Looks like the horses had a rough night last night. This morning, Jezebel came to the barn with a "witch's stirrup" tied in her mane. My grandfather claimed that witches would steal horses on Halloween night, tie knots in their manes for stirrups, and go riding about the skies in wild revelry. Since it's not quite Halloween, my guess is that the witches took Ruby and Jezzie (and Johnny Cash if they could catch him) on a test run.
Here are two pictures of Jezzie's mane and one of Ruby, resting after a long night.
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I've also heard of these knots called "Fairy Knots". Legend says that fairies come during the night and braid the horses hair.
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