I, too, used fly masks 24/7 for a few years with no problem. Then, sadly, one of my Quarter mares with prominent , large, eyes (think Arab!) almost was blinded when the material of the fly mask rubbed her cornea. This happened overnight. I removed them and checked them frequently, thank Heavens, or she would have had much more permanent damage. I switched to the Bug Eye mask from Kensington, and have had better luck. Just FYI. Linda
> From: darste3@xxxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [RC] Fly masks at night > Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:25:20 -0500 > > 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 > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
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