Woof Wear Uv Fly Mask With Ears Black Xl

Woof Wear UV Fly Mask with Ears – Black, Extra Large

XL is the largest fly mask Woof Wear make, for big horses of roughly 16.3–17.2hh. Size matters more on a fly mask than on almost any other piece of kit, because a mask that is too small drags the mesh in towards the eye and a mask that is too big slides about and does the same thing from the other direction. On a big-headed warmblood or draft the Large simply will not sit still.

The construction is no-rub spacer fabric with soft 3D-shaped ears and a contoured nose seal, and the vision mesh shades the eye and the skin around it. That shading is the real reason to buy a UV mask: pale eyelids and bald faces burn, and repeated sunburn there is a welfare problem, not a cosmetic one.

Performance & Benefits

• The largest size in the range, so a big or long head is properly covered rather than stretched into.
• Vision mesh shading the eyes and eyelids against sun as well as flies.
• No-rub spacer fabric, which is what makes all-day wear tolerable.
• 3D-shaped ears that keep their form on a large ear instead of flattening.
• Contoured nose seal, closing the gap flies use from underneath.
• Forelock friendly, and takes the optional Woof Wear UV Nose Protector.

Suitable For

• Big horses of roughly 16.3–17.2hh.
• Warmbloods, drafts and heavy hunters with long, broad heads.
• Horses with bald faces or pink eyelids that burn through the summer.
• All-day turnout in the fly season.
• If the Large slides around but the XL gapes at the jaw, the Large is still the safer choice — a mask that moves will find the eye. There is no size above XL.
• Not a riding mask. Use the Woof Wear Ride On Fly Mask, which is made to be worn with a bridle.

How to Use

• Check from the side that the mesh stands clear of the eyelashes and nothing rests on the eye.
• Seat both ears squarely without folding or twisting them inside the fabric.
• Lay the nose seal flat against the face all round, without lifting the mask towards the eye.
• Close all straps before washing. Machine wash at a maximum of 30°C on a gentle spin with non-biological detergent.
• Do not tumble dry and do not leave in strong sunlight.

Specification

• No-rub spacer fabric with 3D-shaped ears, vision mesh and a contoured nose seal.
• Size Extra Large, the largest of six: XXS, XS, Small, Medium, Large, XL.
• Black. Woof Wear's own listing colour is Turquoise.
• Registered Community Design 008038103-0001.
• Woof Wear reference 1012815.
• Woof Wear publish no UV blocking figure or test standard for the mask and give their fly mask sizing only as a chart image, so the height guide above is approximate and no percentage is claimed. Their UV Nose Protector is separately tested to BS EN 13758-1: 2002.

Care & Caution

• The eye is what you are protecting and what you can damage. Any mesh or seam touching the cornea or the lashes will scratch it — check the clearance each time the mask goes on.
• Remove the mask and check the face every day. On a big head the cheekbones and the poll take the pressure.
• Keep it clean. Grit held in spacer fabric against a bald face is what causes rubs.
• Replace a torn or stretched mask rather than patching it; a slack mask moves onto the eye.