The dyed horse hair bundles are "double drawn" which is trimmed at both ends.
Horse tail hair can be used for bow hair, brush fiber, rocking horses, tail extension, wigs, horse hair weave, and jewelry.
Horse tail hair is harder or coarser than the mane hair.
A NOTE ON COLORS: Please note that dye lots may vary so the color may not be consistently the same. Do not get hair wet. The 1/2-pound bundles are not color-fast. We put some hair from the 1-pound bundles in water overnight and the color did not leech out but we do not know if it is color-fast.
The horse tail hair has been scoured, washed, and sterilized. After the horse hair is cut, they were washed with soap and water containing 2.5% sodium carbonate in a washing machine for 3 hours. They were left in a 5% solution of warm sodium carbonate for half an hour and then washed again for another hour. The tails were then boiled in water at 100 Celsius for over 2 hours. They were dried and combed before being bundled together.
Horses are not an endangered species. The horses were not killed just for their hair.
Horses are not subject to CITES or USFWS controls.