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  Playing the Waiting Game
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| Ok so I was bored and decided to read the directions on my fly spray bottle. I applied it as instructed and guess what? I think it actually works!
Yeah I've had horses for over 50 years and learned to read yep I said READ at the ripe age of 6. SO you would think it would of been a no brainer to READ the instructions on very EXPENSIVE fly spray.
It says to brush the hair against the growth (backwards) and the apply the spray when dry brush the hair in the direction it is growing.
I did one side of Floyds neck my normal way and the other side the way instructed. The instructed way has lasted 3 days.... WOW go figure. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | So what kind of spray did you use? |
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| Im still not sure if I should risk it... |
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Playing the Waiting Game
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| Itsme - 2014-09-18 4:20 PM Im still not sure if I should risk it...
I don't understand what the risk is
And to answer the other question is BRONCO fly spray by Farnam |
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Location: Montana | I didn't know there were instructions...LOL. |
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| suzy2qtee - 2014-09-18 8:23 PM
Itsme - 2014-09-18 4:20 PM Im still not sure if I should risk it...
I don't understand what the risk is
And to answer the other question is BRONCO fly spray by Farnam
Reading, its bad for you...  |
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Oh man I've never looked at the directions. I'll do that tomorrow. |
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Location: South Dakota | Itsme - 2014-09-18 4:20 PM Im still not sure if I should risk it...
I know what you mean. This could lead to reading other instructions......possibly electronics or putting together kids toys lol! |
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Playing the Waiting Game
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| Itsme - 2014-09-18 8:49 PM suzy2qtee - 2014-09-18 8:23 PM Itsme - 2014-09-18 4:20 PM Im still not sure if I should risk it... I don't understand what the risk is
And to answer the other question is BRONCO fly spray by Farnam Reading, its bad for you...
TOO FUNNY I didn't see that coming at all. |
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 I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | Well that's just super. did it last night, usually they are swishing their tails by the morning and what do you know...they were still fine by morning.......
hmm i guess that should remind me to read all the directions.
I used ultra shield and it says it's supposed to stay active for 17 days... WHAAAT |
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| Crowned Image - 2014-09-19 9:56 AM Well that's just super. did it last night, usually they are swishing their tails by the morning and what do you know...they were still fine by morning....... hmm i guess that should remind me to read all the directions. I used ultra shield and it says it's supposed to stay active for 17 days... WHAAAT
Be sure to mark the date so you can see how long it does last. |
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Location: Charlestown, IN | We use Pyranha. I beleive it works better than any other we have ever used. I haven't read the instructions (will tonight) but I do know that it says it's supposed to last 30 days. I'm always like it barely last 30 minutes. HA Glad you posted this. |
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Playing the Waiting Game
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| Well I figured someones always asking what the best fly spray is.. Thought it would be fun to see if I'm crazy or if others see the same results.
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Location: 31 lengths farms | well who knew??? Yep, just read directions on Pyranha both the water and oil based and on Wipe fly sprays...brush hair against the direction of growth!!! Is this the secret we've all been missing????
Giving it a try tonight when I get home. |
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Playing the Waiting Game
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| run n rate - 2014-09-19 12:18 PM well who knew??? Yep, just read directions on Pyranha both the water and oil based and on Wipe fly sprays...brush hair against the direction of growth!!! Is this the secret we've all been missing???? Giving it a try tonight when I get home.
Is what I'm thinking... Man I've wasted a lot of fly spray. |
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Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Haven't we all, well except for the direction followers...who are those people anyway??? |
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Location: Nashvegas | Mind blown.
That is all.
well maybe not all, Now I have to try this tomorrow, the whole reading the directions thing..... |
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Location: The South | Oh my goodness, I have been complaining all summer that our fly spray hasn't been working! Two minutes after I spray them they'll have big horseflies swarming around them. I can't believe I've never read the directions before!!! Thank you for posting this  |
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Location: SoCal | Well I feel like an idiot...I'll be trying this in the morning. I've had a mare allergic to flies for the last 4 years, and have probably been spraying it wrong... |
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| wellll ... shizzzzzz ... who knew. my mind is blown too ... |
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Well huh...I'll have to give that a go...
Isn't it women who are usually the direction readers anyway? I guess we lose this one big time...
