LEWIS, CHARNI — Braiding Manes and Tails a Visual Guide to 30 Basic Braids

North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing, 2007. 4th Printing. Spiral bound. Color Photographs; This book has a spiral binding, with hard covers to both front and rear. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "Horses are majestic, noble animals who are also highly intelligent and very sociable. These characteristics (along with their general usefulness for travel or labor) led to a long and fruitful relationship with humans, who have been breeding horses for a very, very long time. In that long history, we came up with some interesting grooming techniques for the horses. Braiding a horse's mane or tail is a practice that dates back centuries. As horses became the primary mode of transportation, braiding or plaiting their mane was a way to prevent it from getting excessively tangled up and/or getting ensnared in items like a soldier's musket. It's also a great way to preserve the health of the horse's hair." (from Equestrian Escapes). Near Fine .