Re: garlic for bugs?

[Joe Glick]

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I've been feeding garlic to my horses for a number of years and would hate to
do without. I start feeding it around March or April until October. I don't
feed it during the winter months. I very rarely use fly spray while feeding
garlic.

Keep in mind that not all garlic is created equal. I buy mine from Springtime
because it's the best I have found. Here is the link to their site:

http://www.springtimeinc.com/

The product is called Bug Off Garlic for horses. They also have a comparison
chart showing the difference between their garlic and "other" garlic.

Some time ago there was a article in a popular magazine proclaiming garlic is
bad for horses. The tests were done with cheap grade garlic and NOT Springtime
garlic. I have a copy of a letter that Springtime wrote to the magazines'
publisher asking them to do a rebuttal, which they never did. If anyone wants
to read it, let me know.

Joe Glick
Glick Family Farm
jgl...@dejazzd,com

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RE: garlic for bugs?

[Perry]

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I've fed my girls garlic for a couple of years now.  I've been very pleased.
I only need fly wipe around their udders, eyes and ears.

Perry, Mari & Signe Mai

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garlic for bugs?

[lindy]

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I was wondering if anyone has had luck adding garlic powder to the feed to
make their Fjord taste or smell "nasty"  and so keep the gnats from biting.

It's only just past Groundhog Day, but she's shedding now, and that means
spring and bugs can't be too far off.

Lindy (and Dagney)In the snowy Shenandoah Valley

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