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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Chris_ on June 16, 2009, 05:03:22 PM
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I live out in teh sticks, and quite a few of the people in the area keep horses. I have ridden horses many times before, but know exactly squat about care and maintenance.
Saw one the other day on the way home that was a little unusual. The horse was wearing a "mask"...don't know the correct term, but it renders the horse blind...as in a blindfold. I've seen them before and can't figure out why they're wearing them. The horse in question was running a full gallop in a small fenced-in field. How do he know where he is and not run into da fence? Why the "mask"? :confused:
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Maybe it was a mask to protect the horse's eyes from flies?
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Sorry. My expertise is at being the other end.
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It's possible the horse had corneal injuries to the eye, or had surgery of some sort.They do mask a horse for this sometime if an enclosed barn is not available.Horse mask (http://www.horsemask.com/)
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Maybe it was a mask to protect the horse's eyes from flies?
I would second this...
(http://www.horse.com/cat_img/BUM17.jpg)
The Defenderâ„¢ Elite Fly Mask is made from durable PVC mesh to protect...
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I would second this...
(http://www.horse.com/cat_img/BUM17.jpg)
The Defenderâ„¢ Elite Fly Mask is made from durable PVC mesh to protect...
Yup! The horse can see through the mesh.
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I would second this...
(http://www.horse.com/cat_img/BUM17.jpg)
The Defenderâ„¢ Elite Fly Mask is made from durable PVC mesh to protect...
The horses of Abu Ghraib.
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Maybe it was a mask to protect the horse's eyes from flies?
that would be my guess, too
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Yup! The horse can see through the mesh.
That makes sense. Couldn't figure out why the horse was running so fast, but couldn't see.
I can sleep now. :-)
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Sometimes they also have blinders so they don't get spooked so easily.
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Sometimes they also have blinders so they don't get spooked so easily.
It makes it easier for the DUmmies to sneak up on them. :uhsure:
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It makes it easier for the DUmmies to sneak up on them. :uhsure:
You'd think that would help, but here's a horses a$$ that a DUmmie was able to sneak up on quite easily. :-)
sport alert!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/aggie8387/sheehanjackson.jpg)
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It makes it easier for the DUmmies to sneak up behind them. :uhsure:
FIXORD111111!!!! :p
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It makes it easier for the DUmmies to sneak up on them. :uhsure:
:rotf:
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Yep it's a fly mask. I use them all the time when the flies get thick in late summer.