I just looked throughout the thread to see if I had weighed in on it and I hadn't.

The horsehair brush I had was just too floppy for me and I have tried a couple of different times to like it. It's very attractive in a nice handle.

I remember Larry Andro saying that these brushes are made entirely of hair that naturally sheds from the horse's tail, so that makes it animal friendly.

When I first got it, it stunk, but soaking it in OxyClean completely got rid of the smell.