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FW: [RC] Fly masks at night - Mike Sherrell


The only time we take of the flymasks is when we want to ride. As my vet
advised years ago, "Leave them on and if you don't see any twigs or leaves
jammed into them in the mornings then you know they're not a problem," and
they have not been. 5-7 horses, 24 hrs/day all summer long except when
ridden, for quite a few years, no problem. But then Peruvians are supposed
to be smart horses.

Regards,

Mike Sherrell
Grizzly Analytical (USA)
www.grizzlyanalytical.com
707 887 2919; fax = 707 887 9834

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dolores Arste
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:25 AM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] Fly masks at night

My two foundlings are doing well. No one has come to claim them.
The consensus is that they escaped somehow from a feed lot. 
It's possible that their ears were notched to get them thru the states that
require id. Notched ears are an acceptable form of id. So, it seems they may
have been on their way to Mexico.

Their poor little ears were getting bitten up pretty good. The notching was
relatively new. So, I got fly masks on. But, getting them on and off every
day might be more than can be expected at this point. 

I'm going home to NY is a few days. There will be someone here to feed and
take care of them until I return to bring them home. But, they wouldn't be
able to do the fly masks on and off. 

So, does anyone have any experience leaving them on 24/7. I've got
citronella collars on them too to keep down the bugs. 

Warmly,
Dolores

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