The process of trimming or grooming a horse's mane and tail, or the act of adding barbs to something.
From the verb 'barb,' which comes from Latin 'barba' (beard), extended to mean grooming or ornamentation of hair-like structures.
Barbing horses was once a specialized craft—grooms would create intricate patterns and braids in manes and tails to show a horse's status, much like fancy hairstyles indicated wealth in human societies.
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