Horsehair Art
by Margaret Ann Pense,
"Trail Boss" at End of the Trail...er
by Margaret Ann Pense,
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Horsehair hitching is an art form traced to the
Spanish Conquistadors through the Spanish Vaquero
and North American Buckaroo.
Tail or mane hair is twisted into "pulls" or
"strands" containing 6 or 10 hairs. The "pulls" are then
hitched over string in a series of "half hitches". As the
string is turned around a rod or "core" each new round
is held secure with another series of half hitches.
Patterns are made with contrasting hairs or a variation
in hitches. As you can imagine, hitching is time
consuming and requires hours of focus and intent.
Bracelets are hitched around a copper core, so
they are slightly adjustable. Silver tips are created
by Nevada artist Steve Feasel. So, bring out the
buckaroo in you with a piece of wearable Western art!
Spanish Conquistadors through the Spanish Vaquero
and North American Buckaroo.
Tail or mane hair is twisted into "pulls" or
"strands" containing 6 or 10 hairs. The "pulls" are then
hitched over string in a series of "half hitches". As the
string is turned around a rod or "core" each new round
is held secure with another series of half hitches.
Patterns are made with contrasting hairs or a variation
in hitches. As you can imagine, hitching is time
consuming and requires hours of focus and intent.
Bracelets are hitched around a copper core, so
they are slightly adjustable. Silver tips are created
by Nevada artist Steve Feasel. So, bring out the
buckaroo in you with a piece of wearable Western art!
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Honor your own horse by letting Margaret
Ann create a keepsake for you out of your own
horse's mane or tail hair. These bracelets will be
made out of 6-hair pulls and color may be added if
you like. She can make one bracelet out of hair from
more than one horse if you happen to want all of your
horses honored with the same bracelet.
Please click on the "Honor Your Horse" link
for pictures of Honored Horses and information on
how you can have your own horse honored.
Ann create a keepsake for you out of your own
horse's mane or tail hair. These bracelets will be
made out of 6-hair pulls and color may be added if
you like. She can make one bracelet out of hair from
more than one horse if you happen to want all of your
horses honored with the same bracelet.
Please click on the "Honor Your Horse" link
for pictures of Honored Horses and information on
how you can have your own horse honored.
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Margaret Ann was honored as one of the Top
Ten Hitchers by the American Academy of Western
Artists in 1998.
She has been a featured artist at numerous
exhibitions throughout the West, including "Women's
Work ~ Gear and Photography by Western Women"
and "Braided, Twisted, Tied"at the Western Folklife
Center in Elko, Nevada; "Trappings of Texas" at the
Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Texas; and "I See
By Your Outfit You Are A Cowboy" at the Sun Valley
Center for the Arts and Humanities in Ketchum, Idaho.
Ten Hitchers by the American Academy of Western
Artists in 1998.
She has been a featured artist at numerous
exhibitions throughout the West, including "Women's
Work ~ Gear and Photography by Western Women"
and "Braided, Twisted, Tied"at the Western Folklife
Center in Elko, Nevada; "Trappings of Texas" at the
Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, Texas; and "I See
By Your Outfit You Are A Cowboy" at the Sun Valley
Center for the Arts and Humanities in Ketchum, Idaho.
| "Lightning" Horsehair with Silver and Onyx Tips Wrist Size 7 1/2" to 8 1/2" $250.00 |
| "All the Pretty Horses" Horsehair with Silver and Onyx Tips Wrist size: 7" to 8" $250.00 |
| Custom hitched horsehair bracelets created from your own horse's hair. |
| Hitched Horsehair and Rawhide $750.00 |
| "Texas Ranger" Bracelet |
| 2008 "Trappings of Texas" Exhibition Pieces |
| "Alpine" Bracelet |
| Hitched Horsehair Gallery Hitched Pieces Currently Available Prices include shipping and insurance. Please call Margaret Ann at 775-234-7206 |
| "Hot Shot" Horsehair and 9mm casings. Wrist size: 7" to 8" $150.00 |
| Sold to Carole Carden from Del Mar |
| Sold to John Harmer from Houston Thank you! |
| Page last updated on July 3, 2008 |
| "Blue Diamonds" Horsehair and 9mm casings. Wrist size: 6 1/2" to 7 1/2" $150.00 |
| "Sure Shot" Horsehair and 9mm casings. Wrist size: 7" to 8" $150.00 |
| "X Marks the Spot" Horsehair and 9mm casings. Wrist size: 7 1/2" to 8 1/2" $150.00 |
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| "Fiesta" Horsehair with Silver and Turquoise Tips Wrist size: 6" to 7" $250.00 |
| "Rainbow" Horsehair with Silver and Turquoise Tips Wrist size: 6 1/2" to 7 1/2" $250.00 |
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| Sorry, sold. |