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2. Mane (horse) - Wikipedia

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   On horses, the mane is the hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse or other equine, reaching from the poll to the withers, and includes the forelock or foretop. [1] [2]: 247 [3]: 311 It is thicker and coarser than the rest of the horse's coat, and naturally grows to roughly cover the neck. Heredity plays a role, giving some horses a ...

3. Horsehair - Wikipedia

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   A horse's tail. Horsehair is the long hair growing on the manes and tails of horses.It is used for various purposes, including upholstery, brushes, the bows of musical instruments, a hard-wearing fabric called haircloth, and for horsehair plaster, a wallcovering material formerly used in the construction industry and now found only in older buildings.

4. Tail (horse) - Wikipedia

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   The tail of a horse. The tail of the horse and other equines consists of two parts, the dock and the skirt. The dock consists of the muscles and skin covering the coccygeal vertebrae. The term "skirt" refers to the long hairs that fall below the dock. On a horse, long, thick tail hairs begin to grow at the base of the tail, and grow along the ...

5. Our top tips for taking care of your horse - AOL

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   This will depend on the size of the horse, but an average horse will need 12ft x 12ft, and an average pony 10ft x 10ft. Horses should always be able to interact with another equine, at least by sight.

6. Horse markings - Wikipedia

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   Bay: A horse coat color that features black point coloration on a red base coat. All bay horses have a black mane, tail and legs (except where overlain by white markings), caused by the presence of the agouti gene. Most have black hairs along the edges of their ears and on their muzzles, and occasionally will have a slight darkening of the ...

7. Rocky Mountain Horse - Wikipedia

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   In 1986, the Rocky Mountain Horse Association was formed and by 2005 has registered over 12,000 horses. The breed is known for its preferred "chocolate" coat color and flaxen mane and tail, the result of the relatively rare silver dapple gene acting on a black coat, seen in much of the population.