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For many of us, dealing with our own “bed hair” in the morning is quite enough, but for Caroline Barrett her hairdressing skills extend to the stable yard thanks to her gypsy cob, The Gambler, whose ...

HORSE owners are being urged to stay vigilant following a report of suspicious activity in Purbeck. A spokesman from Dorset Police said a horse's mane was plaited overnight between Wednesday, October ...

HORSE thieves could be leaving a hairy calling card to identify target animals, police warned yesterday. Two animal owners became suspicious after plaits appeared in their pets’ manes while they were ...

Or are they occurring naturally as the long hair gets twisted and intertwined by the wind? Police in Hampshire and Dorset have dismissed the idea the plaits are being put in place to mark animals ...

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