HORSEHAIR LOOP INSTRUCTIONS

1. Separate your horse’s real tail into 2 sections, front and back.  Clip or rubber band them out of your way.  Go about 1 inch up from the bottom of the tailbone on each side of the tailbone.  Gather a section of hair about the width of your little finger and braid about 4 inches long on the right side.  Rubber band the bottom of the braid.  Now do the same on the left side.
2. Take your tail extension and place the top of it against the bottom of the tailbone.  Pull both braids through the loop.  You should have 2 braids facing you.  Cross them over each other making an X and take them back around to the back of the horses tail.  Make a half knot, pull it snug (but not too tight), and bring back to the front and double knot.  Because the braids are made of horsehair, they knot will not get overly tight.  Rubber band after tying the knot with a couple bands to hold them in place.
3. Take electrical tape and wrap it around the knots a few times to be sure the horsehair knots do not come undone.  Remove the hair that was banded in the beginning to keep it out of your way, and fluff.  You should not be able to see the top of the extension or the electrical tape after doing this.  Use Showsheen or Lasersheen (any brand will do) in both your horse’s tail and some in the extension to help blend the tails.  Use a wide tooth comb to pick through the tail.  Hold the whole tail towards the top while combing at the bottom to prevent pulling out your horse’s tail and also hair from the extension.

The electrical tape is OPTIONAL, but helps in the added security that your tail will not fall out if stepped on.

***Please note-if the extension seems to be getting stuck in between the horse’s back legs while moving, spray some Showsheen on his or her back legs and hocks.  This helps for the tail to slide instead of getting hung up between it’s legs.  Also, be sure that your horse’s chestnuts are trimed and are smooth, otherwise, some of the hair from the extension may get snagged on them and cause the tail to get stuck between his or her legs.

To remove the tail, simply remove the electrical tape, untie the braids, and unbraid the horse’s original tail.

INSTRUCTIONS TWO TIES

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.