Don’t let these little bands cut off the bottom four inches of your horse’s mane! Whatever you decide to use to secure your horse’s mane, we recommend only leaving braids in for about 7 to 10 days. If needed, and the mane looks good, you can tentatively leave braids in Read more…
Horsehair comes from the manes and tails of horses. Any breed of horse can be used to gather horsehair but specific breeds are used for certain products. Horsehair is not as common now as it was in the last few hundred years, but it is still used today. Where do Read more…
The preparation of the pieces is the same of Raku Dolce. For a Raku kiln to be optimal the temperature will have to reach 500°C. How do you fire horse hair in pottery? The General Process of Horsehair Pottery The pottery piece is formed, then burnished. The piece is fired Read more…
dun. What Color is Spirit? Spirit has a dun coat color. Dun horses have a black mane and tail, black lower legs, a dark muzzle, and a golden coat, just like Spirit. This coat color often comes with primitive markings such as a dark stripe down the back or zebra Read more…
This style of pottery is made by using hair from the tail and mane of a horse, and is fired using a special technique that is somewhat hazardous and time consuming. Horsehair pottery lends itself to figures as well as the classic pot shapes. What is Navajo pottery made of? Read more…
Brindle is a rare color pattern of stripes and unusual hair texture in horses. The unique coloring often looks like dark paint spilled over the horse. However, the cause of this distinctive coat pattern isn’t wholly understood, but there is evidence linking it to genetics. What is the rarest color Read more…
A white horse has mostly pink skin under its hair coat, and may have brown, blue, or hazel eyes. “True white” horses, especially those that carry one of the dominant white (W) genes, are rare. Most horses that are commonly referred to as “white” are actually “gray” horses whose hair Read more…
Remove crumbling pieces of plaster and larger plaster particles by hand. Wipe the area with a damp sponge to remove dust and plaster dust particles from inside the damaged area. Insert silicone caulking into small cracks (less than a half inch) in the plaster. Place a strip of mesh tape Read more…
While there are dozens of specific colors, there are only four or five basic coat colors a horse can have: black, bay, brown, and chestnut (sometimes gray or dun is also included). What is the most common coat color in horses? BayBay is the most common color in most horse Read more…
Color Groups to Consider Black and White – These colors are classic, classy, and look great on all horses! Earth Tones – This color group includes browns, tans, and other neutrals. Greens and Blues – Some of my personal favorites are navy blue, hunter green, turquoise, and sky blue. What Read more…