Fly Sheet?

I Love BODIE! · 06-14-2008, 09:15 PM

I use a really nice one, the Rider's International one from Dover (http://www.doversaddlery.com/rider%9...-24611A/cn/66/) along with fly boots (can't find the site at the moment... ) and a fly mask (http://www.doversaddlery.com/cashel-...1-23127/cn/66/).

Bodie has a bigger-than-normal reaction to fly bites, so I keep him VERY covered!

I've never had a problem with him getting too hot (and he sweats EASILY!), and I think it helps him a lot. He hasn't stomped his feet or shook his head or gotten a cup-sized bite since I started to dress him up in all of his stuff!

ARMwins · 06-15-2008, 08:22 PM

i dont use it bc i dont think it would get put on properly if at all...and my pony has a good ol tail

Amber.Molly · 06-17-2008, 01:59 PM

I've decided to get them one... Although I have one for Pablo but it's black :S

I 'tested' it out on Ali, and she was MUCH happier with the sheet on

I'm just on the search for a yearling one now!

PaintedRocket · 06-17-2008, 02:04 PM

Gert is much happier with her sheet on. I had to spray MYSELF with flyspray yesterday..the bugs were so bad! Little itty bitty just hatched flies were everywhere and kept crawling on me.. blah ick ick! I nearly douced Gert with flyspray too and she was happier (after I took the sheet off, they were still bad)...

She tore a nice hole in it already.. *sigh* I can't let her out with the other horses with it on. Cochese thinks it's a toy (as he does with everything) and plays with it..

Amber.Molly · 06-17-2008, 02:05 PM

You don't leave it on all the time??

PaintedRocket · 06-17-2008, 02:08 PM

I don't.

It gets put on in the AM by the BO along with her flymask

and then I take it off before I leave in the PM. It's very very breathable and light. I've never seen sweat on her with it being on during the day. The thing I love about it is it protects against UV rays too..

I need to get a flymask with a removeable nose (going to get a Kensington one too--I LOVE and swear by their products).. her pink nose gets burnt. She gets sunlotion on in the AM too..

I LUV BESS · 06-17-2008, 02:08 PM

Rio has one.. Macey doesnt but i may get her one...

Amber.Molly · 06-17-2008, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaintedRocket

I don't.

It gets put on in the AM by the BO along with her flymask

and then I take it off before I leave in the PM. It's very very breathable and light. I've never seen sweat on her with it being on during the day. The thing I love about it is it protects against UV rays too..

I need to get a flymask with a removeable nose (going to get a Kensington one too--I LOVE and swear by their products).. her pink nose gets burnt. She gets sunlotion on in the AM too..

Yeah the Kensington blankets are sooo nice looking!! And good quality from the sounds of it. The fly masks are cute too, I've never used them before tho? don't they bug the horses or anything?

I need to sunscreen Pablo and Molly now that it's not freezing out. Pablo's nose is very pink as of today!

PaintedRocket · 06-17-2008, 08:49 PM

Gert LOVES her flymask. She throws a fit (a lot of head tossing to keep the flies away since she has a puny forelock) with all the flies around her eyes..

APatchOfHeaven · 06-17-2008, 09:04 PM

I want one for my pony, but during the winter he had a blanket on and it rubbed his shoulders raw.

Plus, I don't get out enough anymore to check on him. My parents aren't very easily convinced that I have to go.

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06-14-2008, 09:15 PM	#11
I Love BODIE! Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: California, USA Posts: 1,479 Images: 66	I use a really nice one, the Rider's International one from Dover (http://www.doversaddlery.com/rider%9...-24611A/cn/66/) along with fly boots (can't find the site at the moment... ) and a fly mask (http://www.doversaddlery.com/cashel-...1-23127/cn/66/). Bodie has a bigger-than-normal reaction to fly bites, so I keep him VERY covered! I've never had a problem with him getting too hot (and he sweats EASILY!), and I think it helps him a lot. He hasn't stomped his feet or shook his head or gotten a cup-sized bite since I started to dress him up in all of his stuff! __________________ -Emily- Bodie - 17h 1996 Thoroughbred Gelding I was on HGS when we made 3,000,000 posts! I've been BOO'ED!!! Idlewild and I Love BODIE! = M&M

06-15-2008, 08:22 PM	#12
ARMwins Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: beside Chico Posts: 2,408 Images: 350 Blog Entries: 12	i dont use it bc i dont think it would get put on properly if at all...and my pony has a good ol tail __________________ *PowerPackage ~QH Jumper*~ SCAD

06-17-2008, 01:59 PM	#13
Amber.Molly Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,584 Images: 301 Blog Entries: 97	I've decided to get them one... Although I have one for Pablo but it's black :S I 'tested' it out on Ali, and she was MUCH happier with the sheet on I'm just on the search for a yearling one now! __________________ *God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change* I've Been Snowball'd!!

06-17-2008, 02:04 PM	#14
PaintedRocket Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,603 Images: 1682 Blog Entries: 176	Gert is much happier with her sheet on. I had to spray MYSELF with flyspray yesterday..the bugs were so bad! Little itty bitty just hatched flies were everywhere and kept crawling on me.. blah ick ick! I nearly douced Gert with flyspray too and she was happier (after I took the sheet off, they were still bad)... She tore a nice hole in it already.. sigh I can't let her out with the other horses with it on. Cochese thinks it's a toy (as he does with everything) and plays with it.. __________________ Renee & Gertie * Death by SnowBalls *

06-17-2008, 02:05 PM	#15
Amber.Molly Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,584 Images: 301 Blog Entries: 97	You don't leave it on all the time?? __________________ *God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change* I've Been Snowball'd!!

06-17-2008, 02:08 PM	#16
PaintedRocket Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,603 Images: 1682 Blog Entries: 176	I don't. It gets put on in the AM by the BO along with her flymask and then I take it off before I leave in the PM. It's very very breathable and light. I've never seen sweat on her with it being on during the day. The thing I love about it is it protects against UV rays too.. I need to get a flymask with a removeable nose (going to get a Kensington one too--I LOVE and swear by their products).. her pink nose gets burnt. She gets sunlotion on in the AM too.. __________________ Renee & Gertie * Death by SnowBalls *

06-17-2008, 02:08 PM	#17
I LUV BESS Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: uhhh... i think its somewhere called england lol Posts: 8,387 Images: 341	Rio has one.. Macey doesnt but i may get her one... __________________ *~Danielle~* ~♥~ Lepicure; Cambridge Paramour; Midnight Dancer; Pure Chance ~♥~ EventingFTW

06-17-2008, 08:49 PM	#19
PaintedRocket Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,603 Images: 1682 Blog Entries: 176	Gert LOVES her flymask. She throws a fit (a lot of head tossing to keep the flies away since she has a puny forelock) with all the flies around her eyes.. __________________ Renee & Gertie * Death by SnowBalls *

06-17-2008, 09:04 PM	#20
APatchOfHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 704 Images: 81	I want one for my pony, but during the winter he had a blanket on and it rubbed his shoulders raw. Plus, I don't get out enough anymore to check on him. My parents aren't very easily convinced that I have to go.

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