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"The Care & Feeding of your Custom Tail"
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Custom Tails are 100% horse hair to comply with breed association rules, and should be cared for properly to increase their life span.
- The first time you use your tail extension, wash and dry it for maximum fullness.
- After each use, wash your Custom Tail with an equine shampoo, rinse well and dry with a hair dryer, or air dry.
- Apply a non-silicone hair detangler to make brush-outs easier, and to prevent tangles.
- Condition your Custom Tail with a quality equine hair conditioner after every 6-8 shampoos. Rinse well, dry and follow up with an application of hair detangler.
- Avoid completely submersing your tail extension in water, and/or soaking it in water for long periods of time. Moisture can get trapped up in the head of the tail extension, where the tail hairs are bound together. Since air can't reach this area, moisture can cause the tail hairs to rot, leading to tail hair loss.
- When your Custom Tail is not in use, it should be stored in a tail bag slightly longer than the tail extension to prevent the ends from curling.
We use and recommend Xtreme Hair Care Products for your Custom Tail. Be sure to try the Xtreme Revitalizing Shampoo, Xtreme Showhite Shampoo, Xtreme Silky Shine & Detangler and Xtreme Moisturizing Conditioner!
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Types of Braiding Instructions:
Instructions for Braiding in a Tail Extension with Braided
Horsehair Ties You can braid in a tail extension anywhere from the
lower third of your horse's tail bone down to the end of the tail bone. Where
you position the tail extension on the tail bone depends on how long you want
the extension to hang - braid the extension in lower on the bone for a longer
tail, braid the extension in higher on the bone for a shorter tail.
The
first time you use your tail extension, wash and dry it for maximum fullness.
Your horse's tail should also be clean and free of tangles. Reach deep into
your horse's tail hair in the area where you want to attach the tail extension,
and section off a portion of tail hair about as thick as your little finger.
Divide that hair into three sections for braiding. You will add the two horse
hair ties from the tail extension to two of the three sections to be braided.
Begin braiding the three sections of hair. BRAID TIGHTLY, and braid in a
downwards direction, so the braid will blend into your horse's tail. After you
have crossed over two or three times, stop and pull on the horse hair braids of
the tail extension, bringing the top of the tail extension up snug against your
horse's tail bone. It is very important to keep the top of the tail extension
tight against the tail bone - if the extension hangs loose from the tail bone,
it will swing free on it's own, and separate from your horse's own tail hair.
After you have pulled the horse hair braids snug, continue braiding (tightly!)
until you are one or two inches from the ends of the horse hair braids. Holding
firmly onto the ends, use a banding rubber band in a coordinating color to
tightly band off the end. At the 10 O'Clock position at the back of the tail
extension, pull free a pencil thick section of hair from near the top of the
extension. Take the same amount of hair from your horse's tail, and braid the
two together, tightly braiding down about two inches. Band off the braid. Do
the same braiding at the 2 O'Clock position at the back of the tail extension.
To secure all three braids between the tail extension and your horse's tail
hair, part the tail extension hair in two towards the top of the tail
extension. Pull your first braid through the part, and band it together with
your 10:00 and 2:00 braids at the back of the tail extension - this will keep
all your braids out of sight. Brush through your horse's tail to blend all the
tail hairs.
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Instructions for Braiding in a Tube End Tail
Extension The first time you use your tail extension, wash and dry it
for maximum fullness. Your horse's tail should also be clean and free of
tangles. Reach deep into your horse's tail hair at the end of the tail bone.
Section off a portion of tail hair just slightly smaller than the diameter of
the tail extension tube. Divide that hair into three sections for braiding.
Begin braiding the three sections of hair. Be sure your braid is slightly
smaller than the diameter of the tail extension tube - a too thin braid will
not make a thick enough knot, and may cause your tail extension to slide!
Braid tightly, and braid in a downwards direction, (once you slide on the tail
extension, you want it to drop straight down off the end of the tail bone, not
cocked off at an angle, which will happen if your braid is off to the side).
Braid down about 8-9 inches, and then band off your braid tightly, using a
banding rubber band in a coordinating color. Run your hand down to the end of
your braid, and fold the braid back on itself, just behind the rubber band.
Holding the doubled back braid tightly just behind the rubber band, insert the
braid through the top end of the tube in your tail extension, pushing the
braided hair down through the tube, until it comes out the bottom end. Grasp
the unbraided hair just below the rubber band, and pull the loose hair through
the tube, so only the braided hair is inside the tube, and the unbraided hair
falls loose below the bottom of the tube. Slide the tail extension up the
braid, until the top of the tail extension is snug against the end of your
horse's tail bone. It is very important to keep the top of the tail extension
tight against the tail bone - if the extension hangs down from the tail bone,
it can swing free on it's own, and separate from your horse's own tail hair.