My boyfriend reads the labels on everything. Not so much at the time of use to follow the directions, but it's kind of a compulsive habit. I'll have to start leaving my horse care products around the house for him so he can properly instruct me in their actual use... |
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Playing the Waiting Game
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| I want updates when ya'll are done. |
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| I usually buy cheap stuff because I rinse off most my horses everyday anyway. Still funny, I would have NEVER thought to read that either! LOL |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Just beaware...My horse is very sensitive and by spraying him the suggested way it burnt his skin. Luckily I only tried it on one spot. I have to spray him very lightly or it will scurf him. |
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| I tried this morning! I have the Pyrhana in the blue bottle. My hubby shod my mare this morning so I tried this (after I read the directions!) and tonight when I did chores she was the only one not fighting the flies. I was going to go ahead and do the others but its supposed to rain tonight.
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Location: Texas | Nevertooold - 2014-09-20 12:41 PM
Just beaware...My horse is very sensitive and by spraying him the suggested way it burnt his skin. Luckily I only tried it on one spot. I have to spray him very lightly or it will scurf him.
What kind of fly spray do you use?
I can't use Pyrana on mine at all or they scurf and swell up.
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Playing the Waiting Game
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| grinandbareit - 2014-09-21 9:26 PM Nevertooold - 2014-09-20 12:41 PM Just beaware...My horse is very sensitive and by spraying him the suggested way it burnt his skin. Luckily I only tried it on one spot. I have to spray him very lightly or it will scurf him. What kind of fly spray do you use? I can't use Pyrana on mine at all or they scurf and swell up.
I had to look up scurf! I have never heard that term for anything.. Now that I have learned something to day I'm good.
Scurf = Dry flaky skin usually caused by abnormal skin condition, they used dandruff as an example. I can see where the term would be used in this context. |
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Location: NC | suzy2qtee - 2014-09-22 10:31 AM grinandbareit - 2014-09-21 9:26 PM Nevertooold - 2014-09-20 12:41 PM Just beaware...My horse is very sensitive and by spraying him the suggested way it burnt his skin. Luckily I only tried it on one spot. I have to spray him very lightly or it will scurf him. What kind of fly spray do you use? I can't use Pyrana on mine at all or they scurf and swell up.
Scurf = Dry flaky skin usually caused by abnormal skin condition, they used dandruff as an example. I can see where the term would be used in this context.
This is such an informational thread!!!!  |
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I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | did mine on the 18th and it's the 22nd and they still aren't swishing their tails, their face and ears are a different story. the gnats are relentless! but their body is fly/gnat free! I also realised how much fly spray i have wasted over the years....  |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | On the Pyranah that is making the horses scurf...are you using the oil base (Yellow bottle) or the water based (blue bottle) or does it make a difference on yours? I ask because I've used the yellow oil based for years with no issues. Then a year ago July up in Pendleton, I had gotten up about 5 am and ridden the horses, fly sprayed them and went up to the apartment over the pastures we were staying at. I looked down and my mare was getting down on her front knees and acting like she wanted to roll but then would only scrub her neck on the ground and get back up. After watching her repeat this several times I thought maybe she was colicky so I ran down with the stethoscope and the banamine, listened to her gut which had good gut noises, checked her gums then realized she had welts on her skin. Ran her up and hosed her off, usually she hates to be hosed off, she was more than happy to stand and get rinsed this time however. I only used the water based formula on her now. |
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Location: Kentucky | Tried it this way yesterday and it worked wonders! So glad someone decided to read directions and let all of us know. Curious to see how long it will last. |
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Location: never in the right place | I can't use Pyrhana either. welts on the body and scurffing on the legs will try my other stuff by directions too.
OT did they stop making Dura Guard? |
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | Thank you for sharing this information.....I sprayed my guy 4 days ago and he still has no flies....and before they were eating him up! |
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Location: Centerburg, OH | HOT DOWG! WHO KNEW...
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Playing the Waiting Game
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| nmeastplains - 2014-09-22 2:02 PM Thank you for sharing this information.....I sprayed my guy 4 days ago and he still has no flies....and before they were eating him up!
How could I not?? We have had SOOOO many fly threads, fly spray, fly sheets, fly masks. AND I also wanted to make sure it worked on more than just my horses! |
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Playing the Waiting Game
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| Is it still working |
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I just read the headlines
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| I did this Monday and let me tell you, my guys gave me ugly looks when I back brushed them and didn't immediately fix it, lol. It worked for 1 and a half days. But we recently got a good rain and the mosquitoes are crazy right now. That is alot better than the usual 20 minutes. I will happily continue with this method.
Thanks suzy2qtee! |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Yeah...CC gave me the "I'll butter your head, pin your ears back and swallow you whole" look when I back brushed her too. The other two weren't quite so touchy about it thank goodness. |
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I just read the headlines
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| CC cracks me up! She is such a mare (I mean that in a nice way,lol). |
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Fly spray challenge!