I just got a horse he doesnt like water or even being sprayed with a spray bottle . He has dread locks knots in his tail any suggestions
2007-02-19 16:35:43 · 14 answers · asked by jade 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Thanks for all the suggestions but the one thing is he isnt use to water so i was wondering what i could do in the mean time .
2007-02-20 02:00:44 · update #1
Well what you really need to do is start working with your horse with water. You need to help him understand that water is not going to hurt him. If you can without him going nuts on you tie him up and the first few times just hold the water hose near him but do not spray . Do this a few time once a day. Make sure you talk to him and keep him as calm as possible while doing this. Plus let a big puddle of water start to form under his feet so he has to stand in it too. Then slowly after a few day of this start trying to wet down his legs and go from there. The big thing is too have him trust you and to form a relationship. Talking and petting and just taking your time is what he needs. But in the mean time baby oil works great and so does mane and tail. I hope this helps I have had horse for 30 years and love them dearly. So believe in yourself and our horse and you two can do anything!!
2007-02-20 02:29:36 · answer #1 · answered by ldbevers21 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not,,, we have had great success with WD-40. spray heavily, and detangle one hair at a time, It is very important to use a strong shampoo and a good quality conditioner after. do daily cleaning and conditioning for a couple of days after. I suggest braiding to allow the conditioner to treat the hair, place the tail in an old sock to keep it from hooking on anything.
We have had show horses for years and my wife has forgotten more about tail maintenance than any 10 people could ever learn.
2007-02-19 17:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try using a leave-in conditioner (Mane and Tail makes a good one) that you can apply with your hands, not a spray bottle. Apply it a few times over a couple of days before you try brushing the tail. When you do brush the tail, be careful not to pull out too many hairs because they take a really long time to grow back. If your horse still doesn't seem to want you to brush his tail, don't worry about it too much; it won't kill him if he has a messy tail!
2007-02-19 16:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by Ali 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Horse tails, as you may now have realized, are much thicker than ours so regular stuff will not work on them. I own several ranch horses that get the winter off, so their tails become extremely tangled living in the back pasture. I found that first cutting through each knot, makes it easier to brush out. I get a bucket of water and soak their tail in a conditioner mix first. I use Mane'n'Tail, which you can buy in Wal-mart in the pet asile. After it soaks I put some conditioner in it and work it all the way through. I spray, believe it or not, WD-40 on the really big knots to help loosen it up. ( It also gets out all the sticky show stuff you put in their hair to keep it neat for showing.) I get a metal comb, with a pointed end, and work out the knots with that. If you use a regular comb, it will pull out too much of the horses tail and it will be fuzzy when it dries. Then I use a big regular brush, like you get at wal-mart for our hair, and brush it out that way. Once it is all brushed out, I get a clean bucket of water and swish it around (this may take several buckets of clean water) to get all the stuff out of his tail. You may need a cup so you can pour some over the top part of his tail. Lastly, I put baby oil in it so it doesn't go back to being tangled too quickly. After a few days, rinse it out and put a leave in conditioner on the bottom part of his tail. Brush everyday with 'human' brush, it makes it soo much more softer and doesn't pull out so much hair.
2007-02-20 01:57:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Baby oil is great. Show Sheen is more expensive but works as well and dries completely so dirt won't stick to it like the oil. Spray it on let it dry and work the knots out. My mare had one big matt the size of a foot ball and it all combed out, no cutting needed.
2007-02-20 04:13:05 · answer #5 · answered by emily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use mane and tail conditioner it works amazing and will get the knots out! Try letting it sit on the tail for a bit! Might help loosen it up! All the best
Meesa
2007-02-19 16:43:00 · answer #6 · answered by sunmeesa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use lots and lots of conditioner and just keep rubbing it in you might go thru bottles of it I had a paint that I addopted and it had dread locks and I just worked at it like crazy it took me a week to get it untangled you might also have to cut a little bit away also use the the end of a hoof pick to loosen it up a little. You do not have to go out and buy that expensive horse conditioner you can use regular cheap hair conditioner. You will get it, it just will take a lot of patience.
2007-02-19 16:47:49 · answer #7 · answered by Shelly B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Baby oil. When I used to help out at a ranch, when the horses' tails and manes got really dry, dusty and tangled from long hot days of trailriding, we would apply some baby oil on the combs and brushes to help work out the knots.
Cheers,
Petra M, Vancouver
2007-02-19 16:46:52 · answer #8 · answered by Patricia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One answer for your question: COWBOY MAGIC! It is the only thing that I have found that truely works. My mom bought an old horse off the Shannon Ranch and his mane and tail were horrible. We tried everything, we almost just cut it off and an ole cowboy told me to try COWBOY MAGIC. We did and WOW! You can also use it on human hair or other animals to soften and make them shine.
GOOD LUCK!
2007-02-20 05:50:24 · answer #9 · answered by stephanie j 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
take a bottle of show sheen an instead of spraying it on pour it on the hair, let it set for a little bit, then start at the bottom and comb out ,and work your way up. you may have to do show sheen more then once. but it woks
2007-02-20 12:53:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