Comments on: How to Bang a Horse Tail

By: MS

MS — Fri, 16 May 2014 07:35:29 +0000

I wish they had better descriptions of these, or information about other ways to trim a tail.

By: KTd

KTd — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:02:24 +0000

Haha. I did this and it looked great!!

By: jj

jj — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:31:16 +0000

“How to bang a horse” lol

By: Annabelle

Annabelle — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:46:44 +0000

the term bang comes from the old fasioned method of useing a wooden block and knife/ ax like thing whare the tail was held against the blade then the block was “banged” aginst the tail giving a strait edge …nowa days we have clipers XD

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:37:19 +0000

And with the area open, the flies get in to the most sensitive area on their bodies.
I prefer the natural look too.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:53:37 +0000

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.

By: K

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:07:37 +0000

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

By: Melisa

Melisa — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:57:13 +0000

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!

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:32:33 +0000

I prefer natural style

By: Matthies_horse911

Matthies_horse911 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:18:52 +0000

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.