How to Keep a Horse From Rubbing It's Tail

Worm your horse. Your horse may be infested with pin worms. While the horse is relaxed or sleeping, female pinworms crawl out of your horse's rectum, deposit eggs and a sticky substance on the anal region of your horse, and then crawl back into the rectum which causes awful anal irritation. As luck would have it, the only damage that pinworms cause is the itching. Your horse can have a huge infestation of pinworms without causing any other health problems other than a nasty rubbed tail.

Fortunately, about the only damage that pinworms cause is itching of the tail head. This annoys the horse but doesn't threaten its life. Because pinworms spend their entire lives in the lumen of the intestine and don't migrate, they cause very little physical damage to the horse. Horses can have massive pinworm infections without exhibiting significant health problems.

Clean your horse. A mare will rub her tail when her teats are dirty. I use baby wipes for quick clean ups. When you groom, make this part of your daily grooming routine. You will find that some mares get very dirty, very quickly.

Check your horses belly button! Yes, they do get dirty and crusty. Again, use a baby wipe. You will be amazed at how dirty a belly button area can get. A good soothing salve to try anywhere on your horse is a product from Lucky Braids. This product will sooth and also heals your horses tail naturally. Helps eliminate irritations while reducing inflammation and fortifying skin.