I gave up with the Horse brush early in my MWF quest. I've switched to my current favorite... a Made Right 22mm TGN Restoration that looks ugly but gets the job done. My 2 weekend shaves were appreciably better with the MWF than with the horse. It still requires a LOT of work, though. I noticed after loading for about 45 seconds last night and applying to my face, I dipped the brush in water, then went back to load. I got some much thicker, creamier lather. Please, no one diagram that previous sentence.