Horse Care 101 - How To Keep Flies Away
The fact is that once the weather gets warmer our horses tend to spend quite a lot of time outside, grazing out on the pasture.
Their presence outside attracts flies, ticks, mosquitoes and other aggressive insects whose bites can cause lumps and bumps appear all over horse's bodies.
The fact is that insect bites are not only negatively affecting your horse's appearance, but they also cause a lot of stress for your horse and as a horse owner you should try to do whatever you possibly can to keep flies and other annoying insects at bay.
The fact is that nowadays there are loads of different fly repellents in the market, from less expensive ones to more expensive ones and in this article I will share with you three simple ways to protect your horse from flies.
Invest in a high quality garlic supplement One of the easiest ways to make sure that flies, ticks and other annoying insects are kept at bay is to start supplementing your horse's diet with a high quality garlic supplement.
Garlic supplements came in all shapes, forms and sizes: from granules, pellets and powders to liquids.
Out of all of the different types of garlic supplements that you can buy today, I highly recommend you to look into liquid garlic supplements.
The primary reason why liquid garlic supplements are better than other forms of garlic is because they have a much better absorption rate, meaning that you will start seeing the effects much faster.
When you will start supplementing your horse's diet with a high quality garlic supplement your horse's sweat will producing an odour that will act as a natural fly repellent.
Flies, ticks, mosquitoes and other annoying insects just hate the smell of garlic and this is how garlic supplements can help you to protect your horse from annoying insects.
Use commercial fly repellents There are dozens if not hundreds of different commercial fly repellents in the market.
Most of the commercial fly repellents that you can buy today contain tea tree oil and usually one application lasts anywhere from eight to twelve hours.
Consider homemade remedies Some horse owners are very reluctant to spend money on commercial fly repellents and instead they use their own homemade remedies.
Now, personally, I'm against homemade fly repellents, but over the years I have made people who have used these remedies:
Their presence outside attracts flies, ticks, mosquitoes and other aggressive insects whose bites can cause lumps and bumps appear all over horse's bodies.
The fact is that insect bites are not only negatively affecting your horse's appearance, but they also cause a lot of stress for your horse and as a horse owner you should try to do whatever you possibly can to keep flies and other annoying insects at bay.
The fact is that nowadays there are loads of different fly repellents in the market, from less expensive ones to more expensive ones and in this article I will share with you three simple ways to protect your horse from flies.
Invest in a high quality garlic supplement One of the easiest ways to make sure that flies, ticks and other annoying insects are kept at bay is to start supplementing your horse's diet with a high quality garlic supplement.
Garlic supplements came in all shapes, forms and sizes: from granules, pellets and powders to liquids.
Out of all of the different types of garlic supplements that you can buy today, I highly recommend you to look into liquid garlic supplements.
The primary reason why liquid garlic supplements are better than other forms of garlic is because they have a much better absorption rate, meaning that you will start seeing the effects much faster.
When you will start supplementing your horse's diet with a high quality garlic supplement your horse's sweat will producing an odour that will act as a natural fly repellent.
Flies, ticks, mosquitoes and other annoying insects just hate the smell of garlic and this is how garlic supplements can help you to protect your horse from annoying insects.
Use commercial fly repellents There are dozens if not hundreds of different commercial fly repellents in the market.
Most of the commercial fly repellents that you can buy today contain tea tree oil and usually one application lasts anywhere from eight to twelve hours.
Consider homemade remedies Some horse owners are very reluctant to spend money on commercial fly repellents and instead they use their own homemade remedies.
Now, personally, I'm against homemade fly repellents, but over the years I have made people who have used these remedies:
- Citronella / tea tree in water in a spray bottle.
- Marmite in horse feed.
- Lemongrass oil
