When to apply fly spray

katylynn06 · 07-22-2006, 09:29 AM

Is it better to apply fly spray before or after I ride?

mchip · 07-22-2006, 09:35 AM

i always apply before i ride to keep them off while i ride then again after if i had to rinse him b/c of sweat.

Zoomarsgirl · 07-22-2006, 09:38 AM

Before. But if possable, I would do it before and after.

Crazy4Bays · 07-22-2006, 10:23 AM

I do it before and after. I do it before, because when they flies are biting him when I'm riding, there's no way he can pay attention to me, he has to nip at them and try to get them off. The only bad thing is that after I ride and take his saddle off, he gets foamy around his girth

HorseObsession · 07-22-2006, 10:59 AM

You should definatley do it before you ride, if not after too.

In the feilds, horses can react to flies and other bugs by running, bucking, tail swishing, and rolling. When we ride them, we are not allowing them to deal with the flies in a way that can get them off, as those behaviors are unacceptable.

Buckshot · 07-22-2006, 04:33 PM

I do both before and after is possible, but always before. I learned to do that after almost being bucked off by one really PO'd horse!

EmazingCasper · 07-22-2006, 04:35 PM

I always apply before, I hate being on my horse and were trying to do something and he is going crazy because of the flies.

Quick2Skip01 · 07-23-2006, 06:21 AM

I apply before and after also. I also try to apply it on him in the morning before the flies get bad so he gets some bug relief before later in the day when we ride.

twhlvr · 07-23-2006, 06:35 AM

I apply it before...then again after, especially if I hose them off(which I usually do). I make sure that I wipe it around their ears and face as that's where they're most bothered..especially out on the trail.

*Jamie* · 07-23-2006, 11:00 AM

I usually apply right after I groom. And than I tack up & ride.
And after I hose them off, I will also put on some more

07-22-2006, 09:29 AM	#1
katylynn06 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: AR Posts: 1,639 Images: 189 Blog Entries: 28	When to apply fly spray Is it better to apply fly spray before or after I ride? __________________ Member of the 20lb club. 142lbs, goal lose 20lbs 'I am a proud member of the Bareback Riders Association!' Ahhhh the smell of a horse. Who could resist. VPM of Jeff, 1st BTN Bravo Comp. Platoon 1026 Graduation October 31st, 2008

07-22-2006, 09:35 AM	#2
mchip Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NC Posts: 320 Images: 34	i always apply before i ride to keep them off while i ride then again after if i had to rinse him b/c of sweat. __________________ mchip

07-22-2006, 09:38 AM	#3
Zoomarsgirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hicktown, Virginia Posts: 7,332 Images: 274	Before. But if possable, I would do it before and after. __________________ -Jennifer Country 15 y/o chestnut thoroughbred hunter/jumper gelding RIP Zoomar.

07-22-2006, 10:23 AM	#4
Crazy4Bays Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 877 Images: 151	I do it before and after. I do it before, because when they flies are biting him when I'm riding, there's no way he can pay attention to me, he has to nip at them and try to get them off. The only bad thing is that after I ride and take his saddle off, he gets foamy around his girth __________________ "How Do You Like Me Now"?! -Toby Keith -Barbi's Cindy (Cheyenne (Shy))--> 6 y/o APHA Palomino Mare

07-22-2006, 04:33 PM	#6
Buckshot Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michiana Posts: 5,027 Images: 24 Blog Entries: 18	I do both before and after is possible, but always before. I learned to do that after almost being bucked off by one really PO'd horse! __________________ Say ya to da U.P., eh? HGS's official Birdbrain

07-22-2006, 04:35 PM	#7
EmazingCasper Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: .where ever my heart takes me. Posts: 4,638 Images: 307	I always apply before, I hate being on my horse and were trying to do something and he is going crazy because of the flies. __________________ I couldn't Imagine life without my Horse Blaze Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

07-23-2006, 06:21 AM	#8
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 4,003 Images: 285 Blog Entries: 7	I apply before and after also. I also try to apply it on him in the morning before the flies get bad so he gets some bug relief before later in the day when we ride. __________________ Yesterday is History & Tomorrow is a mystery Horse Power- (Informal) The extraordinary capacity of the horse to elevate the human spirit.

07-23-2006, 06:35 AM	#9
twhlvr Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PA Posts: 324 Images: 1	I apply it before...then again after, especially if I hose them off(which I usually do). I make sure that I wipe it around their ears and face as that's where they're most bothered..especially out on the trail. __________________ ~Mary Ellen~ Do not go where the path may lead...Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Shady H Acres: Home of the TWH "glide ride" and one cool QH, just to mix it up a bit

07-23-2006, 11:00 AM	#10
Jamie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 408 Images: 52	I usually apply right after I groom. And than I tack up & ride. And after I hose them off, I will also put on some more