This message is from: Linda Lottie <[email protected]>
Ticks??? I've not had a problem with ticks since I started using "Freedom Spot".......a liquid application for horses similar to what people put on dogs and cats. My fjords would get ticks buried in their tails......breeding beds.......sores......and itchy. Another bug product I like and it seems to help for gnats......."Belly Balm" by Tail Tamers. A bit like SWAT but not as thick and BB has citronella to repel bugs. Also aloe to soothe bites. And of course......good ole' tail washing on a regular basis keeps the tails from getting gunked up - and a good application of de-tangler on the hair after washing.....they are good to go. Anyone out there from the southwest - desert climate? What are the most annoying bugs for horses in the southwest??? Thanks.....Linda in WI Sven, Lena and Hasse (lives in St Paul near my daughter) "fun fjords" > Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:50:27 -0700 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: mane trimming > To: [email protected] > > This message is from: Debbie Hunt <[email protected]> > > > Good point. I board my Fjord and there have been 3 horses treated for infected ear wounds from ticks. They are bad in Kentucky this Summer. > > As far as the "bushy tails", I contribute that to the breed characteristic and the fact that it takes forever to shed out there massive Winter coat. I have noticed my boy scratches his butt more in the Spring when he is shedding like crazy. I believe they are "itchy". > > Just my observation. > > Debbie > > > > > --- On Fri, 6/24/11, kngould <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: kngould <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: mane trimming > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, June 24, 2011, 7:03 AM > > This message is from: "kngould" > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > Check the tail area really good for....ticks! My Fjord was > > doing the same > > thing; no worms, etc. until a friend showed me how those > > little boogies can > > hide in the tail. > > Kim > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
