Abstract: The present invention generally relates to equine tail coverings used to keep the equines tail clean, promote growth and repel insects. The conventional tail bag is typically loose fitting and does not typically have the durability needed to keep up with an active equine. The present invention uses a compressive force to help hold the covering in place while it protects the tail and the artificial tassels serve as a replacement for the natural tail of the horse in order for the equine to have full functionality of their tail.

Abstract: A device for stabilizing an animal's tail and preventing the animal from licking and biting the tail may include a collar designed to encircle the animal's neck; a belly strap attached to the collar and designed to be positioned along an underside of the animal's stomach; a spine strap attached to the collar and designed to be positioned along the animal's spine; a chest strap attached to both the belly strap and the spine strap, the chest strap sized to encircle the animal's ribcage; a waist strap attached to both the belly strap and the spine strap, the waist strap sized to encircle the animal proximate to the animal's waist; and a rear pad with a tail sleeve extending outwardly therefrom, the tail sleeve sized to accommodate the animal's tail, wherein the rear pad is attached to the spine strap and the waist strap.

Abstract: A tailset crupper for an animal, such as a horse, may be made from a solid casting without lightening features, such as to produce a heavier, less easily dislodged object, such as may have a lower center of gravity, and a center of gravity located closer to the surface of the animal. The trough of the crupper may be predominantly open from below. The distal end of the crupper may have a large curl the bends on a large angle partially back toward the horse. The crupper may be substantially spoonless. That is, the protrusion at the front end of the crupper may be small, and may by shy of the cushioning on either side.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention a device for braiding horse hair while minimizing damage to the horse hair is provided. The device includes at least one semi-rigid, resilient material being intertwined with the horse hair into a braid and to form and retain the braid into a decorative shape. In an embodiment, the at least one semi-rigid, resilient material intertwined with the horse hair to form and retain a decorative shape.

Abstract: A draping system designed for the treatment of a horse tail or mane having drapes shaped to expose a horse tail and a horse mane, while protecting underlying and adjacent areas of the horse's coat from unwanted treatment solutions. The draping system is especially useful in cosmetic treatments of the horse tail or mane, as for example when applying coloring or permanent treatments or when applying a medicament in liquid or powder form.

Abstract: Presented is a hair restraint which is placed on a user's ponytail to assist in keeping the ponytail tangle free during sleep. The device includes a drawstring, a drawstring lock, and may be utilized with a headband which gathers the hair and holds it into a ponytail while the device is attached. The ponytail can be formed in the back of the users head or more towards the top of the user's head to provide less of an obstruction while the user is sleeping.

Abstract: A tailset crupper for an animal, such as a horse, may be made from a solid casting without lightening features, such as to produce a heavier, less easily dislodged object, such as may have a lower center of gravity, and a center of gravity located closer to the surface of the animal. The tendency to resist dislodgement may be enhanced by employing a higher aspect ratio of lobe width, or lobe span to trough size than might otherwise be used. The tendency to resist dislodgement may also be enhanced by employing a wedge, or spoon, that may tend to protrude inwardly of the surface of curvature of the crupper.

Abstract: A tail set is provided for supporting a horse's tail thereon such that the tail is supported in a raised elevational and aligned straight with the horse's back for improved appearance of show horses. The tail set of the present invention is arranged to be secured to conventional bustle harnessing on the horse. The tail set includes a support member arranged to position the tail set on the horse's hindquarters and a curved trough rigidly supported on the support member for supporting the tail therein. The trough secures the tail between respective side members thereof to correct the tail of undesirable lateral deviations.

Abstract: The present invention provides tools, kits and methods for braiding animal hair, in particular hair of the horse's mane. Tools include a pulling tool, a cutting tool and a cutting comb. The pulling tool and the cutting tool are attachable to ends of a cord that retains them in a convenient position for the groomer to use. The tools may be assembled in a kit for easy use. Methods are disclosed for the use of these tools to braid the animal's mane in an aesthetically desirable manner.

Abstract: A crupper pad assembly having a crupper pad (24), tail pad (26), and spacer pad (28) is utilized to pad the crupper (32) of a tail set and hold a horse's tail (30) in the tail set. A tail bag (22) is used in combination with the crupper pad assembly (20) and has a top attachment mechanism (128) which attaches the tail bag (22) to the tail set above the horses anus and with an opening (124) of the tail bag (22) facing away from the horse.

Abstract: A method of banding the mane of a horse is described as well as the apparatus for performing the method. The method of banding the mane of the horse is made possible by a staple gun having generally U-shaped staples provided therein which are stapled around individual groups of hairs. The method comprises the steps of separating the horse's mane into individual mane groups and at least partially encircling each mane group with a selectively removable staple to maintain the mane groups separate from one another.

Abstract: A harness apparatus for mounting a device on the outside of the tail of an animal, comprising a girth belt constructed to surround the body of the animal near the front legs thereof, the girth belt having a rearwardly extending belt portion positioned to be located near the spinal portion of the animal. A tail harness comprising a first flexible and resilient cord is connected at its forward end to the rear end of the girth belt portion. A second flexible and resilient cord having a first loop at its front end is connected to the rear end of the first cord, the second cord having two cord portions that extend rearwardly from the first loop and are constructed to extend around and under the tail of the animal. An adjustment device is mounted on the second cord portions near the rear end of the first loop to maintain them in closely adjacent relation. The adjustment device is slidable along the second cord portions and is positioned to be located in front of the tail of the animal.

