This message is from: "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello everyone....I was just getting caught up on my mail. I noticed the problem with earmites.....this just might be a solution. I have had ear mites in my cats and they would literally go right up the bathroom wall when I applied the stuff I got from my vet. One even lost a whole strip of skin complete with attached hair from his ear. Then I read in a "home remedies book" that vitamin "E" oil would completely drown and eliminate the mites. You pierce a capsule and squirt the contents into the ear. (Use more capsules if needed for a Fjord ear). Do this every third day for 30 days. The oil is sticky and messy but by gosh it works! No more earmites! Also the animal (at least the cats) realized it did not hurt and would stand quietly for doctoring. Hope this helps. I rode my Arabian mare "Misty" last night and she behaved perfectly. (No one has told her that she is an Arab)LOL. We are trying to keep that little bit of info from her. The tiny blackflies and mosquitos were awful. I went in the house and got the Avon "skin so soft" put some on my face and arms and the flies disappeared. Even the mare was not bothered. I am going to try it on the horses, but only a little at first to check for allergies. Storm is fat and sassy. He readily accepts the bridle and saddle. He is such a pest....helps me with everything I try to do in the paddock. Today we are putting more sheep type pagewire up in a bigger area. We put electric around the inside. Storm gets just as close to the fencing operation as he can. Do any of you just "sit" and climb off and on your 2 year olds? I want to do as much with him this year as possible. He is 14 hh behind and 13.2 in front. How tall do you think he will get? He tapes 750 pounds. I find him awful thick through the head....wonder if I will need a special bridle.....I am using a D ring copper roller snaffle bit on him. I also use one on my Arab. Misty had a very itchy tail this past spring and she had rough scales at the base of it and had the hair rubbed out. We started feeding each horse a cup of Blue Seal Sunshine plus daily. Thanks to whoever mentioned feeding this supplement. Her tail is perfectly normal now. Our solid Appaloosa gelding is now running with the other two and all three are the best of friends. Well gotta go get at the fencing....have a great day, Sue in N.B. (Desert Storm's mom)
