Young Horse is afraid of fly spray

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

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[@Louve1960]

I like this one 👇🏼 Materials 1. 16 oz. Spray Bottle. 2. 2 cups Raw Apple Cider Vinegar. 3. 1 Tbs. Mineral Oil* 4. 1/2 Tbs. Liquid Dish Soap. 5. 30-40 drops of a Bug Repelling Essential Oil Blend. 6. OR 30-40 drops of any combination of the following oils: 7. Citronella, Eucalyptus, Lemon Grass, Basil, Peppermint, Cedarwood, Lavender, Tea Tree, Rosemary.

[@rosemarybasse5498]

I love it because it always comes back to the same fundamental basics.

[@marcyking461]

I wished I had your videos to watch 30 years ago, Ryan. I had a rescue horse, who had been abused prior to my getting him, so building trust was a bit more difficult than it would have been, had I started the horse myself. Even so, your training methods are superb. The best I could ever manage with fly spray on my horse was to use Swat around the ears and eyes, spray his fly mask before putting it on him, and rubbing him down with fly spray using a rag over his entire body. I also used flea power on the inside of his legs to ward off ticks, since we did considerable trail riding and ticks love to nest in that area.

[@kidstuff44555]

So true how quick people are to jump to "He must be in pain/ have been abused/ be on the wrong feed etc" when horses have big reactions either on the ground or under saddle. Its perfectly normal for a horse to have a big flight reaction to a new stimulus, which if he's a baby or green older horse, is pretty much everything we do to them. All most horses need is time to learn about the new thing and get ok with it

[@alexandram7679]

I use a fly spray that mainly consists of garlic. Smells horrible, but it keeps the flies away (and other people too).

[@allisonconley6339]

What brand ???? We just found a horse with swamp fever [[[,not mine]]]] but I need to definitely up my fly protection 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@alexandram7679]

@@allisonconley6339 Kerbex. Make sure to buy the red bottle, that's the best one.

[@allisonconley6339]

Darn they don't ship to the USA,,,,

[@tracyjohnson5023]

@@allisonconley6339 I put 1-2 cups of ACV in a gallon jug and fill rest up with water. I then add 6-7 peeled garlic cloves to the jug. My horses get 1 cup of this poured over feed daily. I do this from April to November. During the winter I still feed ACV without the garlic. I live in East Tennessee so we have a long bug season here. This doesn't completely eliminate the pest problem but it does seem to help some. I use fly masks and shoo fly boots and regular fly spray on chest back and belly. I've got a friend that uses equiderma natural fly spray and has good results with it. The main ingredient is Neem oil which you can also buy to make your own spray. Hope this helps

[@kenmorris2290]

Great video! One reminder is that many fly sprays should not be used on foals under 6 months (the labels of commercial fly sprays contain warnings but it's the fine print!). Babies can be very sensitive to many fly products, including natural plants oils like tea tree oil and cedar oil. I had a friend whose filly was losing all her hair from her head. Turns out she was getting the tea tree oil they were using as a "natural" fly repellent on her face from her mother while she was nursing. It was actually burning the filly's sensitive skin. I told them to stop using the product and sure enough the filly's hair grew right back. As for me I try to minimize use of fly products by timing turnout, e.g. bring horses in at dusk when mosquitoes are really bad, picking pastures daily, using fly masks, or using the product just in the spots that particular fly species target. For example in the ears and under the mane for no-see-ums and gnats in the spring, on the chest and ventral midline for horn flies in summer. But if it's really, really bad I use whatever is needed! Equicare Flysect Super-7 is my favorite commercial brand...it really lasts.

[@rfigel8321]

Loved this method. My two-year-old filly got it in two short sessions and stands like a champ for spraying now. Great tips. This is the first time my fly spray training didn’t turn into a bad “lunging” session. Thank you!

[@rewildingfutures3422]

Thanks for taking the time to impart those subtleties.

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

I wish I could take the credit but KZbin does it automatically on some.

[@carolynbateson9073]

I applaud your kindness

[@michaelpalosaari9460]

Another great video, I use fly predators, homemade fly spray (apple cider vinegar, an organic shampoo (I use Espana Silk) and essential oils - citronella, tea tree, lemon grass) The recipe can be easily found online. I also use traps and good manure management. Thanks!

