Jennifer Webster

horsehair is unsustainable. This is also toxic to ecosystems and wildlife. Animal agriculture is not good for the environment, human health and of course, the animals themselves. Thus, animal derived, non-vegan materials are not only cruel and inhumane but environmentally unsustainable. Do they kill horses for horse hair? There are Read more…

Mink and sable brushes are products of the cruel fur industry. Every year, millions of animals are trapped, drowned, and beaten to death in the wild and strangled, electrocuted, or beaten and skinned alive on fur farms. Horse hair is commonly obtained from horses who are slaughtered for their flesh. Read more…

Horsehair braid is a crinoline netting, made from polyester (but used to be made from horse hair). It has many different usages, but a common usage is to hem dresses and skirts with it. It stabilizes the hem and gives it structure and fullness. I love it and this is Read more…

Strings in the far East evolved from silk and in the Nordic North, horse hair was used. In tropical regions, plant fibers were processed and spun but in the West, we chose the most unlikely material: animal intestines. Which instrument strings made horse hair? The correct answer is Chinkara. Strings Read more…

Brindle. Brindle is a type of chimera coat pattern. While it’s relatively common in dogs and cows, brindle is by far the rarest coat color in horses. What is the rarest coat color a horse can have? Among racehorses, there are many successful colors: bay, chestnut, and brown horses win Read more…

Horses are afraid of fire, so the smell of smoke can also cause stress. Why are horses so afraid of fire? “Products of combustion are nasty,” says Jim. “Hot air rises, and when horses are scared they lift their heads and their respiration rate increases. In an enclosed space, they Read more…