A different kind of Natural....

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Permalink Reply by Nicki Velozo on May 20, 2009 at 4:05pm

yes, I'm looking for one too?

I currently use Eqyss Marigold which has had rave review but and indicates a non-invasive natural approach, but if you read through the ingredients, it contains methylparabens...one of the very things you want to avoid.

I'd like to make my own holistic remedy.

Permalink Reply by Shirley on May 21, 2009 at 1:21am

Nikki, Is the Eqyss Marigold working for your horse?
One of the natural products that is manufactured (rather then a home-made recipe) was found to cause problems for people. I think it was found to cause respiratory problems.
I know there is lots of natural recipes out there. Hopefully a good one will show up here.

Permalink Reply by Yvonne on August 14, 2009 at 4:27pm

And if it's the same one I've used, it doesn't contain marigolds! I just thought that interesting. I've heard of some reactions to this product though.

Permalink Reply by Marti Langley on July 26, 2009 at 1:58pm

I use Bronco. I know it is not strong enough to last long, but it is the only fly spray that doesn't make my nose run and eyes itch. I don't know whats in it, and I am too lazy to run to the barn to look, lol. My husband said if it bothers me, think what it is doing to my horse, I always think of that.

Permalink Reply by Yvonne on August 14, 2009 at 4:25pm

I use essential oils mixed in a catnip tea. I use organic and therapuetic essential oils and organic catnip to make the tea. Does it keep every bug away? No, but I've never seen anything work 100%. My horse has done well with this combination.

Permalink Reply by Amy on November 21, 2009 at 6:58pm

Anyone try Fly Preditors? I have used them for 4 years now and never use fly spray unless I'm off premise. They don't work on deer and horse flies but neither does the $20 bottle of everything I've tried.

Permalink Reply by Shirley on November 22, 2009 at 12:00pm

I have introduced Fly Preditors to two stables, a 25 horse and a 15 horse. Both of the places were really happy with the results and continued to buy them in the following years. The boarders and barn owners shared the cost which ended up minimal for each person and in the big picture saved everyone money cause they weren't spending nearly as much on bug sprays. Anyone I've talked to about them has been happy with them.

Permalink Reply by Amy on November 22, 2009 at 12:52pm

And each consecutive year it gets better and better. I pay I think about $12 a month from April til Sept and keep a bottle of Wipe in the trailer. I just wish they would develop something like that for Deer Flies and Horse Flies. They keep my horses inside for 6-8 weeks every summer.

Permalink Reply by Shirley on November 22, 2009 at 6:40pm

Okay, since you are useing your wish for the Deer and Horse Flies, I'll wish for something that would get rid of mosquitos and no-see-ums! Wouldn't our horse world be nicer ?!

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Pitt on November 24, 2009 at 8:38am

My mother-in-law uses Skin So Soft. Actually, quite a few people in her barn do. The smell is nice, but I have mild scent allergies, so I find it to be bothersome when around it frequently. It does work, so if you don't have the some issue I do, give it a try! It's not "natural", but it's not insecticide like the typical fly sprays.

Permalink Reply by Shirley on November 24, 2009 at 11:21am

I have found the Skin So Soft oil to be a good deterent for bugs also. As an ex-Avon lady I know they sell alot of it for this purpose. My Natural health care doctor did tell me this is a petroleum based prodecut and not good for us so I suspect not good for our horses either. But neither are the diseases our horses can get from the bug bites so I try to be a middle of the roader...I have added it to other natural sprays too so that I'm using less of the not so healthy stuff.

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Pitt on November 24, 2009 at 11:36am

Thanks Shirley, I didn't know that! I will pass along that information to my mother-in-law. I believe she mixes it with something else as well, I'm not sure what she mixes it with.

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