User:Dhhorseriding/Horse tail protection/sandbox

Tail guards are a travel essential and prevent your horse from rubbing away at their tail whilst on the box/trailer. Equine tail bags are a variant from the tail protectors that are used in the day routine while horses are resting and helps preventing the tail breakage, the mud and the dirt while promoting hair growth and manageability. Tail bags have fully adjustable tabs, and can be used with or without a rug. The other option for tail bags are tail wraps, a bandage that allows you to protect the tail even when you are riding. This ones are more difficult to attach. Here's how to do it:

Place the end of the bandage underneath the tail. Start very high up—as high as you can. Bring the corner flap of the bandage around the front of the tail. Then, wrap the bandage around to secure it in place. Angle the corner of the end of the bandage up toward the top of the horse’s dock (tailbone). This way, when you wrap the bandage around, you will have a corner triangle piece sticking up. Fold this triangle down over the wrap, and wrap the bandage around again over that triangle. This will secure the bandage in place. Continue wrapping the rest of the bandage around the tail. Overlap about 2 or 3 centimeters of the bandage with each pass. Make sure you are putting even pressure on the tail as you make your way down.Your wrap should reach the bottom of the tailbone. Finally, secure the bandage with the velcro that the wrap includes.