Docking?

SpiritWind · 09-24-07, 09:52 PM

I do NOT like the whole tail docking things on horses. I guess I'm fortunate that I've only ever seen one horse that's had this done to him. Is it rampant anywhere else still, or mostly frowned upon anymore?

cherokeemyluv · 09-25-07, 08:30 PM

The only horses I've ever seen with docked tails were draft horses who were used for hard work, alot. Docking the tail keeps it from getting in the way and leading to it being ground up or caught in machinery and being docked accidentally or pulled off altogether.

I'm not against anything which will keep an animal from injury down the road. Docking a work horse's tail is 150% different than docking a show dog's tail because "its the standard" and looks pretty. But I guess if people are just docking tails because they don't want to comb them out I might have the urge to smack them.

SpiritWind · 09-26-07, 01:47 AM

I've seen draft horses that got worked, but they weren't docked. The hair was twisted and tied up in a kind of pretty, bob? lol . There's no reason they have to be injured because you didn't dock their tail.

Thaworth · 09-27-07, 03:06 AM

I have never heard of the term docking, can you explain what it is? It sounds both good and bad.

mark · 09-27-07, 10:10 AM

Is docking like cutting it off? I’m thinking about the dogs I’ve seen with those short stubby tails. I guess they cut the bone with them, but what do they do with horses? If you cut the tail hair, does it grow back?

fotog · 09-27-07, 12:01 PM

Couldn't they just braid the hair and put it up like ladies do? I'm not really sure I completely understand the reasoning for this either. Need more info on this before I could give a better response. It sounds like the dog thing, and I have been told that doesn't hurt, but I would still worry that it does (and their just lying to keep doing it w/o PETA or someone protesting against it).

dcrivers · 09-29-07, 02:45 PM

Is it cutting off the tail? That really doesn’t sound like a good thing to me. I’ve encountered several dogs, that after having their tails “fixed”, got angry anytime someone touched the little stub thing. That sounds to me like maybe they took the loss of their tail personally.

09-24-07, 09:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
SpiritWind Banned Join Date: 09-03-07 Posts: 25	Docking? I do NOT like the whole tail docking things on horses. I guess I'm fortunate that I've only ever seen one horse that's had this done to him. Is it rampant anywhere else still, or mostly frowned upon anymore?

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09-25-07, 08:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
cherokeemyluv Member Join Date: 09-08-07 Posts: 51	The only horses I've ever seen with docked tails were draft horses who were used for hard work, alot. Docking the tail keeps it from getting in the way and leading to it being ground up or caught in machinery and being docked accidentally or pulled off altogether. I'm not against anything which will keep an animal from injury down the road. Docking a work horse's tail is 150% different than docking a show dog's tail because "its the standard" and looks pretty. But I guess if people are just docking tails because they don't want to comb them out I might have the urge to smack them.

09-26-07, 01:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
SpiritWind Banned Join Date: 09-03-07 Posts: 25	I've seen draft horses that got worked, but they weren't docked. The hair was twisted and tied up in a kind of pretty, bob? lol . There's no reason they have to be injured because you didn't dock their tail.

09-27-07, 03:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Thaworth Member Join Date: 09-08-07 Posts: 38	I have never heard of the term docking, can you explain what it is? It sounds both good and bad.

09-27-07, 10:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
mark Member Join Date: 09-06-07 Posts: 25	Is docking like cutting it off? I’m thinking about the dogs I’ve seen with those short stubby tails. I guess they cut the bone with them, but what do they do with horses? If you cut the tail hair, does it grow back?

09-27-07, 12:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
fotog Member Join Date: 09-01-07 Posts: 25	Couldn't they just braid the hair and put it up like ladies do? I'm not really sure I completely understand the reasoning for this either. Need more info on this before I could give a better response. It sounds like the dog thing, and I have been told that doesn't hurt, but I would still worry that it does (and their just lying to keep doing it w/o PETA or someone protesting against it).

09-29-07, 02:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
dcrivers Member Join Date: 08-10-07 Posts: 35	Is it cutting off the tail? That really doesn’t sound like a good thing to me. I’ve encountered several dogs, that after having their tails “fixed”, got angry anytime someone touched the little stub thing. That sounds to me like maybe they took the loss of their tail personally.