SmartPak Comfort Fly Mask w/ SmartCore Technology is rated
3.8 out of
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Rated 3 out of
5
by
Lucy from
Mixed feelings
I bought a couple of these masks a few weeks ago. I love the colours and the light, cool design. I love the spacious pockets for the eye area and the mesh for the ears. However, my horses easily take them off; I think they lasted about a day before they started taking them off constantly. I tried using the velcro tabs on the poll area to tie them, but they ended up tearing the tab off completely somehow. I think part of the problem may be that the mesh for the ears is a bit small, and my horses do not have proportionately large ears. The masks are also quite torn up by now, so I don’t know how long they will last.
Date published: 2022-05-24
Rated 5 out of
5
by
SVGM from
Great fit, great price, great colors!
I love these fly masks. I bought different colors for each of the horses. They fit perfectly - on a quarter horse head and a thoroughbred head. The eye mesh is great. It is a little stiff which holds it off the eye. I bought the oversize one for our Quarter Horse gelding who does have a big head. They go on easily, but my horses have kept them on all day. I will definitely buy more of these fly masks.
Date published: 2022-05-21
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Sherrie22 from
Horses like it and leave them on
These have surprised me. Fit well, both allow me to slide over face, like the opening for forelocks (a must have for my Paso Fino). My houdini gelding has not gotten this one off yet and my mare has pulled it off only 2x on very warm days. Other masks come off within hours. My only complaint is why black eyes and ears?? Sheep/deer flies and green heads are attracted to black so they are currently swarming their ears and eyes (not biting but still annoying them) and its much hotter.. White or light grey would be such a better choice plus cooler.
Date published: 2022-05-21
Rated 4 out of
5
by
MelG from
Great fit
I have been using this for a month now to see if my horse would tolerate it. The gnats love his ears and this has helped greatly! The only fault I can see is the way it sits over his eyes. The darts cause this to touch his eyes no matter how much I move it around. It was trashed in the mud last week and washed out very well!
Date published: 2022-05-11
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Bbsmcc from
Doesn't stay on
Took my horse all on 5 minutes to get it off and I have never had a problem with him keeping mask on.
Date published: 2022-05-10
Rated 2 out of
5
by
Woodmark Equestrian from
Do not stay on :(
I bought 4 of these for each of my horses. I absolutely love that there is no velcro to deal with...BUT...They do not stay on. As soon as the horses lay down to roll they come right off :(
I think the material is great and I really wish they would stay on because I don't enjoy dealing with velcro, especially once it becomes muddy.
Date published: 2022-04-29
Rated 4 out of
5
by
greyjumper9 from
Nice improvements
I love the improvements done with the mesh over the eyes since I had to stop using my last one due to it sitting too close to my horse's eye as these masks weren't really sized for warmblood head shapes. I will say I still think the sizing is a little off as the ear mesh seems ever so slightly too short in addition to the spacing of the ear holes being kinda weird. The ear part sits strangely on both of my horses and while one is fine with it the other one keeps rubbing the mask off his ears (still keeps it on though). Most horses in my barn have this fly mask and it fits some perfectly and others not so much. Smartpak has been great about fixing the things on this mask that needed it so I'm happy to keep purchasing each iteration as the price point is great and I have faith they'll sort out the sizing issue eventually too.
Date published: 2022-04-26
Rated 1 out of
5
by
nolaroo from
pretty color but poor quality
The color and pattern are very pretty. The fabric however leaves much to be desired. In two days my horse has managed to get it off four times because it didn't fit well even though he is a quite standard size "horse" head. The fabric shredded easily. Zero stars for durability!
Date published: 2022-04-15
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Shelly55 from
Almost perfect
I have purchased several masks of this type from other companies. Set of the iMesh was always to close on my Percheron quarter horse cross. This mask has a lovely large mesh eyepatch is that clear my horses prominent eyes very well. Unfortunately the ears are too small for her ears. They are probably about a half inch short for a good fit.
Date published: 2022-04-01
Rated 5 out of
5
by
josie1618 from
I will purchase more!
It’s a great price, fits well. Some reviews said the mesh gets in their eyes. I did not have that experience. It’s a stiff mesh that gives plenty of room (maybe SP updated the mask this year). It does run small. The horse in the photo is 15.2hh and always wears a horse size, which is what I got but it’s snug. I imagine it would be too small for a warmblood type. I’m not sure how it will hold up yet.
Date published: 2022-03-24