True, but a hat isn't going to protect their noses or their eyes very
much judging by the size of the brim of the hat that I saw. It might
help shade their eyes a bit but even humans need a 3" brim on a hat
all the way around to get proper skin cancer protection.

These days, we use baby sunblock on horses or zinc oxide. There is
also horse sunblock spray but most people just use a fly sheet if they
have a horse with pink skin.

deb

On 1/26/06, Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Horses may also  get sunburn-
>
> Horses with areas of non-pigmented skin on their noses, around the eyes
> and backline, and even the heels are at risk of suffering sunburn (solar
> dermatitis) when grazing.
> http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/StoryTemplate_Process.cfm?specie=Horses&story_no=1288
>
> Nina S-R
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 1/26/2006 10:21:20 AM >>>
> I have a model of a cart horse with a straw hat. I always assumed that
> it
> was for flies, like today's "fly bonnets," which are mesh masks that
> protect
> the ears and face. Show hunter/jumpers have the hair on their ears
> (natural
> insect protection) trimmed, and the little ear covers help keep the
> bugs out
> (in addition to hiding cotton).
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf
> Of Deb Fuller
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:14 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Straw horse hat
>
> Wow. I've never heard of or seen hats for horses. Learn something new
> every
> day.
>
> Does anyone have a picture of this? A poster on the website thread
> below
> mentioned that he had seen pictures of hats on civilian horses.
> I've never seen or heard of them in a historical context.
>
> Today, we sometimes use "fly fringe" which have fabric covers for the
> horse's ears and a crocheted fringe that hangs down over his forelock
> to
> keep away the flies. This only works so well as some flies will bite
> through
> anything, no matter how much flyspray you put on it. The show types use
> them
> to hide the cotton that they stuff into their horse's ears to muffle
> the
> crowd noises.
>
> I think I would go completely overboard with a straw horsey hat tho'.
> I would be too tempted to make it match my straw bonnet by putting
> flowers
> and pretty ribbons on it.
>
> Deb
>
> On 1/25/06, Barbara Hass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >
> http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/printthread.php?t=10980&page
>
> > =3&pp=10 I found this web site for reenactors which has a discussion
> > of hats for horses -- some seem to think the hats were more for
> mules.
> >
> > Interesting topic hard to search!!                      Barbara
> Hass,
> > retired reference librarian.
>
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