Ear Bonnet Shopping Help!

[sychnant]

My horse has aural plaques so needs her ears covered when the flies are about. She has a full face mesh mask with ears but I don't like her having her eyes covered all the time.

I bought a crochet bonnet with ears, with a string to tie it on. It's a thin bit of string so if she got caught on anything (unlikely, she's very sensible!) it would give way quickly.

However - it slips round and the ears end up underneath her head :/

Any ideas for ears without mask, that might actually stay put? Or should I just butcher a full face mask?

 

[P4NN]

How about sewing it onto a fly fringe that can be worn in the field? If needed you could snip the dangley bits off?!

My other suggestion would be to butcher an old face mask.

 

[sychnant]

Thankyou, that's a great idea! Off to buy one now

 

[MileyMouse]

How about these ?
http://www.horze.co.uk/fly-rugs/horze-fly-veil-w/hood/22828.html?color=BL

My horses have them on over night in the summer and seem to work well

 

[sychnant]

Ooh, even better as I don't have to sew anything lol

How is the fit? My mare is a cob size in almost everything - are they nice and wide over the ears or would I be better going for a full?

 

[MileyMouse]

Ooh, even better as I don't have to sew anything lol

How is the fit? My mare is a cob size in almost everything - are they nice and wide over the ears or would I be better going for a full?

From memory they came up quite big so cob should be fine

 

[SuperH]

How about these ?
http://www.horze.co.uk/fly-rugs/horze-fly-veil-w/hood/22828.html?color=BL

My horses have them on over night in the summer and seem to work well

I have been after something like this for ages, thank you! How well do they stay put with rolling?