lycra hoods - help please

I've not looked at the link but I'd say be VERY careful with lycra hoods. I think there will be some stuff in the archive on this forum about it too.

I put one on my boy, turned him out in it, and went up to the field just a few hours later to see him standing, completely still, up in one corner, looking very tucked up and miserable. When I investigated, what had happened was the hood had slipped and come up all over his face and his ears, completely covering his eyes so that he couldn't see.

Luckily he's a sensible chappie at heart and was just standing doing nothing about it; but I've heard of horses getting ulcerated eyeballs because of this happening.

I've got a snuggy hoods one now; am trying to get the right size for mine as their M/L is a little too large and their M size is a bit small!! But these look to be far more substantial and I think from other feedback on this forum, they're OK.

I'd never ever buy a lycra hood again; no way.
 
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
I've not looked at the link but I'd say be VERY careful with lycra hoods. I think there will be some stuff in the archive on this forum about it too.

I put one on my boy, turned him out in it, and went up to the field just a few hours later to see him standing, completely still, up in one corner, looking very tucked up and miserable. When I investigated, what had happened was the hood had slipped and come up all over his face and his ears, completely covering his eyes so that he couldn't see.

Luckily he's a sensible chappie at heart and was just standing doing nothing about it; but I've heard of horses getting ulcerated eyeballs because of this happening.

I've got a snuggy hoods one now; am trying to get the right size for mine as their M/L is a little too large and their M size is a bit small!! But these look to be far more substantial and I think from other feedback on this forum, they're OK.

I'd never ever buy a lycra hood again; no way.
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eeek,thats awful!!:eek:

thanks for that - i dont think with this one there is any way it would go past his ears,its really tight to get over his head thankfully.
 
I too second the turn out Snuggy hoods, but make sure you get the right size in that too, I got one a bit to big, turned my boy out in it and the rest of the horses and pulled it down so he was not just blinded, but also gagged by it, it was all in his mouth. Poor boy :(

Again, luckily he was just stood in the middle of the field very confused.
 
I didn't have the no head roma one, but I did have the head and neck with no belly strap once - total waste of £ - it ripped on the first use and I found my mare with it hanging off under her rug, useless!

I have a snuggy hoods turnout hood now (with ears) and it is the best thing ever! When she has a roll sometimes an ear goes missing, but a shake from her and all is sorted. It did slip over her eyes once (she just stood there bless her!), but I have shortened the neck a little and now it is perfect! They will do adjustments for you too. I got the size they suggested and now the neck has been shortened a tiny bit it is perfect.

Well worth the money, they really do the job and it is wearing really well (it is in its second winter on a total mud/rolling-aholic)!
 
if you do use one please be sure that it fits, I will not use mine after a friends horse pulled hers over her head and it rubbed on her eyes causing ulcers, luckily the horses eyesight was saved.
 
I thought with lycra hoods and body suits that they were for purely inside the stable and must not be used when turned out for all the reasons outlined above?
If there in the stable the horses cant mess about as much or snag it on anything so therefore a low risk of anything happening.
 
The lycra ones are not for turning out in, your right.

My situation happened with a turn out hood that was slightly too big. So the problems can still happen if the turn out hoods are not fitting correctly. Now he has one that fits I've had no problems with it, oh except for the countless holes I have to sew up every week! :D Naughty ponies..
 
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