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Location: ND | We have horrible mosquitos this year, worse than I can ever remember.. I love Pyranha Fly spray but it only lasts like 10 minutes for the mosquitos.. what would last longer? Thanks! |
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| Mosquito Halt is the only thing that I found that works and works all night. It's more expensive but worth it. And you don't have to use a lot |
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 Chasin my Dream
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Location: Alberta | A smudge.....
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Location: Montana | dream_chaser - 2015-06-04 8:52 PM A smudge.....
Not sure I understand...
But, we have terrible mosquitoes this year too (we've had A LOT of rain lately, which we badly needed and are thankful for), and my fly spray doesn't seem to be doing NOTHING! I feel sorry for my horses, and am going to pick up some more fly spray hopefully this weekend. It is going to take a lot this year I think! |
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Location: Oklahoma & Texas | Endure or tri tec 14 are my go to fly and mosquito sprays... |
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Location: North Dakota | We're getting them BAD too. Both my horses were getting really pi$$y cause the bugs wouldn't leave them alone...meanwhile I was well protected with MY bug spray. I felt bad for them.
ETA my first impression the Ultrashield in the red bottle is pretty good. We'll see if I like it after a few more days but the mosquitos weren't nearly as bad after I sprayed the ponies down.
Edited by cavyrunsbarrels 2015-06-05 11:27 PM
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Location: Heart of Texas | Use Avon Skin so soft with water. 50/50. My poor horse looked like he had chicken pox he had so many bumps but after spraying him with it, gone after two days. Doesn't work as well with flies but definetly with mosquitos. And you can use it on them wet. I ride, hose em down, and spray them down. One bottle of SSS makes two bottles of spray. Buy one at $18 get the second for $0.99. Great deal!And you can get free shipping over $40. Go to www.youravon.com/aubreysmith I swear by it! |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Yup...a smudge works the best for me as well.....i have never found a bug spray thats worth the price tag.....m |
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Location: North Dakota | Honestly, I know technically you aren't supposed to, but I spray my guys down with OFF Deep Woods before we ride (and myself!). It still doesn't stop all of the mosquitos but it sure helps!
My guys have not had an allergic reaction to it. |
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| What is a "smudge"? |
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| Well I did a search for smudge repellent. I take it is like incense? How does that work around horses?  |
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Good Grief!
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | This is how i make a smudge.......i pile up wood and then put some old hay on it...get it burning decent and then i pile old wet straw and poop and wet hay on it.....and it smokes..horses and cows love it.......i keep mine in a pen thats not used so nothing can get close to it so they dont singe nose hairs or legs hairs....m |
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| mruggles - 2015-06-05 10:41 AM
This is how i make a smudge.......i pile up wood and then put some old hay on it...get it burning decent and then i pile old wet straw and poop and wet hay on it.....and it smokes..horses and cows love it.......i keep mine in a pen thats not used so nothing can get close to it so they dont singe nose hairs or legs hairs....m
This is interesting! I have never heard of this! Thank you for the info!  |
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Good Grief!
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Griz - 2015-06-06 10:24 AM
mruggles - 2015-06-05 10:41 AM
This is how i make a smudge.......i pile up wood and then put some old hay on it...get it burning decent and then i pile old wet straw and poop and wet hay on it.....and it smokes..horses and cows love it.......i keep mine in a pen thats not used so nothing can get close to it so they dont singe nose hairs or legs hairs....m
This is interesting! I have never heard of this! Thank you for the info!
Really.....i thought everybody used them....lol.....when i get one going i will take a pic..cant have one right now as we are still under a fire ban......m |
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Location: Alberta | mruggles - 2015-06-05 10:40 AM Griz - 2015-06-06 10:24 AM mruggles - 2015-06-05 10:41 AM This is how i make a smudge.......i pile up wood and then put some old hay on it...get it burning decent and then i pile old wet straw and poop and wet hay on it.....and it smokes..horses and cows love it.......i keep mine in a pen thats not used so nothing can get close to it so they dont singe nose hairs or legs hairs....m This is interesting! I have never heard of this! Thank you for the info! Really.....i thought everybody used them....lol.....when i get one going i will take a pic..cant have one right now as we are still under a fire ban......m
hmmm obviously only us northern folks use smudges .....ya fire ban is sucking right now....  |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I've used a smudge pile too. Clean the barn of wet straw and manure, light it and let it smoke. I've got horses that will stand almost on top of it - they love it. I haven't done it yet this year but I've got to start. They are horrible. The 2 horses I'm running this season have very little energy and I'm sure its from fighting the mosquitos. I feel horrible for them. |
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Location: ND | I'm not sure I should do a smudge they are out to pasture with cattle.. and I'm afraid the calves would get into trouble with it.. What about garlic? I think I remember something about that helping with them? |
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| I would like to try the smudge but afraid to leave it unattended? Bugs aregoing to be bad this year . Horses going nuts already |
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Location: Kansas and loving it | mruggles - 2015-06-05 10:41 AM
This is how i make a smudge.......i pile up wood and then put some old hay on it...get it burning decent and then i pile old wet straw and poop and wet hay on it.....and it smokes..horses and cows love it.......i keep mine in a pen thats not used so nothing can get close to it so they dont singe nose hairs or legs hairs....m
With the wind here in Kansas I would probably burn half the township! Plus my neighbors are crappy. |
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| never had luck with the garlic ... |
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Location: God's country...aka TEXAS | Ultra Shield spray is the best I've found. |
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Location: North Dakota | We do a smudge as well...didn't know it had a name...lol. The skeeters are ridiculous this year!!! I was just watching the barn swallows doing their part this morning. I was just thinking how we need some bats to help out a bit. |
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Location: SE KS | I thought I heard Listerine in a spray bottle sprayed around the area keeps them away? I was hoping this thread
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More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Just Bring It - 2015-06-08 9:00 AM We do a smudge as well...didn't know it had a name...lol. The skeeters are ridiculous this year!!! I was just watching the barn swallows doing their part this morning. I was just thinking how we need some bats to help out a bit.
I did smudge over kill last night. My neighbors 2 miles away were probably getting the benefits. I had 3 going and a few of the horses stand right over the pile. |
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Location: Seward, Nebraska | Iv also heard listerin I tried it but dident see a huge difference, I'm thinking about attempting to braid one of those mosquito clips in our horses manes |
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Location: Kansas and loving it | Well I tried lighting hay to smoke, the horses constantly moved away from the smoke. My neighbor came over to see what in the world I was doing. I tried the skin so soft, vinegar and dawn, worked ok. Had to reapply about as much as regular fly spray. I am trying the beer and listerine next. However, cinnamon to get rid of ants, OH YEAH! |
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Location: Montana | Our mosquitoes are TERRIBLE...I got some fly spray in a concentrate to mix up that another horse person recommended. I have yet to try it, but the bugs are trying to bite me through my OFF! spray tonight. Not as bad, but still annoying. Feel sorry for my horses, my friend had some fly psray leftover from when her old horse died she let me use, and it helped but some mosquitoes aren't phased. |
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Mosquito Repellent?!?