“The allergy is well under control.” These days Bowen, 27, usually only suffers adverse reactions while brushing his horses ...

“I bring someone in and I give them a brush and have them brush the horse, and sometimes they’re hesitant. But once they start brushing, the energy of the horse takes over,” Thode said.

"Horses aren't usually nipey ... there's always pieces of dirt and pieces of his hair because he'll drop the brush sometimes," she says. So buyers "don't just get paint — they get a little ...