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slacy09 Reg. Nov 2005	Posted 2014-04-02 9:24 AM Subject: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Zeal Queen Posts: 3826 Location: TEXAS	My son's new horse is a bald face and the seller told us he sunburns. What's the best way to prevent this? thanks!
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Three 4 Luck Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2014-04-02 9:29 AM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Accident Prone Posts: 22277 Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR	Fly mask with the extended nose or keep him up during the day. I tried everything out there and it either didn't work or my mare would wash it off. She could even get Desitin off.
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Rodeodreamqueen Reg. Feb 2014	Posted 2014-04-02 9:31 AM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
	I use banana boat spray on sunscreen because it is very light. Spray it on his face and make sure it's doesn't go in his eyes or nose. Since the eyes and nose burn easily on my mare I spray it on my hands and rub it on her nose and around her eyes. Be careful that you don't use a thick sunscreen because they tend to run in their eyes and noses.
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SunnyGotMeGood Reg. Jan 2010	Posted 2014-04-02 9:32 AM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Elite Veteran Posts: 836 Location: Southern Pennsylvania	If the horse has pink eyelids watch for cancer. My family has had two horses whom got cancer. Our solution was to keep them indoors throughout the day. If we wanted to ride them during the day we used UV extended nose fly masks.
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Used2B Reg. Nov 2007	Posted 2014-04-02 8:52 PM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
I Need a Xanax! Posts: 2774	SunnyGotMeGood - 2014-04-02 9:32 AM If the horse has pink eyelids watch for cancer. My family has had two horses whom got cancer. Our solution was to keep them indoors throughout the day. If we wanted to ride them during the day we used UV extended nose fly masks. Ditto to everything said here. Keep him inside during the day but if they have to be out never let him out without a full face/nose covered sun proof fly mask. SStack.com also has the 85% sunproof fly sheets if he burns on his body.
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SaraJean Reg. Dec 2006	Posted 2014-04-02 9:11 PM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Northern Chocolate Queen Posts: 16576 Location: ND	Sunblock every morning is all it took to keep our baldface paint from burning, he was out 24/7
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barn mom Reg. Oct 2006	Posted 2014-04-02 9:44 PM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Sweet Tea Posts: 3496 Location: Home of the World Famous "Silver Bullet"	desitin works well on our white and pink noses. stays on well too. we put it on at night, it also keeps the dew off their face.
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hoofs_in_motion Reg. Apr 2011	Posted 2014-04-03 8:11 AM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Undercover Amish Mafia Member Posts: 9992 Location: Kansas	I always used kids sunscreen....lather up the face/nose then place a UV fly mask with nose on.
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MS2011 Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2014-04-03 8:33 AM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Own It and Move On Location: The edge of no where	Zinc Oxide will work.. I had a horse for a few years that would sunburn his nose terribly. This was the only thing that protected him while he was out grazing. He was really good at removing fly masks.
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lindseylou2290 Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-04-03 8:41 AM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Expert Posts: 2457	barn mom - 2014-04-02 9:44 PM desitin works well on our white and pink noses. stays on well too. we put it on at night, it also keeps the dew off their face. ^^ This works really well on my mare with a huge white blaze (not a bald face). I slather it on every morning after feeding and haven't had issues since with sunburn. I also like using it as it will moisturize and help heal the previous sores if you have any.
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Timber Creek Reg. Mar 2009	Posted 2014-04-03 9:37 AM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Expert Posts: 1273 Location: South Dakota	There is some stuff called My Pony Sun Block made in Arizona that works really well. It is easy to apply-kind of like putting on face powder but it doesn't come off when they drink. www.myponysunblock.com
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trotncowpony Reg. Aug 2008	Posted 2014-04-03 9:48 AM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Double Standards Don't Fly Posts: 1283 Location: At the barn	Diaper rash ointment. I use the generic from the dollar store. Its mainly zinc oxide, which is the stoutest sunblock. Its water repellent and lasts. If you have a horse with dew poisoning on their face slather it on and it will soften the scabs and make the face soft as cotton.
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horselover_jenn Reg. Dec 2013	Posted 2014-04-03 10:09 AM Subject: RE: Best way to prevent sunburn on horse's face?
Member Posts: 33 Location: Florida	I always used a strong (50+) SPF sunscreen and it seemed to do the trick. Whatever you use though I would try a small area to make sure they dont have a reaction to it. Def dont put anything around the eyes. I boat frequently and I know that if it runs it burns my eyes. Id put a fly mask on everyday for the eye area and sunscreen or something similar on the muzzle.
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