Knotty tail
There's a horse in the pasture where I board my horse but he has a huge mat in his tail. Its defiantly not going to come out by brushing. his owner doesn't really take care of him...believe me I can tell! How can I get the mat out with out having to take him out of the pasture?
Answers:You can use TONS of Cowboy magic, you would be suprised at how well it works on even things i thought would never come out. Though it make take you some hours. Some people have used baby oil too but you have to make sure not get it on his skin or the sun will burn him with it on there. Use a towel to wipe of any excess so he doesn't swat himself and get it on his skin when you are done. he other option depending hoe big the mat is or exact location is to cut it however I have never had to do this in 20 years even with horses that only had one huge matt for a tail or mane. It just takes a long time to get it out and you may have to do it in small sections over several days to avoid making the skin sore, be careful. Start bottom up! Good luck!
try baby oil. it works best for us when our horses get mats
Baby oil or shoe sheen. both will lubricate the hair and make it easy to brush. Worse case scenario is you may have to cut it out. Use that as a last resort.
I'm afraid only combing will help. Our Appaloosas got lots of knots and it took time and patience to get them out. If you don't know the horse, be very careful working behind it. Course, you know that already!!