Clipping a horses tail question?

Question

I wanted to know hoe som ppl trim their horse tail and i dont mean like cutting them short i mean like when your horses tail gets too "full" and you want it not to be how do you make it thinner in a sense but without making it look all choppy.

Answer 1

i bob cut it right below where the actual length is and then i cut it all choppy upward so it looks Au'Natural

Answer 2

As the previous poster said you can buy thinning shears. Some people use clippers on cobs but personally I think this looks rubbish. IMO, the best way to thin a tail is to pull it. This might help >

"Work your fingers through the tail to feel the column of squarish tail bones. Then part the hairs by running a comb down either side of the column. Leave the ones directly over the tail untouched and the ones on the other side can be thinned for neater more refined appearance.

Take a small section of hair at a time that is only about half an inch. Hold onto the longer hair and tease the short hairs back. Then wrap the short hairs around the comb and pull in one quick, short motion.

Never work on one area too long since you will run the risk of pulling too much. Move to another section after removing a few stragglers. You can always return to take out a few more hairs if you are not satisfied with the overall finished effect."

Answer 3

You can pull the excess hair out, but I don't like to do this. I prefer to use thinning shears.

Answer 4

You can trim it up..or thin it out if you think it is too full.  They make "thinning shears" that you can use. (look up on any horse supply website to find..or your local tack store).  There is a couple of options as to what product you can get also to help "thin out" the mane and tail.

Answer 5

You pull a horses tail the same way you do the mane