Hair for the Gray Horse Here are two samples of wig wefting, both taken from fright wigs that were picked up at a thrift store after Halloween. Party supply stores also have inexpensive wigs all year long. Pick wigs with straight hair. Horses with a few exceptions have very straight hair. The hair on a wig is sewn on a ribbon which is called wefting, which is then sewn on to a mesh cap. Carefully cut several strands of wefting from the mesh of the wig cap. In keeping with the gray of the body, this horse is going to have a mane and tail of a mix of white and shades of gray.

Mane Measure from the base of the neck up the crest of neck, between the ears. Add about a quarter of an inch to the measurment. Cut several strand of wefting to this length, mixing white, gray and even black strand for a varigated mane. Hold the sewn ends of the wefting together, and using a needle & thread tightly sew the wefting together. For a stiff upright mane sew about 4-5 strands of wefting together. For a mane that lays down on the neck use two or three strands of wefting. Run a bead of glue in the neck groove, then insert the wefting into the neck groove. Bring the wefting up between the ears, and just in front of the glue the end of the sewn wefting.

Tail Start at the end of the wire, (the end farthest away from the horse) and using a small amount of glue, wrap the wefting around the tail wire, working up the wire in a tight spiral. Change the color of the wefting, or alternating layers of white and gray wefting. When the top of the wire nearest to the body of the horse has been reached, glue the end of the wefting down and let the glue set. Cut a small bundle of hair off the wefting mixing gray and white hairs in the bundle. Put a small amount of glue on the end of the wefting left exposed on the base of the tail wire. Press the ends of the mixed white and gray hair into the glue. Let dry. Add more hair if any of the wefting is left exposed. Trim any stray hairs.

The mane has been inserted into the groove in the neck and glued in place. The tail hair has been glued to the painted model, but neither has been trimmed.

Final Image Here's the complete transformation. Dallas has been turned into a high stepping gray horse with a roached mane.

Body Basics
Step 1: Fill in leg hollows
Step 2: Mane & Tail
Step 3: Neck Groove
Step 4: Sanding
Step 5: Head Sculpting: Dallas
Step 5: Head Sculpting: Khan
Step 6: Head Detail
Step 7: Eyes

Gray Samurai Horse
Step 0: Shades of Gray Horses
Step 5: Primer
Step 6: Top coat of Paint
Step 7: Final details
Step 8: Mane & Tail Hair

Appaloosa Horses
Step 0: Appaloosa Coat Patterns
Step 5: Primer
Step 6: Top coat of Paint
Step 7: Final details
Step 8: Mane & Tail Hair

Pintos & Paint Horses
Step 0: Pinto & Paint Coat Patterns
Step 5: Primer
Step 6: Top coat of Paint
Step 7: Final details
Step 8: Mane & Tail Hair

Bay & Brown Horses
Step 0: Bay & Brown Horses
Step 5: Primer
Step 6: Top coat of Paint
Step 7: Final details
Step 8: Mane & Tail Hair

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