This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gosh, Bonnie! It sounds like Interior Alaska, the land of the BIG mosquito (and the swarms of little nasty ones!) I use some of the 95% Deet repellents on my clothes, and a bit on my skin, and have used a variety of fly sprays on the horses, but lightly rubbing some 95% Deet ( Ben's, Muskol, etc) over the surface of their hair after I have sprayed with the horse fly sprays seems to work the best. I try not to get it on their skin, but put a few drops of the concentrated stuff in my palms and lightly rub over their hair. (then wash my hlands) I wear long sleeved shirts, etc. and a hat!
Jean in sunny Fairbanks, Alaska, where the first mosquitos, the big slow bombers, are out but not the little nasties. >THAT is what trail riding is like in Wi in the summer. Usually not that >bad, but very buggy. I hate it. We had bug spray on too. Does anyone >else have it like this? Is there anything that works? I can put more >clothes on, or get those clothes that are like screens, but that doesn't >help the horse any. And this horse is not too sensitive to bugs. Still >it bothered him and isn't much fun. >If any one else has this experience please let me know. > >bonnie > > > ************************************************************ Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
