[HairOfTheDog]

I loved the pomp and circumstance of grooming for show.... I wish I could have come over to help. I was particularly good at pulling and braiding. I do doll up Bay sometimes in the summer.... I still like to clip from the knee down in summer because it looks so tidy, and trim his face nicely. My trail-ridin' buddies don't notice what's done, but they do sometimes observe that he looks fancy somehow.

Hunting is something I never did, though. Didn't travel in the right circles, hangin' out at Arab shows.

[AnAmericanMother]

Wow, I sure could have used some help.

This was a "junior hunt" with a special invitation to all the kids to come out . . . so at our barn I kept getting interrupted by all the kids asking, "Could I borrow some yarn?" or "Do you have any scissors?" or "I can't get this braid right, can you come help?" My daughter did yeoman's service handing me the rug puller, comb, Braid Aid, etc. and holding Magnum's head down, but I could have used another braider!

Do you braid with yarn or with rubber bands? I always use the yarn and braid two strands down the entire length of the braid, because it helps plump out the braid. And Gracie has such a l-o-n-g neck . . . I think we counted about 30 braids at one point, and I still had a couple more to do.