PLEASE DON'T USE LYCRA FULL HOODS!!

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I have just had the vet to my angel after she got hers stuck round her face. She may retain the sight in her left eye but it's too early to say. The swelling will go down and she should look normal eventally but for now she is in a lot of discomfort and future is uncertain. And it's all my fault for putting the damn thing on her in the 1st place. I feel so terrible but not as bad as she does. The vet says it's not a freak incident they see quite a lot similar. Some are far worse, some not so bad. Please please don't use them.
 
A girl on my old yard had one on her little section A, it had twisted and went over her eye, by the time I got there in the morning (i was first one on yard) her eye was swollen huge and gunk running out of it, she didn't lose her eye but it took weeks and weeks of treatment before she came right.

Sorry to hear about your mare, and good luck, hope she does ok.
 
Sorry to hear about your mare, you must have had quite a shock. Hopefully she will make a full recovery and not lose her eye.

Are these hoods the things you pull over a horse's head and neck to keep them clean ?

It would be interesting to know if anyone else has had issues.
 
This happened with my snuggy hood turnout. Snuggy hoods said it had never happened before that they had heard of. If it was this brand please report it to them as they practically ignored me.
 
Sorry to hear about your horse I hope she recovers.

I had a similar problem with a ROMA lycra fly hood. The horse must have rubbed her head and when I arrived it was over her eye. Her eye was literally the size of a tennis ball but but by the next morning was much better.

There was no lasting damage and I hope your mare is as lucky.
 
I've heard this time and time again.
Not just suggy hoods but other brands too.

Best thing to do is too not use them or just use the ones that over the ears without the face.
 
I have seen a few similar incidents and would never use them again. A pony I used to ride would always roll as soon as I put him out. The owner always asked to put his hood on (mud-loving grey welshie!). Every time he rolled it twisted around and covered his eyes. Luckily he just carried on grazing and I went back in to sort it out.

My instructors mare was partially blind (temporarily) and on antibiotics after her lycra neck twisted in the field and rubbed her eye.
 
Sorry to hear about your lass, hope it all heals up quickly and well.


I have to say that I hate the things. I look at them, think about how a horse rubs its head, and cannot see how they can be a good thing to put on a horse :(

Sorry OP, this isn't meant to be a dig at you in any way, shape or form. Just my view on them.
 
Hope your horse recovers.

I hate the things, wouldn't even consider using them. Although I haven't seen any injuries from them, they are just wrong and never seem to stay put.

ETS: X posted with MrsM, who seems to be of the same mindset as me :eek:
 
hope your horse recovers.
i used to use them, put 1 on my gelding years ago and turned him out... he rolled immediately and got up with it shifted sideways covering both eyes totally. thank goodness he was sensible enough to just stand still as i rushed to him, talking all the time, and took it off asap - he was stressy but waited for me to help him. i'd never use one again. i cut them off just below the ears if i'm really fussed about a muddy neck, but i'd NEVER use one that covers around the eye areas...
 
Good tip kerilli, I was just about to go on eBay looking for one without eye holes until you said just cut off the eye bit, I have just bought one to keep plaits in the night before a winter show but have not been happy to leave it on yet, now I'm glad I didn't!

Hope your mare gets better soon op, don't blame yourself, they are widely used by lots of people! Thank you for the warning x
 
Hope you horse's injuries turn out not to be as bad as first thought. Have to say I have never understood why people use these hoods on their horses anyway to be honest.
 
Really sorry to hear about your mare- I hope she is okay and that she recovers. Please keep us posted.
I was actually going to buy one of these hoods- I just asked for one for my birthday next week, but would never even consider it now so thank you for posting.
Please don't blame yourself- freak incident& you assume that if these things are for sale then they must be safe.
Just focus on your poor mare. Loads of vibes for her x x
 
Kind of different thing happened with someone I know. They're not the most knowledgable and put the Lycra hood on overnight before a show. It had burst in the middle somewhere so they tied it together with twine. Came up in morning before show and the thing could hardly breathe ad it had slipped down to it's nostril and squashed them shut. I said to owner and she just laughed..,
 
I'm sorry to hear about your mare's accident and wish her a speedy recovery.
Unfortunately accidents happen, usually when we think we are doing the best for our horses.
I'm afraid that there are many gadgets and devices on the market which are designed purely to appeal to horse owners and make money for large companies (or even small ones) and not to meet any particular welfare need of the horse. (Can you tell this is one of my 'favourite' bugbears?).
 
I hate the damn things. My daughter put one on Basil but we both worried so much about it that we went up half way through the evening and took it off!
 
i bought a nice new fly hood in summer, asked a friend how it fitted and she told me a horrid story about a horse she owned that got one eye covered and panicked and jumped out field, out into a road and banged into a tree! quite dramatic but happened so fast, horse recovered. my nice new shiny lycra fly hood is back in its bag unused! hope your horse recovers well. its a pity these incidents arent made more public :(
 
I hope your horse recovers ok.
I've never used one as I bought one (a cheapy make) a few winters ago, my friend borrowed it before a show, to hold plaits in, and found her mare had twisted it around and had a very swollen eye. Luckily no lasting damage and it's been sat in the tackroom ever since.
I'd like to get one of the neck type that just goes to the ears, ideally with a zip, as I don't want Markie to lose any mane over winter
 
Are you talking about the hoods with the eye holes? I also know a horse which got one of these stuck on his head but thankfully he was ok. I'm worried now, as I've bought a Roma Neck Rug for the winter to stop my boy getting his mane rubbed off under his neck rugs. It is just a Lycra Neck Rug though which doesn't go over the ears, just up to the ears if that makes sense? Does anyone have any experience of these?
 
Are you talking about the hoods with the eye holes?
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Yes, like this.
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This type is much safer.
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I nearly bought one for my tb a few years ago! Someone mentioned how dangerous they are and completely put me off! Pleased they did!

Op- hope your horse will be okay. My tb scalped himself a few weeks ago in field, just above his eye. No evidence anywhere of how he did it! Went right through to his skull! Accidents happen, especially with horses :(
 
poor baby i feel so sorry for her, how she now?
btw to those who have the ones with eye holes, just cut it off with scissors just before the earholes, so at least you don't have to spend money on buying the ones without eye.
fingers x'ed that she'll get better now, she can have some of Shoe's lickit bar if she wants or the cookies :)
 
Same thing happened to a friend of mine, lucky the pony was OK but her eye was very sore and swollen. I refuse to use them because of that, however I have been eyeing up the ones without the face, for my mud monsters!
 
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