Horse hair braiding device and method

A method of braiding horse hair while minimizing damage to the horse hair, comprising:

• partitioning the horse hair into a length of at least a first section and a second section;
• gathering and combining the length of the first section of the horse hair along with a first segment of a semi-rigid, resilient material;
• gathering and combining the length of the second section of the horse hair along with a second segment of a semi-rigid, resilient material;
• forming the semi-rigid, resilient material into at least the first segment and the second segment, the first segment and the second segment extending from a central section of the semi-rigid, resilient
• shaping the length of the at least first and second sections of horse hair along with the first and second segments of the semi-rigid, resilient material into a braid such that the first and the second semi-rigid, resilient material remains grouped together and combined with the respective length of horse hair section to form the braid;
• fastening an end of the braid and thus forming the braid while maintaining the semi-rigid, resilient material within the horse hair;
• looping the braid by pulling a first end of the first segment and a second end of the second segment together with the braid end up towards a t4ae-base of the braid;
• and pushing the first end and the second end into the base of the braid and pulling the first end and the second end through the base of the braid to form a loop in the braid.