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To tell the truth the best weapon
against them is your hand. And that can get messy! Customers always think
its soooo gross when I'm talking to them and leaning over to swat flies off my
horses fanny. Probably wouldn't go over to well with a nervous horse though. lol
I end up telling them that if they don't kill the flies of their horses that the
flies may bite them! I know it's mean but its the only way I can get them to
kill the dang things.
Well good luck,
Allegra
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 1:31
PM
Subject: [RC] attack of the Killer
Horseflies
A. Perez walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx
i had nver seen horseflies before moving to VA.
These monsters are HUGE -
size of a LARGE bumblebee,
and they don't take no for an answer.
Their bite
must really hurt: Cy goes nuts if ones near him.
I was
(practicing what I preach) riding bareback
around the afrm the other day,
and had a huge horsefly
following us: kept landing on Cys back right behind
me
(gard to swat): Cy started kicking out and bucking,
and he wanted to
get as far away as possible as fast as
possible. MAnaged to stay on
board and keep him in control,
but it was not fun. I have been using
the new fly dope
that's like Top-Line for dogs (comes in little
tubes,
apply it in spots on poll, croup, behined each legs).
It seems to
keep the gnats at bay but does nothing for the
horsflies. Any
recommendations for repellent? I especially
worry since HFs are
thought to be the prime carriers
of
EIA.
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