Flymasks and paychecks

I was going to head to the fairgrounds early today, but after checking the schedule again, I decided to head off later. The hitch classes start around 5 or 6pm, so I'm going to get some work done around here and avoid most of the heat.

Two good things came in the mail today: Ken's paycheck (woohoo I can pay bills! *S*) and the full face fly mask that I ordered for Glory. I'm not used to horses with lots of white on their faces, the ones that I did know didn't burn much, maybe the tip of their nose. A little cream, and they're fine. Glory is a medicine hat patterned 3 year old mare, cute in a fugly sort of way. She hadn't burned in the past, which is why I didn't worry much about her this year. Imagine my surprise and dismay when I did a pasture walk with the lady that sold me Heather and saw Glory's face covered in flies and scabbed pink skin! Horrified and embarrassed at the very least, guilty and sorry for her are in there too.

So, that very day I went looking for a fly mask with a nose cover. I eventually found one at my favorite online 'tack shop' Valley Vet Supply. I picked up the horse sized Crusader Pasture Long Nose Fly Mask on Tuesday, and got it in the mail today. Great service, fast delivery, and they take Paypal! I love these people.

I headed out to the pasture with the mask in hand to try it on. She didn't want to come anywhere near me as long as I was holding it. So, after playing 'ring around the Christel' for a bit, I got smarter: I brought her into the barn, gave her a bit of grain in her stall, and then tried it on her. For some reason, she's a lot better about doing things in her stall, anything from putting on her halter to picking up her feet. Anyway, the mask fit great, she seems to be taking to it well, and it doesn't look too awful either. I think I may have to pick up a couple more horse sized ones for Cora and Zora, as they wanted me to put Glory's on them while I was walking around. Valley Vet has a Buy 2 get 1 free deal going on right now, maybe I'll pick up 6. It never hurts to have extra on hand.