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HorseHair Jewellery visit www.horsehairs.co.uk
Four years ago jeweller Rebecca
Wenzerul was asked by a Josie at her
livery yard if she could incorporate
horsehair into one of her jewellery
creations and so her idea for HorseHairs
was born.

Josie had a gorgeous gentle giant
called Gypsy whom she had owned
since he was a baby and they shared a
very special bond. Josie had found an
American online who made pieces of
jewellery from generic horsehair and
so hoped it would be possible to do
the same with a little of Gypsy’s hair.
Rebecca took on the challenge and after
a lot of experimentation and practice
made her first horsehair bracelet.
Josie showed others at the yard and
suddenly Rebecca was having quite a
number of people asking for bracelets.
Knowing how unique her own horse was
to her Rebecca wanted to make each
one a little bit different in style to reflect
the horse and owner and came up with a
number of designs for people to choose
from.

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The bracelets were very popular and
Rebecca decided to set up a basic
website so people from all over the
country could see her designs and
could have their own bracelet made by
sending her the hair. As more requests
started to come in so new challenges
started to arise: There was Jenny who
had kept some of her old horse Lulu’s tail
from twenty years ago but Jenny only
had about 7 inches of tail hair which
was not enough to make a bracelet so
Rebecca came up with a design for a
necklace pendant using a shorter length
of hair. There was Leanna who had
outgrown her show pony and had to
sell him. Her mum wanted a memento
for her but as a show pony could only
afford to take a few strands of tail hair
so Rebecca came up with a design for a
very thin bracelet. And there were many
people that only had mane hair that
Rebecca came up with a set of designs
for setting this short and fine hair in a
clear glass resin.
As she became busier Rebecca started
working with Louise who trained
in braiding and resin setting and

together they now run HorseHairs.
Rebecca and Louise continue to try
and be innovative with designs and
come up with new items on a regular
basis, always welcoming ideas from
customers. Currently they offer a
variety of bracelets, necklaces, rings,
earrings, stockpins, keyrings, cufflinks
and paperweights. Pieces are offered in
either sterling silver or yellow, white or
rose gold and all gold is hallmarked with
Rebecca’s personal hallmark so you can
be assured of the quality and purity of
the piece.
Whether you want a keepsake of your
four legged friend who greets you every
morning with a neigh, a memento for a
pony that might need to move on, or a
reminder of a previous companion then
a piece of HorseHairs Jewellery is the
perfect way to do it and we are giving
5 Readers the opportunity to win a £25
voucher to spend at HorseHairs.
For more information please go to www.
horsehairs.co.uk, email info@horsehairs.
co.uk or call 01438 880936.

Everything Horse UK Magazine • Issue 14 • November 2014

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