[@Susan44W]

I do almost the same thing!

[@judykrzeminski5581]

I rotate *Bye Bye Flies ( Spaulding brand) *Piranha *Endure ( has peppermint for cooling effect) *Mixture of Skin So Soft/ tiny bit Pine Sol and water I spread Fly Predators and harrow the poop frequently in the pasture Great useful video! Polly and Rosie aren’t fans of fly spray.

[@archangel807]

Beautiful horse....pleasure to watch...

[@aixpert291]

I joined your pattern because I have already learned so much from you. Thanks for these videos..

[@gabrielleokray6650]

Would love to see a video of Lambeau getting his first bath! I have a yearling as well and am a Patreon subscriber but didn’t see any bathing videos. Thanks Ryan!

[@Ginger-w8h]

On KZbin enter “Ryan Rose Horsemanship Bath”

[@Ginger-w8h]

Full title: “He’s so scared to get a bath”.

[@barbarabrooks509]

I like belly balm. I rub it on all the major spots that the flys and gnats bother them. I do have fly spray but it doesn’t seem to work as good. I also use shoo fly boots .

[@melaniebaker2233]

I use a deet based product, usually from Naf, not sure if it’s a UK only brand but is good. I have used this process on all my horses and can now spray them all at liberty. I added another step in which is to make a shoosh shoosh sound similar to the spray sound which tells them what’s coming before I actually spray, it lets me know where they are at on that day and saves me spraying and missing the target area. Great video Ryan, thank you. Highly recommend your Patreon channel too, it’s really helping me progress with my horses.

[@Blubes23]

A tip is to start spray the tale. Everyday do it a part of groom routine, and then work your way forward a liiiiittle bit each day. I did that with so many, works everytime.

[@cd3777]

Thanks for the lesson. I like Tri-Tec 14. It lasts a long time and works good.

[@lizneilson9700]

I look for cedar oil as one of the top ingredients. I also like to use a small, maybe 2" circular sponge to apply to the face and ears. You can usually find these at any tack/feed store. Keep up the good work!

[@chrisp7548]

You and Rambo did great! Thanks for the great demonstration!!

[@deppydeli1359]

Hello Ryan! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. I love horses but I don't have one, you make me wanna get one and start with your training session. It will be very helpful if you make a video about what people need to know before buy a horse etc. Sending love from Greece.

[@carlee9646]

I heard great things about Wipe but haven't used it. I use either Bronco or Ultra Shield.

[@Apb23]

I like how many flies the fly sticky paper catches… called Giant Fly Glue Trap by Catchmaster. It’s amazing. Especially when the sun hits it in the late morning… they almost all come and land on it! I learned to put the paper in a spot the horses can’t reach… and have developed a little permanent place to put it so the wind doesn’t make it stick to itself. But that stuff works! Now as a fly spray, I use pyranha… it stops the chaos, and stinking flies from eating my horses for about 2 days.

[@terridavis3430]

I've used repelx for over 40 years. Also kills any ticks. Smells not so bad... My horses don't object. It's a concentrate so I save a bit by diluting it myself.

[@michelewarner5166]

I use on me and my horses [especially while I ride] a mix of lemongrass ESSENTIAL OIL. Mixed with water just up to ten drops for a normal size spray bottle. Works great on gnats especially. Not long terms but safe. I CARRY A SMALL METAL BOTTLE IN MY SADDLE BAGS SMELLS WONDERFUL.

[@childcrone]

I am quite interested in your comment because you say this is especially good against gnats. If 'gnat' is culicoides biting midges, I need to try this. One of my horses gets sweet-itch so badly (allergy to the saliva of those buggers) and I've researched and tried so many things to repel them, with only partial success.

[@childcrone]

My program now is fly predators in season, keeping manure mostly picked up, fly masks when those are present (neighbors have cattle), and my two present fav fly repellents are EcoVet and the Bye Bye Insects from Spalding. I also use Swat repellent wound ointment on my young horse if his sweet-itch gets bad enough that he chews himself sore.

[@wayneking7050]

I use the chemical Pyranha fly spray and Pyranha all natural fly spray. I also use swat around wounds and sometimes face area's. Thank you for the video on fly spray.

