This message is from: Linda Lottie User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> More and more I am inclined to try your method....essential oils. I hate using the flysprays cuz I feel as tho they don't really work longer than it takes me to walk out of the paddocks.
Along with natural methods, I plan to try fans in all the lean-tos and fly masks....not sure just how to deal with the tummy area.....need some real ammunition for that area !! Don't forget to watch for ticks on the tail dock....several years ago I had a nightmare infestation of all 5 horses. Now, I shampoo with flea and tick product now and then just to get those burried deep. Trying to wash a fjord tail is no small task..... Raniy in WI.....and green! Linda Baker Lottie near Grantsburg On 5/1/06 1:45 PM, "Sharon O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Sharon O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Krist,W > > <<both ears had a white crusty layer and some bites that were slightly > bloody.>> > > What I do is put some tea tree oil on a cotton ball (@ $4 a bottle at > Walmart-in with the vitamins) and wipe the inside of both ears. Its an > antiseptic. It gets rid of the crusties that are there in @ a day or > two, heals, and soothes. I will also swipe the ears before a ride and it > keeps the no-see-ums from around their head. During the spring, summer > and fall I wipe her ears just about every time I groom her. > > good luck, > Sharon in So. Cal.
