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Topic: Homemade Fly Repellent.
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Black Magic
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posted January 24, 2004 07:38 AM
does anyone have any Homemade Fly Repellent recipes? my pony has sweet itch and come spring im going to start feeding her alfalfa with garlic and olive oil, any other ideas what i could feed her?
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kelly
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kedge
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posted January 24, 2004 02:04 PM
Hey your pretty local compared to some on here lol! We were told to use the following;
1. citronella
2. clove of garlic
3. metholated spirits
4. vinegar
you cant go wrong make sure you make this as strong as possible!!!!
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Idrivetrotters
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posted January 24, 2004 04:01 PM
I use equal parts vinegar and alcohol it works, plus I LOVE skin so soft from Avon that stuff works!!! I'm in FL where flies are a year round problem ssooooooo
Jane
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mytblady
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posted January 24, 2004 04:32 PM
HEY THERE I GOT ONE
OKAY MIX 1 CUP OF WATER
1 CUP OF VINIGAR
&1 CUP OF DAWN DISH SOAP
IT WORKS WONDERS THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HARNESS RACE THERE PONYS USE IT GOOD LUCK
EDEN ![[Running Horse]](graemlins/horse.gif)
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mytblady
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posted January 24, 2004 04:34 PM
OH AND INCASE YOU DONT KNOW YOU SPRAY THAT STUFF ON YOUR HORSE NOT FEED IT TO THEM
EDEN
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Toby&Arie
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posted January 24, 2004 04:55 PM
At our stable we use an equal part mixture of apple cider + vinegar. Works well and the only bad thing about it is that it has a smell which isn't only unappealing to the flies. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif) But it's only a strong scent when you first apply it and then it fades away ![[Smile]](smile.gif) Thankfully...
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Toby&Arie
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posted January 24, 2004 04:58 PM
And yeah- the apple cider vinegar is used in a spray, not as a feed supplement although I don't think the horse would be at all inclined to drink it anyway ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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tn walker
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posted January 25, 2004 06:28 AM
I buys cheaper fly sprays sometimes, but I add ample amounts of Avon Skin-so-soft, and then they work great! Flys hate the smell ( i use it on myself camping sometimes )
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Black Magic
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posted January 26, 2004 08:21 AM
the problem with my girl is you cant use sprays because she rears and goes shakey and shows the whites of her eyes
[ January 26, 2004, 08:23 AM: Message edited by: Black Magic ]
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kelly
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Blistering Winds
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posted January 26, 2004 08:45 AM
You need to train her to it.
Spray only the lower legs at first. Avoid any other part of her body. Then as she calms down, then start working your way up day by day.
You can start now with water, since fly season is out..well, at least here it is anyways.
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Black Magic
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posted January 26, 2004 09:31 AM
shes fine with the hose pipe and water, fly seasons gonna start in a few months
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kelly
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Dawn
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posted January 26, 2004 10:07 AM
Bw's saying to put water in the spray bottle. Then when you have to put repellent on her, she'll be fine with the bottle.
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Black Magic
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posted January 26, 2004 10:25 AM
oh rite, i'll have to try that, but she can still smell the fly spray and shell react to the smell. can you spray some on your hands and rub it on?
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Dawn
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posted January 26, 2004 10:28 AM
You can do that, but it's not very effective. Takes a long time, doesn't get good coverage, messy, ends up on you instead of the horse. She's (most likely) afraid of the spray bottle and not the fly spray. Once she gets used to the bottle, she shouldn't have a problem
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Blistering Winds
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posted January 26, 2004 10:40 AM
Never had issues with the "smell" of fly spray. Mostly the Spritz from the bottle.
Get her use to the spritz, and see what happens. If it IS the smell, I love the Citronella sprays just because they do an excellent job.
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Paintlover
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posted February 07, 2004 09:07 AM
Black Magic--
I wouldn't spray it on her lower legs at first. The scared horses are very protective of their legs because they use them for everything. Use it on her wither/shoulder first. that is where (after noses) new horses rub eachother. Just rub her with a bottle first.
M.
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