[@sandraf.8557]

I'll try this! Water is a. great idea also because nobody wants to waste expensive fly spray to train a horse to accept the spray. Duh! Should have thought of that myself. Best for ticks, mixing ROSE GERANIUM essential oil with water or using coconut oil as barrier if wiping it on the horse (or self) with hands. Ticks hate the smell and everyone at the barn will ask you what smells so good! You and your horse will smell like you came from the spa!

[@susanness2454]

I love your yearling fly spray video! I use smartpak smart itch supplement which contains garlic powder, apple cider vinegar, and turmeric root powder. I also like bye bye fly garlic flakes too. I use farnam fly sprays because I use their coupons. I like Endure the best. I also put fly “stopper” around my manure pile, which eats fly larva. 🦄 Susan

[@fish4smb]

Did you have any trouble getting your horse to eat the garlic infused things...my horses will not touch that stuff....i tried getting a bug off pelleted additive for my horses/mixed it in their feed (they get soaked beet pulp/falfa pelmets and vits + minerals) butcthdy either refused their feed or managed to leave most of the bug pellets in their buckets... 😣🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@alisonwood5602]

What is fly stopper for the manure pile? Never heard of that!

[@heatherRebekah77]

@@fish4smb our horses didn’t like the garlic as well at first, so the key I found is start with a very very small amount, like a sprinkle, and do that for a few days. Then increase the amount that your mixing in by a little more. And after a few weeks now with consistency they are totally fine with over a full scoop mixed in their with their soaked alfalfa and flax, etc. I know some horses can be more opposed to new flavours, but this method worked really well for our guys.

[@kmddmd1]

Thank you for showing this...very helpful.

[@firstnamelastname-uq9hr]

I'm from U.K, we don't have the choices here of certain ingredients that our best fly repellents used to be made of because of European laws imposed on us at the time, so we resorted to farm livestock sprays for cattle and "witches brew", that we could get separate ingredients and mix ourselves for horses and us too, but, permethrin was banned as an active fly deterrent so we made a variation of essential oils ,apple cider vinegar, Deet, Tea Tree, Eucalyptus Oil, which worked to a point, the best i find that works is Deosan that you mix with water as directed, i spray it on saddle cloths my jeans, jackets and hat too if horse fly's are new after rain, on the horse it lasts for days. Also people that feed concentrates that have even small amounts of any sort of sugar ,syrup, and molasses, this includes fibre blends too, are sweetening the horses blood which can attract biting insects, this was found to be the case for sweet itch midges on horses. Hope this could be helpful to you, as i use this info every summer and spring for lice too .Ivermectin works by killing biting insects once they've bitten, but dose not deter flies.

[@jimmyyounger618]

Ditto for suddenly skipping over the rest of spring and hitting the toggle switch for summer heat! I've been using Pyranha. It repels well for awhile, citronella-scented and the lanolin gives them a shiny slick coat, but you have to apply it everyday and it seems to lose it's effectiveness before the day is even over. (Pyranha has great ratings from other users claiming 24 hours of effectiveness, that's just not my experience so I suspect there's some variable in play.) Once upon a time I diluted a concentrate normally mixed with diesel for cattle rubs. It lasted for days and was economical for that reason. I can't recall the name but I'll recognize it when I see it in our ag store and might like to use that again. A popular one is Bronco and I have no idea how it ever caught on. Perhaps I got a bad batch, but biting flies were literally landing in the still wet solution like it was water. I got lucky with a mare that wasn't having a spray despite putting in some amount of work to desensitize her. (She's bold and easy with everything else, so don't ask me where her spray issue came from. 🤷‍♂) By luck, she's also an over-the-top pig for treats and sweet feed. She'd lift her head and take one step back, but fat chance she'd actually abandon her sweet feed when I started spraying. A few days of that and she was finally over the threshold of any worry about spraying.

[@allisonconley6339]

So your mix was with diesel fuel ??? & what does that do to the horse ?

