I have a horse that is not afraid of spray bottles but will dance around a
lot when I spray him with fly spray. He will stand still when I spray him with
anything else, like a coat & skin conditioner.He has skin allergies and
I assume the fly spray may cause discomfort of some kind where the other sprays
don't sting.
Also, I start all my horses out by spraying a soft brush with fly spray and
then brushing it on the horse. They associate the spray bottle with a nice
brushing. I always spray the brush with spray and then wipe/brush the face and
legs and then just spray the body using the bottle. Then I usually use the soft
brush again after I spray the body.
With my foal, I started spraying her when she was just a few days old. She
enjoys it because she knows that a relaxing brushing will follow.
