A gal I know through a rescue requested a pair of fly boots for one of the rescues, Pauliann. The flies really eat her legs up. The same thing happens with Daisy, really only on her front legs.
So i made a donkey sized pair of fly boots! Most horse fly wraps only come in one size 'horse' size. LOL and the cheaper ones are probably made of a fabric that can be torn easily. the cheaper ones look like that 'no see um' mosquito netting. I had that stuff on Daisy's fly mask, and it didn't hold up.
the more expensive ones use good fabric, but I've heard they sag after awhile. I got Daisy some used 'good' ones, and they're nice, but they're just too big for her, and I can see where the sagging comes into play. I knew the boots had to fit well, I also decided to add boning to give them stiffness so they'll never sag.
This is what I came up with!
So i made a donkey sized pair of fly boots! Most horse fly wraps only come in one size 'horse' size. LOL and the cheaper ones are probably made of a fabric that can be torn easily. the cheaper ones look like that 'no see um' mosquito netting. I had that stuff on Daisy's fly mask, and it didn't hold up.
the more expensive ones use good fabric, but I've heard they sag after awhile. I got Daisy some used 'good' ones, and they're nice, but they're just too big for her, and I can see where the sagging comes into play. I knew the boots had to fit well, I also decided to add boning to give them stiffness so they'll never sag.
This is what I came up with!
Compared to Kensington's, you can see how much smaller they need to be to fit a donk properly
I box stitched all the velcro
Daisy did a test fit for Pauliann
They fit perfectly!
the mesh :)
I orginally got thise mesh for my first round of fly masks, but I realized when it was delivered that it was too tight of a weave. And I had an entire roll of it!! LOL. So it sat around for quite some time. I made a dog hammock bed of a large portion of it. Now it'll be fly boots!
To learn more about Pauliann, visit http://hithger.org/hithger.aspx
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