Fly protection. Flies and gnats will eat horses' ears until they bleed. In the process they will get inside and cause horses to shake their heads incessantly. You do not want this while galloping cross-country or jumping high fences. A horse shaking its head is not only distracted, it's off balance. Can fall-go-boom.
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Date: 2012-07-31 01:23 pm (UTC)