Separate the tail extension hair until you locate your braid. Tying a simple
knot - knot the braid snugly against the bottom of the tail extension tube.
Keep the knot as tight against the bottom of the tube as you can, to keep the
tail extension snug against the tail bone. Wrap two banding rubber bands around
the knot to secure the knot against the bottom of the tube, and keep the knot
from working loose. At the 10 O'Clock position at the back of the tail
extension, pull free a small section of hair from near the top of the
extension. Take the same amount of hair from your horse's tail, and braid the
two together, tightly braiding down about two inches. Band off the braid. Make
the same braid at the 2 O'Clock position at the back of the tail extension.
This will offer extra stability, and keep the tail extension centered. Brush
through your horse's tail to blend all the tail hairs.
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Instructions for Braiding in a Tail Extension with Braided
Horsehair Loops You can braid in a tail extension anywhere from the
lower third of your horse's tail bone down to the end of the tail bone. Where
you position the tail extension on the tail bone depends on how long you want
the extension to hang - braid the extension in lower on the bone for a longer
tail, braid the extension in higher on the bone for a shorter tail.
The
first time you use your tail extension, wash and dry it for maximum fullness.
Your horse's tail should also be clean and free of tangles. Reach deep into
your horse's tail hair in the area where you want to attach the tail extension,
and starting slightly off to the side, section off a portion of tail hair about
as thick as your little finger. Divide that hair into three sections for
braiding. Lay one of the two horse hair loops up against your three sections,
up tight against the tail bone. Begin braiding the tail hair, braiding the
horse hair loop into the braid with your first crossover. BRAID TIGHTLY, and
braid in a downwards direction. Braid the tail hair down about an inch or so,
so the end of your braid is past the top of the tail extension. Holding firmly
onto the ends, use a banding rubber band in a coordinating color to tightly
band off the end of the braid. Do the same with the other horse hair loop,
sectioning off hair slightly to the other side of the tail bone. After you have
completed the same steps with the second loop, take both sections of braided
hair (the braided ends coming down from each loop), and pull them through the
loops, so the braided ends are on the backside of the tail extension Rubberband
the ends of the two braids together, and then brush through your horse's tail
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Instructions for Braiding in a Rendered Tail Your
horse's tail should be clean and free of tangles. Hold the rendered tail up
against your horse's tail bone to determine where the rendered tail should be
braided in. Adjust the height of the rendered tail up or down to wherever it
lays in the best. Once you have determined where you want the rendered tail
situated, part your horse's tail hair horizontally where the top of the
rendered tail will lay, and clip or hold that portion of tail hair out of the
way. Braiding in a rendered tail is a two person job. Lay the rendered tail
where you plan to braid it in, and have someone assist you by holding the
rendered tail tight against your horse's tail bone - you are now ready to braid
in the rendered tail.
With your assistant holding the rendered tail
tight against your horse's tail bone, take about a pencil size amount of hair
from the side of your horse's tail, and braid it in to the same amount of hair
from the side of the rendered tail. Continue to pull small amounts of hair from
both the rendered tail and your horse's tail and add it in to the braid as you
go (french braiding). Braid it down about an inch or so, and band it off
tightly with a small, banding rubber band in a color to match the tail hair. Do
the same on the other side of the rendered tail. Be sure to keep the rendered
tail tight against the tail bone as you braid, and to braid tightly - you want
the rendered tail to lay snug against the tail bone. Lay the hair that you
parted up and away back down over the top of the rendered tail. That hair will
cover the top of the rendered tail, and the braids you put in to attach the
tail. Depending on your horse's tail, the position of the rendered tail, and
the movement of the tail, you may wish to go a little further down the rendered
tail and add another set of braids to attach the tail more securely. Every
horse's tail is different, and some take more or less attachment. If your
horse's existing tail hair is short, and some of that tail hair peeks out from
underneath the rendered tail on the underside, take your horse's own tail hair
and pull it into a ponytail, banding it off just below the tail bone. Take the
loose end of the ponytail, and braid it to the underside hair of the rendered
tail. This will pull your horse's own short tail hair up against the underside
of the rendered tail, pulling it away, and out of sight, so the rendered tail
can lay naturally, in effect taking the place of your horse's own tail.
Since the rendered tail is curved, the sides will come around to blend
in with your horse's own tail. After you have attached the rendered tail, brush
through the whole tail, blending the tail hairs. |
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