Mesh Fly Sheets

hey yall!


what are your opinions on fly sheets? My horses are getting eaten alive, (and im using full strength fly spray) by horseflies and these nasty things called green-heads, if you live by the bay like i do, you would understand.

Do you think fly sheets really help? or no?

and do they hold in heat? I dont want my poor guys sweating to death!!

i use them all the time,the forest flies here are horrible.The best brands are weatherbeeta and Buccas,they also stop the coat from bleaching and the horses dont sweat in them

I have the Wrangler fly sheet right now. It did cost a little more, but it really heavy and thick. When parker wore it last year, he didn't sweat very much at all. It also has a belly band, which i adore. It keeps the flies off of his stomach, and it keeps it in place. it also had fleece withers, to keep it from rubbing on him. i got mine from Smithbrothers. i will get u a link in a second.

Actually, for certain reasons, if you wanted to, i would sell mine. Its a size 80, (im pretty sure, i got it for davie) and we paid about 80 bucks for it.. I would take 50. it was used for 1 summer and a half. good condition... i really like it.

you can email me or tell me here if your interested, just dont' PM me,... ahaha i always forget to check that, so i might miss it.

Jordan

Petsmart has them on clearance for 23 bucks! I love mine!

Cindy - the petsmart up here hasn't put ANYTHING on sale!!!

Do they have any left?

I have 2 diff kinds of mesh ones 1 is really stiff and hard and not too bad but not as durable and the other is soft and a little more durable but more expensive... got both through Sneiders or www.sstack.com

My boys are wearing the new AirFlow fly sheets that Weatherbeeta has. They have the belly band and neck peice. Suprisingly, they haven't sweat with them, AND their coats haven't faded at all! They are also very durable. The boys are turned out all day, and play hard

They were a little more than I wanted to spend for two of them, but we have already saved money from the fly spray, LOL!

Cantjog, where'd you get yours from?

cool! thanks for the thumbs up.

schnieders have some decent ones on sale. so those will probably be the ones i get!!!
thanks yall

I do not use them. I have too many horses to put them on. I use Tri-Tech 14 and Endore for fly spray and fly mask. I guess it really does comes down the the little vermin you have flyin around. I spay mine heavy for the frist 3 or 4 days then spray again about ever 3 days.

These sprays are $$$$ $54.00 a gallon. The worst thing around here are those big black biting flies.. So, really boils down to what you have. Guess it depends on your pocket book.. Just my own opinion and that is all. Flies can still get up underneath those sheets. Same with a fly mask.

The best thing that can happen is the Barn Swallow.. They eat flies.. For some odd reason mine have not come back. I have no clue why I used to have about 50 to 100 nest.. Never a fly in site.. A few years ago my Barn Swalllow herd dropped to almost nothing. I have seen two males this year.. :cry

I just do not understand where they went The bird people do not have the answers either.. I would be very happy to see them little boggers all over the place.

oh i know about the swallows! we have about 15-20 nests in our barn, love them for the bug killing, but the poo ....is over everything!
its funny though, there are pieces of my geldings flaxen tail hanging from their nests...

make sure you didnt have any snakes or owls around, thats the number one thing to destroy your bird herd!!

7cedars wrote:

Cantjog, where'd you get yours from?

There was a seller on ebay (e-quus_tack) that I bought them from, who had them for about $10 cheaper. They don't have anything listed right now, but Dover also carries them