Despite routine grooming, the underside of a horse’s tail is easy to miss. It’s a target area for ticks, skin irritations as well as melanoma tumors.
Even if a horse’s tail appears healthy, look at the underside occasionally to look for ticks <or irritation>. – EQUUS editors
Source: EQUUS, June 20, 2022. Link.
INSIGHTS: Concise articles like this one are good content for social media and newsletters. Practices and retailers can proactively use tips like this as prevention communications.
Also see: Ask a Pro: 10 tail grooming tips with Julie Goodnight, EQUUS, September 12, 2022. Link. (Commercial content) Beautiful tails are more than just equine aesthetics, they also help horses communicate and play a critical role in fending off flying pests says Julie Goodnight.