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Horse Fly Spray

Fly Control

2 cups Light Mineral Oil 2 tsp Eucalyptus Oil
1/2 cup Lemon Juice 2 tsp Lemon Dish Detergent
2 tsp Citronella Oil 8 TBSP Glycerine (optional)
      
Mix all ingredients in a spray bottle and spray away!

An easy do it yourself fly spray that is relatively inexpensive.  This spray attracts dust.  So don't use it before a horse show.

 

 

Horse Insect Repellent

1 oz Citronella Oil 1 Cup Cider Vinegar
2 oz Skin-So-Soft 1 Cup Water
Mix all ingredients in a 20 oz spray bottle and spray away!

 

 

Easy Fly Spray

 Citronella Oil      

Mix seven parts water with one part Citronella as a fly spray.  

Mix four parts water with one part Citronella during the worst of the fly season. 

Mixture is not oily. 

 

 

Another Easy Fly Spray

Skin-So-Soft      
 Pour 6 capfuls in a 20 oz bottle.  Fill the rest with water.  

Shake and use. 

 

 

Cheap Fly Spray

 White Vinegar 2 TBSP  Dish Soap
Pour the Dish Soap in a spray bottle.  Fill the spray bottle with the White Vinegar.  Add water if you wish.

Shake and spray. 

Recipe by: Debbi Delva

 

Another Cheap Fly Repellent

 Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets  
Tie one to your horse's head stall.  Stick one in your back pocket.  Supposedly files will not even flay around you. 

Recipe by: Susan Cafouras

 

Fly Control

15 oz Water 2 oz Vegetable Oil
5 oz Commercial Fly Spray 2 oz Green Dawn  Dish Detergent
5 oz  Vinegar
Mix all ingredients in a spray bottle and use!

All natural and will not harm horse's coat. 

Recipe by: The Hise Family

 

Internal Fly Repellent

1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar    
 If you horse is allergic to fly bites, put 1/4 C Apple Cider Vinegar on their grain once a day.

This raises the blood acid level just enough to bother flies, but is completely healthy for the horse. 

It takes about 1 week to start seeing the effect. 

 

 

Another Internal Fly Repellent

Garlic      
 Feed your horse garlic!  The sulfur in the garlic is excreted through the horse's skin, keeping flies at bay.