Abstract: A method of banding the mane of a horse is described as well as the apparatus for performing the method. The method of banding the mane of the horse is made possible by a staple gun having generally U-shaped staples provided therein which are stapled around individual groups of hairs. The method comprises the steps of separating the horse's mane into individual mane groups and at least partially encircling each mane group with a selectively removable staple to maintain the mane groups separate from one another.

Abstract: A crupper pad assembly having a crupper pad (24), tail pad (26), and spacer pad (28) is utilized to pad the crupper (32) of a tail set and hold a horse's tail (30) in the tail set. A tail bag (22) is used in combination with the crupper pad assembly (20) and has a top attachment mechanism (128) which attaches the tail bag (22) to the tail set above the horses anus and with an opening (124) of the tail bag (22) facing away from the horse.

Abstract: A Wrap used to protect, condition and enhance any hair long enough to be braided. It may be used on an animal's tail or person's head hair. It may be made from various materials and requires no assembly. No tools are used for installation or securing. Proper use by persons of any age should not damage hair. The Wrap is secured initially around hair below the tail bone or scalp. Hair is separated into sections; each section of hair is enclosed in a material strip; each strip is formed into a tube by using closures on its lengthwise edges. The tubes are then braided to the location of bottom securing device. The other tubes are then placed within the tube which has the securing device, and the braid is secured. The same securing device may be used to optionally loop a long tail, using a long Wrap. Swatting fringes, which enable the animal to protect itself from flies, and/or for decoration, may be located anywhere appropriate on the Wrap. Fringes are pulled out of the braid, so that they hang free.

Abstract: A removable cover for the tail of an animal has a fabric enclosure that is fastened to the tail by a fastener that grips the tail below the dock of the tail. In an alternative embodiment, a tail cover is disclosed that grips the base of the tail by encompassing the tail in elastic fabric. In addition, a tail cover is disclosed that includes a support that extends upwardly from the fastener to help keep the upper portion of the enclosure on the upper portion of the tail to be covered. A method for covering a tail is also disclosed, including enclosing the tail in a fabric enclosure, holding the enclosure to the tail by a fastener that grips the tail below the dock of the tail, and supporting at least a portion of the enclosure above the fastener by inserting a flexible support into the enclosure between the fastener and the top of the enclosure.

Abstract: This invention is a tail lengthener assembly and method of use to be attached to and enclose a horse's tail. The tail lengthener assembly includes 1) a tail enclosure asembly; 2) a tail hook member for attachment of the tail enclosure assembly to the horse's tail; and 3) elastic band members for attachment purposes. The tail lengthener assembly includes a plurality of tail tube member, each of an elongated tubular shape and constructed of a flexible cloth material having a main tube body with a connector member at an upper end thereof. The respective tail tube members are to receive a portion of the horse's tail therethrough and secured to an upper portion thereof. The tail hook member is operable to grasp a portion of the horse's tail and pull the same through the respective tail tube members during the method of attaching thereto. The elastic band members are of a conventional circular shape for attachment purposes.

Abstract: A horse tail cover and method are provided to cover the horse's tail being readied for dressage and other show competitions. The device includes a tubular cover formed of a single cloth panel attached lengthwise with VELCRO patches and closed at the top and the bottom with VELCRO attachments. A strap attachment including a single long strap looping around the horse's chest, over its back, with a cross strap across the back, and VELCRO attachments on the end of the strap which attach to the upper end of the tubular cover.

Abstract: A horse's tail is completely protected from dirt and abrasion by the horse, such as during stabling or transit of the horse, by a tail bag which completely covers the horse's tail, which fits around the base of the tail without chafing, and which folds the lower part of the tail up to prevent the horse from treading on it.

Abstract: Anti-kick apparatus for mounting on the hips of a cow, and for effectively discouraging a cow from kicking by holding the root of the tail in an upwardly disposed attitude. The tail is held by a tail holding means which is mounted to a clamping means which grips the hips of the cow.

Abstract: A pouch for a horse's tail which has been braided and looped lengthwise into a plurality of loops extending through a space between the strands at the base of the braid including an elongated tubular body portion having a closed end, an open end for receiving the braided and looped tail, a longitudinally extending fly extending into the tubular body portion from the open end, a fastening tab having a stem formed integrally with the body portion and extending away from the open end for insertion into the space between the strands of the horse's tail at the base of the braided portion, and an elongated portion on the fastening tab at the outer end of the stem and extending perpendicularly thereto to form a T therewith, and fastening material on the elongated portion for attachment circumferentially to the periphery of the tubular body portion proximate the open end.

Abstract: An inexpensive, sanitary, disposable assembly for enveloping the tail of an animal that is particularly useful in breeding and foaling. The assembly includes a guide ring that supports an elongate sleeve in overlapping folds, which ring may have the tail of the animal extended therethrough to dispose the ring adjacent the tail bone of the animal. A first end of the sleeve is removably secured to the tail bone, with the guide ring thereafter being moved away from the tail bone, and the sleeve peeling from the guide ring until none remains thereon. The guide ring is then discarded and the outer second end of the sleeve knotted for the sleeve to envelop the tail, preferably when the tail is in a doubled over configuration.

Abstract: A guard for protecting a horse's tail while supported in a tail set. Curved metal rods, welded together, enclose an area around the horse's tail and prevent contact between it and surrounding objects. Small cloth strips with buckles fasten the metal structure to the straps of a tail set which holds it in the vicinity of the horse's tail. Loops formed from the ends of the metal rods abut the rear quarters of horse and inform it when its tail approaches a surrounding object too closely. As a result, the horse learns to limit its movements so as to avoid contact between such objects and its tail guard.