RE: 2 questions

["Snodgrass, Bonnie" <snodgrab@ncr.disa.mil>]

Late reply to this one. One thing you can try doing is adding apple cider
vinegar to the horse's feed. It doesn't repel flies very well but does help
with mosquitos, knats and no se'ums which are often the really itchy bites.
Secondly, lots of horses are sensitive to oil based sprays. If your fly
spray has petroleum/mineral oil in it you may be causing the itching. This
includes Skin-So-Soft which is mainly mineral oil. Have had three different
horses that would experience major itching and even skin peeling from the
oil based sprays. Switch to water base sprays and hose or bath it off
regularly. The build up of sprays and sweat is also a problem.

Bonnie Snodgrass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Knaptyme@aol.com [SMTP:Knaptyme@aol.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 19, 1999 9:57 PM
> To:	ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject:	2 questions
> 
> With spring coming closer each day (I hope) I've got a couple of
> questions:
> 
> 1)	my horse has extremely sensitive skin and the bugs drive him nuts.
> We
> would have some really great belly rubbing and all over rubbings sessions
> last
> summer.  Some people got the wrong idea.  My question is does any have any
> ideas on something to reduce his itch.  A friend recommended banamine
> (sp).
> But I can't see using that all the time.
> 
> 2)	I am looking for someone in the Minneapolis area to ride and train
> with.  I
> am open to trailering pretty much anywhere for the day.  Please respond
> privately to this one.
> 
> Diane