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Discussion on Fly season
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Mindy
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 13, 2003 - 1:35 pm:
I'd like to get thoughts on this. During fly season I put on spray every day but we still have a problem with to many flys. When I have my horse in hand sometimes she is swinging her head around to get the flys off. Should I not allow this or just let her do it. I know it is only natural because the flys are bothering her, but is potentially dangerous. Or advise on different leading techniques to work around this. The thing that worries me is if she feels confortable coming into my space because of a fly, what would happen if she was stung by something like a wasp.
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jul 14, 2003 - 9:58 am:
Hello Mindy,
I would think a repellant with high amounts of DEET (Deep Woods Off not the regular stuff) would help you avoid this situation.
DrO
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Suzym
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Posted on Monday, Jul 14, 2003 - 11:51 am:
Fly sheets work well too. Now that I've started using them, I wonder how I - and my horses! - ever got along without them. 
DrO, some years ago I read that DEET was contraindicated for horses. Was that just because no one had ever done the research on DEET and horses one way or the other? Of course, before fly masks, I used to put Deep Woods Off on their faces anyway. 
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Pauline
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Posted on Monday, Jul 14, 2003 - 12:50 pm:
On this topic of flies has anyone found a way to cover the chest area of a horse with a fly repellent that will last for two or three days.I am presently using bag balm to keep those pesky burying flies at bay(this is good for about one day) but my mare will be going into a situation where the application needs to be a few days apart.Thanks in advance.
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Mindy
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Posted on Monday, Jul 14, 2003 - 1:40 pm:
wow, i didn't know I could use off. Thats pretty cool. Fly sheet is a great idea too. I did get a fly collar for her to wear. It helps with the face area alot. Supposed to last for 4 months.
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 15, 2003 - 5:43 pm:
Hello Suzanne,
A contraindication would indicate a specifically known risk and I do not know of one for DEET and horses. On the other hand you are correct no research that I know of has been done, so you do this at your own risk. There have been research studies using horses and DEET but they were not toxicology studies, they were looking at effectiveness but did not report any ill effects. There was a licensed product out 2 years ago for horses that appears to have gone out of business. After what must now be close to a thousand applications and frequent reapplications, we have not seen any problems when used for riding.
DrO
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