Want to create the perfect plaits ready for show day? Check out this selection of the best plaiting sprays, gels and mousses ...

To create perfect plaits, you need a mane that is in good shape and a co-operative horse. But when things go wrong, there’s no need to resort to the clippers. The worst presentation nightmare is the ...

Most us need to plait a horse or pony’s mane at some stage — and the more you do it the better, and quicker, you get at pulling off perfect plaits. There are several essential plaiting items you need ...

Farmers in Tancheng county, Shandong province, prepare to ship straw handicraft articles they made via express delivery. FAN CHANGGUO/XINHUA JINAN－Winter is a slack season for most Chinese farmers, ...

For Guyanese of yesteryear, the merry month of May was hailed as ‘the beginning of summer’ for the locals in the tropical seasons of rainy and dry weather. Though lacking the Christmas spirit of ...

JINAN－Winter is a slack season for most Chinese farmers, but that's not the case for Jiang Suye and her friends. While chatting in her living room, they plait straw into pads and strips by hand. Jiang ...