I would suggest, before you douse the horse
in Off, to do a patch test. Some horses are very allergic to deet.
Rae
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jean Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006
3:53 AM To: 'Claudia Provin';
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [RC] Ticks
My horse is a
tick magnet. The Equispot works OK on him plus I spray him with Deep Woods Off.
If you use EquiSpot and decide to spray as well use a different chemical. So if
the ES is pyrethrin you should use permethrin or Deet (according to my vet)
I’ve used the Deep Woods Off for a few years now and it works well. I
have a few friends that swear by feeding garlic in tick season to keep them
away.
Jean
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Claudia Provin Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
9:21 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Ticks
I've got a problem
I've never had before--and am sure somebody out there knows the
answer. I have several horses in a neighbor's huge, brushy,
almost-wilderness pasture. They have been there all summer - but just the
past couple of weeks I have been finding their chests, "armpits", and
lower necks covered with TICKS!! Little grey ticks. What
can I use to kill these ticks - is there a dip to use? There are far too
many to just pick off. Then - what can I use to repel these ticks
big-time?? FWIW, these ticks are not found in their manes
or ears. I've also walked through this same area and none of the ticks
has gotten on me--unlike the brown ticks that drop out of trees.
