Caper ~ Carly ~ Crickett ~:~ Labradors
