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I never thought about it much, but I used to keep a
fleece tube on STar's nose, over the noseband of his
biothane bridle to keep it from rubbing his face. I
never even thought about it as an anti-shying device,
just as nose protection.. but come to think of it,
he's been shying a lot more since I took that off!

chris
--- Maryanne Stroud Gabbani <msgabbani@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> We use those fly masks all the time. The Arabic name
> for them is 
> (appropriately to the discussion!) rush-rush. Maybe
> it gets them used 
> to odd things moving close to their eyes. Mine don't
> shy much but they 
> live with 8 rat terriers, three donkeys and a water
> buffalo next to a 
> chicken farm. What's left to shy at?
>
> Maryanne
> Cairo
>
> On Nov 5, 2004, at 6:04 PM, Chris Eickleberry wrote:
> > ?I have an arab/app gelding who has dumped me
> countless times when he 
> > startles at things- he?ll be moving down the trail
> nice and relaxed 
> > and easy, and WHAM, all of a sudden he exits about
> 6 feet to the side, 
> > at a leaf flutter or a squirrel or who knows
> what?..so this past year 
> > I have been using a string fly shield thingy- kind
> of a macramé 
> > browband with strings hanging down his face- and
> lo and behold, he has 
> > quit startling!!!!......it may look weird when the
> snow starts flying, 
> > but who cares!
> >
> > maybe just a coincidence- hey, he?ll probably dump
> me next time we go 
> > out....but food for thought???regards, Chris
> E./Indiana

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"A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot

Chris and Star

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