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shyeow2
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| Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:55 pm Post subject: Curious.. |
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| I m just curious, why some horse need to cover up their eyes during rest session..? :oops: |
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Dr. TanDY
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:23 am Post subject: |
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| If I'm not mistaken that is to calm down the horse. Horse get less excited or nervous when they cannot see. :roll: |
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shyeow2
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| ic. thanks. i asked the stable man, they dont really know the reason behind.. :shock: i tot somthing wrong with the eyes.. :oops: |
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Dr. TanDY
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| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Haha :-) |
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snowboy
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:08 am Post subject: |
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hiya shyeow...u into horse riding now??
shyeow2 wrote: ic. thanks. i asked the stable man, they dont really know the reason behind.. :shock: i tot somthing wrong with the eyes.. :oops: |
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shyeow2
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| ya. is quite fun.. :roll: :lol: |
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Dr csh
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| I believe most people do that to prevent insects from landing on the eyes. Some horses also like to walk through bushes which may allow plant awns to become lodged on the cornea or the conjunctiva. Not all horses need a fly mask but those horses that seem to be sensitive or like to rub their face on stuff will benefit from it. |
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Abymummy
Joined: 31 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| It's not just to prevent from insects and other nasty stuff from getting in, also not just for calming them down, it's also for two more reasons: 1. To prevent the horse from getting full peripheral vision (eyes on side of head) and 2. to prevent the horse from 'spooking' or terkejut. Race horses especially tend to have a high strung nature and spook very easily. When horses spook, they have a tendency to injure themselves... |
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shyeow2
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Dr csh , Abymummy,
thank you! :D |
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Dr csh
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Dear shyeow2,
Did you mean fly masks (as in the top picture of the paint horse with the blue fly mask) or did you mean the blinders (as in the second pictures of belgian draft pulling team)? They have different functions. |
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shyeow2
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Yea, I mean the 'fly mask'; learn something new today.. :roll:
actually what is the functions for both? the bottom one i guess for them to concentrate on the road??! :lol: |
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Dr csh
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:29 am Post subject: |
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Dr Celine
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: |
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| hi! you guys are right about the blinkers and fly masks. I don't know how common or uncommon it is for racehorses overseas to race with blinkers, but they are quite common in the Malaysian racing scene. Some horses seem to race better with it and some race better without it. I think it has to do with how the horse responds to running in a pack. Some horses naturally like to get ahead of everyone else and some just get distracted a long the way! some wear 'pacifiers' (dont ask me why its called that!) which are like blinkers with an extra wire mash covering the front of the eye to protect the eye from flying debris (especially if thy're not right out in front of everyone!) i'd love to post a photograph of the blinkers and pacifiers if i only knew how to upload it here! :oops: |
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Dr csh
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:12 am Post subject: |
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