keeping mane and feathers

[kermie]

nag777 said:

If anyone's interested in keeping tails clean I have just invested in a Tailgator tailbag.

I've got one for my coloured filly. She kept it on the first time with no problems, but since then she's not kept it on for longer than 3 days and usually I end up having to walk the field to find it.

[Bedrockshetlands]

I tried bagging Ronans tail last year it lasted about four hours and I haven't seen it since

Someone I know douses the tail in oil then bags it overnight when her pony comes in - sort of an intensive conditioning treatment. She claims it works but I am far too lazy for that sort of rigmarole every night.

Just one question though with the pig oil, I've always used an old squeezy bottle to apply it but a lot of people use spray bottles, what is best? I'd imagine it harder to saturate thick tails with a spray bottle

[jeni17]

We're on the same yard as Brodie! R has a chemists shop full of products for mane and tail cleaning!

[kermie]

bedrockshetlands said:

Just one question though with the pig oil, I've always used an old squeezy bottle to apply it but a lot of people use spray bottles, what is best? I'd imagine it harder to saturate thick tails with a spray bottle

I use an empty fairy liquid bottle to put it on manes and tails and a radiator paint brush to put it on the feather (so I can get right into their heels).