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Location: Up and over to the right | Has anyone had a horse be sore or go lame from stomping flies?
They are terrible right now in my area and I have one who is very sore and almost laminitic right now. No changes except a crazy amount of flies that have come out this weekend like never before. I ordered fly boots and put a fly sheet on so I'm hoping that will help for now. Thoughts? Ideas that might help are appreciated.
I have fly traps up, spray daily and can boot/sheet during the day. |
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Location: Canada | Yes the constant stomping can make them lame. Try putting something thicker of a fly repellant on their legs to help keep flies at bay. In Canada we have a product called Fiskes I use but I'm not sure what you would have available there. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | Yes |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Yes very much so and also can pancake whatever foot they stomp the most. My farrier notices it more than I do. I bougth Kensington fly leg boots and they are 110% worth it. I apply in the am to anything in the corral and take off in the pm when it cools off and they flies are less. |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Prices for good fly sheets and boots? Reliable protection but I can't buy THE most expensive because I have 5!!!! |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | Also keeping them on a softer surface can help until the fly problem eases. Perhaps shavings. |
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Location: NC | yep, my mare last summer had bruises on her toes from stomping her feet so much on cruddy ground. The originial Fly wraps were the only thing that stayed on her. shes the type that will play with anything and she didnt pull these off. and they dont fall down
Edited by Racer4eva 2015-08-03 7:58 AM
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | I read about ShooFly Leggins here on BHW. Bought a set for my gelding who is really sensitive to insect bites. They are amazing! Reduced the stomping dramatically and they are holding up well. They are made so they don't sag like other fly leg wraps. |
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Location: Kansas | wyoming barrel racer - 2015-08-02 11:35 PM Yes very much so and also can pancake whatever foot they stomp the most. My farrier notices it more than I do. I bougth Kensington fly leg boots and they are 110% worth it. I apply in the am to anything in the corral and take off in the pm when it cools off and they flies are less.
I agree with the fly boots |
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 I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | Yes! We have fly boots coming. They can get through the night but by the time the spray wears off its morning and bugs are relentless!! |
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| Yep. My mare stomped really bad and blew abscesses all summer long 3 years ago. Not sure if it's related, but at the time she was barefoot, and we put shoes on her, and I make sure to spray daily with fly spray and she hasn't had an abscess since. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Dealing with that same issue right now. My gelding has been lame for months now. Vet thought he was foundering, but xrays showed no sign of drop. Vet then said he was just old, had arthritis, and bute him when needed. I was not accepting of that diagnosis as it was in both front feet. Got a good farrier to come and found he had extensive bruising in both fronts, so we put shoes on him with hard pads that would keep any rocks from further bruising him, a week later he came up lame on one foot with two big abscesses. In the mean time, find out the vet is now seeing a lot of horses presenting with the same problem, its from stomping flies. So he is getting soaked in Epsom salt daily to clear up, and also ordered shoo fly leggings. I already like them, and so does my horse. |
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| You can put Rickens on their feet and it will help keep them sound while still stomping at flies. Numbs the sole of the foot and keeps inflammation out. |
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 Not Afraid to Work
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| Calangelo - 2015-08-03 8:20 AM
I read about ShooFly Leggins here on BHW. Bought a set for my gelding who is really sensitive to insect bites. They are amazing! Reduced the stomping dramatically and they are holding up well. They are made so they don't sag like other fly leg wraps.
I love my shoofly leggins, they have stayed on through some rough days and my gelding seems so much more comfortable!!! |
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My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | tsbrye - 2015-08-24 3:14 PM
Dealing with that same issue right now. My gelding has been lame for months now. Vet thought he was foundering, but xrays showed no sign of drop. Vet then said he was just old, had arthritis, and bute him when needed. I was not accepting of that diagnosis as it was in both front feet. Got a good farrier to come and found he had extensive bruising in both fronts, so we put shoes on him with hard pads that would keep any rocks from further bruising him, a week later he came up lame on one foot with two big abscesses. In the mean time, find out the vet is now seeing a lot of horses presenting with the same problem, its from stomping flies. So he is getting soaked in Epsom salt daily to clear up, and also ordered shoo fly leggings. I already like them, and so does my horse.
Is it the gelding in your profile? |
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| Love my Shoo-Fly Leggings! My friend who sells them offers a discount if you buy 3 or more pairs, not sure if that's something every dealer does or not. |
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Location: Wisconsin | No, its not the one in my profile. I have an retired dun quarter horse and he is the one with the bruising.
Edited by tsbrye 2015-08-25 12:37 PM
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