I hate the look of them. I hate putting them on. I also hate being wrong, but that is exactly what I have been for not listening for so long to people wiser than me who have recommended that we use these on our horses at the shows to preserve their braids. I now recommend that everyone who shows at the A shows with a hunter buy one of these for their horse… conservative color PLEASE… They come in different sizes. The one I got for Sami is a Horse Large, and Spritely an Extra Large if that helps you with sizing them. Embroider them with your name to keep them from getting mixed up.