Cashel Crusader Designer Horse Fly Mask with Ears, Leopard, Horse

I tried the other fly masks, but I always come back to a Crusader!

I bought two masks in the horse size, one for my grey gelding who tends to need smaller tack and the other for my paint mare who tends to need larger tack. Although they both use regular tack, just when adjusting halters/headstalls one will be on the smaller holes and the other on the larger holes. Unfortunately, the mask seems slightly too big for my grey and slightly too small for my paint. The masks still fit but not ideally, they dont create any issues but I tried a Kensington mask on both of them and the fit was much better (I had other issues with that mask hence why I didnt keep it). So I use this mask and just try to adjust as best I can. The horses do not mind them, even the ears. They LOVE that their forelocks can come through. They are not at itchy at the end of the day when I remove the masks. The masks also do not rub them or seem to irritate their skin at all. I live in a Feedlot area with LOTS of flies and even when I put the mask on loosely on my grey, the flies are still not able to sneak up into the mask. The visibility seems to be great for the horses and the darts have good form so they dont collapse in towards the eyes like in cheaper masks. They also seem to have great ventilation, the horses dont really get sweaty at all under them even in 100-degree heat. Overall Im satisfied, although I wish the fit was slightly better but the best fit Ive found in fly masks rather than Kensington but once again I have issues with that mask. I also like that these masks have a felt rim on the contact points for the skin so I dont have to worry about them rubbing their skin raw. It is super soft. It does have great blockage of sunlight, like wearing a great pair of sunglasses. The grey would get sunburns prior to this mask around his eyes, and with the mask no sunburn at all! Visibility gets challenging at dusk due to such great blockage of sunlight, but we take them off at night anyways. Our horses are also out to pasture and although they get covered in weed pollen and seed grasses sometimes, they are very durable. And they keep most of the pollen/seeds away from the horses eyes. Overall I am satisfied, I just wish the sizing had a little wider range to fit different head shapes of horses more ideally.

Its made a world of difference in my late summer riding. Flies, gnats, and mosquitoes for horrible in August here in Utah. Using this mask has made my horse so much more comfortable and our rides together so much more relaxed. I liked this mask so well, I ordered two more right away. I know it recommends that you dont use them for daily turn out, but this mask is the only one my gelding will keep on. All the others end up rubbed off and in interesting places, like the horse trough.

my horse loves this! she is a bit headshy and hates having her ears touched, but she will lower her head and wait patiently for me to put this on. weve had unusually heavy flies and no-see-ums this year, so this fly mask has been a life saver. washes out nicely just by running it under a hose and drip dries quickly. after using for over a month, i can see that it wont last long with daily use, hence the four instead of five stars. but i will definitely be buying another one next year.

Cashel fly masks have durability and last!

This is one of the few fly masks that actually for my Arabs head. He has a somewhat large head for an arab so I order the horse size. He is rough on them so I get a new one every year... He rolls and rubs his head on stuff.

Works great.

Love these fly masks

Per the usual with Crusader, great sturdy fly mask.

Love this fly mask -- attractive and very durable!