I
> am wondering if anyone has success with "summer sheets" ? Do they actually
> keep biting bugs away or are they just to protect from the sun?...
Sheets are great!! I really like Weathabeeta's sheets--they have one
that's really inexpensive (around $50) that has a wide wrap that goes
under the belly and protects most of the belly, as well as a tail
cover to keep bugs from biting around the dock. You can also get it w/
a neck cover, but I've never tried that. I also put a flymask on, one
that has ear covers. I like Cashel's flymasks.
The major problem that I have w/ sheets is that I can't use them when
the horses aren't out grazing, b/c then the rotten pony picks at
Santana's (twh) sheet and rips holes in it, and pulls the flymask off.
If you don't have to deal w/ those problems, then a sheet and mask
should do you well!
http://www.weatherbeeta.com/USA/Range/Fly/Fly_intro.asp
Robyn
