Is real horse hair used for model horse manes and tails?
In the past, some people did use horse hair on their models, but it’s too stiff and wiry to look good in miniature scale. The hair most commonly used is mohair (hair from the angora goat), dyed in horse colors. It’s much finer than horse hair and is easy to work with. Other types of hair or synthetic fibers can also be used such as viscose, alpaca wool, or unraveled embroidery floss, etc. Viscose is rapidly becoming a new favorite for hairing because of it’s silky colors and fine texture.
