A little about me, by Aimee Cain - Owner of Equine Keepsakes

My mother always tells stories of my younger years.  Most I do not recall at all, but seemingly every one includes a segment where she discusses my love for jewelry, crafts, and similar projects.  You can pair that with my love for horses, which seems to have been something I was born with.  I guess, as I grew up, I managed to pair my two biggest passions together, and thus horse hair jewelry was my calling.  It's truly not that simple though.  Like so many, I collected small sections of tail hair from my horses over the years.  We didn't have many, as I couldn't bare to part with them, but the few that passed on were always close to me.  I never dreamed I would find a use for the hair.  If I'm being honest, I'm not sure I ever considered that a requirement.  The hair was with me, that was all that mattered.
When my Pretty Boy passed away so unexpectedly in October of 2012, I was beyond devastated. A friend mentioned horse hair bracelets to me, and I'm sure I looked quite confused.  I had never heard of such a thing.  I started looking into the cost of having a horse hair bracelet made. It was horrifying to see how many people were being charged such extreme prices for this type of jewelry. As if the loss of a beloved horse isn't enough, equestrians are often then faced with large final veterinary bills, burial or cremation costs, etc. I knew then that I wanted to begin designing horse hair jewelry, even if to just create one to honor my sweet boy.

Soon after that I began working with various ideas.  I created approximately 100 bracelets that winter, all for friends who liked the idea.  I still couldn't bare to touch my boy's hair though. Eventually that feeling subsided and by February of 2013 I created my first double wrap bracelet. It was designed in simplistic sterling silver hardware with a tiny diamond and ruby heart charm.  That bracelet was all that I had left of my precious boy, and it meant more to me than words could ever explain.