The De-Brumby-fication of Tiffany
When I brought Tifffany (the gray yearling) in from the pasture tonight, I decided it was time to start making her look a little bit less like a brumby. Her mane, a foot long in some places and just a few rubbed-out inches long in others, needed some serious pruning.
I also clipped her bridlepath and associated poll tufts. Until I swept up the hair pile, it hadn't really registered that her head has suddenly become more white than blue-gray. That must have occurred with the grow-in of her new winter coat.
Should be interesting to see what color she turns out to be by next summer.
posted by Juli Thorson @ 9:29 PM
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3 Comments:
You could practically make another horse with all that hair! Where is the after pictures?
Wow. Can you braid it into anything? Years ago, when a friend of mine had to put down her old mare, another friend took some locks of hair and braided it into a beautiful cross. He thought she could use it for a keychain, but I think she ended up putting it in her family Bible along with a pair of baby booties that someone else had made for her daughter, and some keepsake photos.
I know what you mean. I have a gray mare and her offspring and grand offspring all have those long manes and tails. In South Dakota where the wind blows a lot and they are always on turnout, their manes get all tangled and twisted. I get tired of doing the untangle thing. I think about trimming their manes, but they are so long and beautiful, I haven't built up the courage to do it. Maybe this year.
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