Horseware® Mio® Fly Sheet (No Fill)

I had already purchased this product from another vendor for one of my horses late last fall on sale. It's been a pretty good fly sheet. I purchased a 2nd from Amazon (best price at the time of purchase) recently for my other horse. I love the ease of putting the sheet on my horse. Love the neck cover, a bit loose, but the sheet does the job. It's durability isn't the best, but it isn't the worse. It has held up pretty well for my mare. She's not easy on her sheets, but isn't a terror either. She has been using it since May when the black flies appeared (we're in NH) and will continue to need/wear it until a hard freeze in fall. She's a black horse, so flies immediately are attracted to her dark color. It is now mid-August and the sheet has a few small holes, but nothing that keeps the sheet from doing the job. I purchased a 2nd one for my other mare, but as she is all white, the bugs do not bother her as much. So I may just save this newer sheet for my black colored mare until the existing one needs repairing. The sheet is very lightweight and breathable, so no problem using it when it is horribly hot. And as it is a European brand/sizing, it runs a tad large. My black mare is substantially broad, the 75" fits her perfectly. My other mare, a QHxTB, who is very narrow and who measures similarly in blanket size to my black mare, was swimming in the 75. So I purchased a 72" for her. The 72" will fit on my black mare, the surcingles will just need to be adjusted to the absolute ends to fit her barrel. I recommend it to folks who have horses who are pretty kind to their sheets. If your horse disintegrates sheets in the blink of any eye, then do not go for this sheet.

I have been in the horse business for over 40 years and have purchased Horseware Ireland products in the past in fact I find them to be a very welll made products at least until this purchase. The sizing is all wrong the body is short for the size and the neck peace is attached and is far to long I have two horses with very long necks and they swim in them. I do not recommend them nor will I buy them again. But I will go back to the Rambo Rug Fly sheets

This fly sheet is wonderful. Fits my horse very well. He is a 14.2 hands Quarter Horse with a smaller build and yet is muscular so I was surprised this fit so well. It's baggy on the neck and tail flap which I like because he won't have it rubbing on him. The only thing I would have liked is for the neck piece to have a velcro piece to attach to his halter to keep the neck up easier. For me though, my gelding only wears this fly sheet while in his stall so that he doesn't ruin/rip it. This sheet does it's job and it comfy and light for the really hot days.

My horse loves this fly sheet. I wish I could give this sheet 5 stars, but as with other fly sheets I have tried, the top strap along the chest is too high. As a result, I have to leave it really loose or open so my horse can eat grass without rubbing his chest/neck area raw. The top strap needs to be under the lower strap about 3 to 4 inches. Otherwise the sheet is loose and airy and he doesn't sweat in our Oklahoma heat. The chest area uses easy snaps so it is easy to put on. This was the first time I used a sheet with a neck cover and it is wonderful. Easy to put on and secure. The sheet is so well made I am wondering why the maker uses a crappy string to keep the back of the sheet (where the string goes under the tail from one end to the other) from blowing up. The string is nearly impossible to thread through the little piece of looped material and it is too short to tie together (unless someone has a super skinny horse). So I scrapped the string and use a plastic soft coated bungy cord to keep the back end from blowing up. The bungy cord easily fits through the little piece of looped material. It is easy to put on and easy to take off unlike the crappy string.Otherwise it is well made and durable.

These sheets fit well and I've not had a rubbing issue on any of my 3 mares. They also seem to keep my bay and chestnut mares cooler than if they didn't have them on. I believe the light color reflects the sun where their dark coats get so hot that it burns my hand to touch them in the heat of summer. I'm on my 3rd year with my first sheet and I expect the others to last as long, too. They wash easily. Just remember to close the Velcro so it doesn't stick to the sheet itself in the washer.

Waste of money. Yes this fly sheet is light weight but after a month and a half of use, it’s falling apart. I bought two to use this summer and keep rotating for cleaning. Both sheets have significant pilling, mostly from the Velcro closures. Both sheets have holes and rips. One sheet has been completely ripped on the chest piece. These are not durable at all.

Leg straps on this style would have really made this the perfect sheet… Other than the hood was absolutely enormous, and non-detachable

Perfect fit. Great material. Hooks and closures are sturdy.