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Location: Never in one place long | Does anyone on here use fly boots or does anyone have any other method other than spray to keep flies off horses legs? One of my horses literally has big sores on him from the flies! Dooes the sock method work (soaking sock in fly spray and putting on horses??? Any advice would be great! |
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Location: Kansas | DLV - 2015-06-18 11:29 AM Does anyone on here use fly boots or does anyone have any other method other than spray to keep flies off horses legs? One of my horses literally has big sores on him from the flies! Dooes the sock method work (soaking sock in fly spray and putting on horses??? Any advice would be great!
I use fly boots when mine are in dry lots. It keeps them from stomping 24/7. I don't like to use fly spray because you usually have to use a ton of it and then I feel like I need to scrub their legs before I put boots or wraps on. |
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Location: WI | I use Shoofly Leggins, they are the best! Stay up and do not rub like other fly boots do. |
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Location: Silver Lake, MN | I use Shooflys as well. My horses have them on 24/7 and I love them. Best investment ever. |
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Location: Never in one place long | Thank you! I will invest in some. Sounds like they are a great product! |
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Location: WI | Love my shoofly leggings. They do not come off my horse, heck i even ride in mine occasionally. They hold up great, my horse tears all over the place in hers and i have yet to loose one or one to damage. She has had them for a year now. |
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Location: MN | We use fly boots. I'm behind on putting them our old mare. She goes through 2 set every year. I think crossing the creek is hard on them. |
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Location: Arkansas | linds - 2015-06-18 11:42 AM
I use Shoofly Leggins, they are the best! Stay up and do not rub like other fly boots do.
Best place to buy them? Price? |
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| You can get ankle and neck fly bands. They simply snap on. I have used them with lots of success. Don't use them on horses that like to dink around and pull them off. Lol |
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Location: North Dakota | Do the Shoofly's help with mosquitos too? My horse breaks out in hives from insect bites and had a bad reaction to equispot. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I have used the citronella bands you snap around their necks for years and love them. This is the first year I have tried the bands that go on their legs. They do work great, but may not fit bigger horses. I have them on my TB gelding and they just barely fit him. They help a lot though.
I have not had any luck with the leggings, however, it's has been a very long time since I have used them. I know they have come out with better designs since. |
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Location: Where Tall Corn Grows | You can get Shoofly Leggins on Amazon. |
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Location: Phoenix | I'm interested as well. It seems like the flies are only on my horses' legs. |
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Location: on my horse | What brand and where do you guys get the fly bands that snap on? I would probably invest in them. If anybody has a link they would like to share that would be much appreciated!  |
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Location: USA | I've had really good luck with the Kensington brand fly boots - my girls wear them all the time, their legs aren't ever hot or sweaty, no rubbed spots and they stay where they are. I got them off of horse.com |
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