KEEN horserider Hannah Knaggs, the secretary of Simister and Prestwich Bridleways Association, is to shed her mane for charity.

Hannah (28) is to undergo a sponsored head shave on Monday evening at the Farmers Arms, in Simister Lane, Simister from 8pm, in aid of the International League for the Protection of Horses.

Hannah hopes to raise £2,500 and get the chance to take part in the Montana Challenge 2005 to worki on a cattle drive.