Braiding Adventures

So while waiting to drive Jelke the Friesian gelding when I was at Friesians of Majesty i started to play with his long, stright, nice mane. I discovered a hidden talent. I can actually braid yay. So I brought this skill home to Jasmine. Now her mane really sucks, its not nice and black, straight/wavy, or even. So i started to braid it and I was surprised it came out really good, for my first real time braiding. :D It also looks alot nicer than leaving it down, filled with shavings, a red tint and unevenness. So maybe braising it can maintain it and help it look nicer? maybe, I don't know, if you know how to grow a mane, please help me out. ^^