A tail for the Salinero CM

Over the weekend I worked on the tail of my Salinero CM.  I'm please, I think, so now the real question is what to do for his mane.  I'm torn between braided and loose.  Braided would be more performance showing friendly, loose would be more dramatic and balance the image better, I think, than a braided mane.  This one will not be for sale, and I don't show performance......I'm thinking loose is going to be the way to go.

Sorry for the low light cell phone pictures.  I need to build a new light box and get some good ones with my Canon.