The info. was useful. I only wish my Appy had enough tail to try them out on!!! LOL! I'd like to see info. about roaching his pathetic & uneven mane, please.
also if you don't have a buddy handy to hold the tail in working position, you can use one of those smb tendon boots under the tail. I do that with mine and he seems to hold it there while I bang the tail with clippers.
Where did the word "bang" come from? I had always heard "trim". When I got the email annoucing the article I thought someone typed in the word bang when they meant "bag a tail". I have never heard the word bang used before to trim a tail. I have been showing horses for over 20 years. Maybe it is a regional term?
i think its ugly people bang tail there tails.it should be left normal.they ought to put it up in a tail bag or bandage that dose not pull on there tail.
I don't care what show Im going too, I would never bang my horses tail. I won't do something for the show if I can't stand to look at it for long term. You can't beat the look of a natural tail- uneaven, wavy and perfect.
Trimming and banging horses tails are not just for looks - they have a purpose! The tails are trimmed around the dock to show off the horse's hind quarters and tails are banged or "trimmed" to keep them from stepping on them while performing high collection movements such as piaffe and canter pirouettes. This REALLY is what separates the amateurs from the professionals!
banging a horses tail makes it look neater and fuller....I don;t have a fancy trail horse but when you leave the ends natural it looks ratty, just like if we never got hair cuts
I'll have to try this, but I don't have clippers. Do you need them? I don't own a fancy horse either, but that sounds good.
And with the area open, the flies get in to the most sensitive area on their bodies. I prefer the natural look too.