Ha! There are still barn swallow nests in my barn that are made from my late, lamented horse's tail hair. I can't bear to knock the nests down because, well, they have a part of him in them now. He's been gone for three years. Sometimes it feels like yesterday.

When I had him, I'd leave big pads of his hair around the barn for the birds. He could shed like nobody's business. :D The boy was made of hair, except for his mane and tail which were typical Appy, which is to say, he had none. :D