How Do You Make A Horse Fly Mask?
Using a fly mask to protect a horse’s eyes from bothersome insects is important during those warm months. A fly can crawl around the eyes of numerous animals in your neighborhood as it can easily travel up to two miles a day. It picks up bacteria on its sticky feet from other animals, garbage, manure piles and rotting flesh and then crawls around your horse’s eyes causing infections. You can usually purchase a horse mask at the local feed store but they aren’t cheap and they tear before the summer is over. Purchase a fine mesh fabric. If you happen to have some black ground cover fabric, left over from your flowerbed or vegetable garden, it will work perfectly. If not, find a fabric will holes small enough to prevent flies from penetrating. You should also be able to see through the fabric when you hold it over your face. You’ll also need about a 3-foot roll of Velcro with adhesive backing 1 to 2 inches wide. Use your horse’s current halter for the frame, buy a new halter, or use about
