Dilema solved!

Thanks to some great information from Bonnie J Bishop, a dedicated Lippizaner fan, Sally will have a loose tail and mane.
Bonnie directed me to YouTube videos of the Spanish riding school horses, and informed me of her personal experiences from behind the scenes in Vienna

"Levade, the the 45 degree movement under saddle and in hand is always with a full tail. NO exceptions. Do not look at the Royal Lipp show pictures.
And in Vienna, as well as the One in Jerez Spain, the Mane is ALWAYS on the left side..
Back to finding more pics from left side, if you see the ones from the right, you might think it is braided, because the mane is Always on the left. sort of like mounting always on the left. (not saying if a horse has a broken crest and it's mane WILL not go left. But these are the traditional norms.
Of course you can do it as you like, or as your public vote, but if you are interested in the "traditional way of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. or the Escula de Arte Equestre from Jerez in Spain. then there is only one way to do it.

Bonnie Bishop, 14 years in Spain, life fan of Lippizans"
A huge huge thank you to Bonnie! This was exactly the infomation I was hoping for, I am very keen to be as correct as possible in all ways with my CM work :)
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