Heat and pressure in the saddle area can become irritating. When applying to the horses face spray on a soft cloth and wipe on keeping the insecticide away from eyes and nose. Apply sprays while lightly brushing against the lay of the hair. When applying, brush your horse thoroughly to remove dirt and dust. Use only 100% pure citronella oil, not petroleum based citronella for back yard torches. Pour ingredients into a spray bottle, shake well before using. Not only is it inexpensive and easy to mix up but it also helps control a wide range of of horse pests like flies, gnats, ticks and lice. In my humble opinion this is the best I have come across. Horses have different levels of sensitivity so what treats one horse well might be irritating to their stable mate.īeing a horse owner for over 18 years I must have tried every recipe for fly spray there is. Buy a commercially available spray, which is convenient, or mix up a homemade spray, which is more economical and the horse owner has control of what they are putting on their horses skin. Even if you are picking up manure daily to cut down an breeding areas, using fly parasites to kill off the fly larvae before they can hatch and putting out traps to catch adults you will still have the need to use sprays for spot treatment of flies time to time. Fly sprays are essential in the summer months if you are a horse owner.
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