Poor, poor Hetja is covered in horrid flies, all having a go at her.  No one else is suffering like her.  I don’t what it is.  Maybe because she is nursing a foal she is more attractive to flies.  Yes, there are flies about the other horses but Hetja is the one being attacked constantly especially around her legs, eyes and udder.  I have been using a citronella spray on her but it doesn’t last long enough and I don’t want her udder to smell odd to Sóley the Foalie.  It is a tough one.

So today I dug out an old fly mask we had used on a horse many moons ago for uveitis. I am not sure about the three straps at the top but I tied them onto the headcollar for good measure.  The fly mask wasn’t perfect, but I reckoned it would do for the time being.

Lilja was babysitting her little sister (awww, **** sweet ****).

I went up to Hetja and put on her mask with a headcollar attached.  She didn’t mind, not even slightly.

I admit that it is a bit work-in-progress and I check Hetja regularly. I will swap the headcollar over for a quick-release one.

Little Miss woke up and had a good scratch.

Lilja and Sóley investigated their mother’s new headwear.  Lilja pulled Hetja’s ear out so I went back, returned the ear to its rightful place and had words with Lilja.

As long as the damn thing stays in place for a little while.  Hetja seems happier too, which is good.

When I got home, I hit Amazon and bought a better fly mask with a nose-shield (against sunburn) as well, plus many bottles of Avon Skin So Soft.  Let’s hope it all arrives soon.