[@jimmyyounger618]

@@allisonconley6339 No, not for the horses. That particular product, (and I think it did include permethrin as one of the insecticide ingredients?) was labeled for mixing with diesel for a cattle rub, sometimes called an oiler. These are basically a fabric over spongy material on a rope strung between two points the cows walk under, which wipes their back with the diesel-insecticide mix. Diesel alone is helpful, but it's point in the mix is to work as an oily, non-evaporating suspension fluid for the insecticide. I suppose mineral oil would work, but diesel does work as a repellent itself and is usually innocuous, at least for cattle, although it's still best to watch for any indication of contact dermatitis. I didn't think to use that product on the horses until I noticed them backing up to the cattle rub to scratch their butts and tails which ended the issue of tail and perianal ticks better than any fly spray. I mixed it with a non toxic, organic surfactant safe for pond edges and waterways to help it stick. I only thought to give the surfactant a try to help it last and because I had the better part of a 5 gallon jug left over. The added benefit was the horses, who tend to stay near the house, didn't cause me to think my tractor had a fuel leak anytime the horses were downwind.

[@pcexp]

We just started Ultra Shield this year but we we've previously used a home remedy based spay with garlic and essential oils which I think works but we want to compare both sprays.

[@brittanyrae33]

Thank you for this! Tried spraying my mustang the other day, didn’t go well lol. I’m going to try this!

[@saspinks3001]

I taught my horses this way but I kindof felt bad because first they learn that if they stop moving, then I stop spraying but then eventually I don't stop spraying when they stand still. How do they reconcile that?

[@avaleemurray1473]

Hartshorn oil spray. Smells like burnt rubber and dungheap, and it leaves stupid stains on the piebald, but it works!

[@KB-xi6ip]

Is this the same way you would introduce a training stick/flag, water hose, etc.? Thanks 😊

[@monicawagner8499]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@sydniebauch3748]

I really like to swap out between diy essential/baby oil fly spray and Endure..keeps them shiny and the flies away 🤓

[@pattytohidi629]

Ty great help

[@lieslbasile8015]

My horses has very sensitive skin so the only spray that works is sport horse fly spray. I do have to brush it on because he hates being sprayed. He came from the Netherlands and I have been trying to fix this issue for two years. Hopefully can make progress with this method! Thank you

[@tracyjohnson5023]

Definitely not a cure, but some horses that hate the spray with a bottle seem to tolerate a garden mist sprayer really well. It doesn't make that noise. You can buy a 1/2 gallon one I think is smallest.

[@timberbarker1832]

Equi-spot is my new favorite thing!

[@evelynwaugh4053]

I prefer Tri Tec or Ultrashield, both which allege 14 day effectiveness. You'll never get 14 days, but if you get several days, that's better than doing it every day. Mine are experts at taking off face masks, then they disappear in the pasture. I think I might try a solar fly zapper and see if it reduces fly population at all.

[@crosscountrygl]

I actually use a mix of citronella oil,Neem oil is (100 percent waterproof and kills flys and ticks) you can spray neem on white of horses and easier to clean after dirty) Dawn (kills lice and bacteria off the skin)isopropyl alcohol 90 percent, tea tree oil(anti microbial anti bacterial),lavender(to relax a nervous horse or colt) lemon grass and water this yr flys are bad and it works great. For the ears I use swat and under there belly or butt

[@greatwhitekoala1702]

Do you have a percentage of how much of each to use? Thank you in advance

[@jadam-2024]

Great info Ryan. I’m working with a horse right now that was well trained, sat for 5 years and picked up allllll the bad habits. Basically a brat. Do you have videos on getting a horse to HOLD STILL within reason? Even when she’s tied up she moves and nudges and swings her butt back and forth parallel to the tie. She never stops. I’m making good headway in the round pen and teaching her manners and to respect the bubble. Any tips from anyone are welcomed!

[@Snewton12]

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[@jonathanlong9159]

This video came with perfect timing for me

[@ambermclaughlin3852]

Cute baby boy horse 🐎

[@julieandhorses5291]

My poor clydie is TERRORISED by horseflies and last year i'd find him covered in blood and swellings from the suckers so my best preventative for him is a sweet itch rug, fly mask and spray as well as keeping in during the day during the worst few weeks these flies are particularly active. I tried just about every fly stuff known to man last year including all the home remedies, traps, etc and the only product that made any different is Leovet Power Phaser (not sure if available in USA) Its pricey but worth it.

[@fish4smb]

I too have found NOTHING that repels those vicious vermin! Summers we get them an inch and a half long/huge black /we call them B-52s (like the bombers!) The only relief for us is to bring them in during the heat of the day....im going to try to build one if those homemade water/soap fly traps... wish me luck - it makes it completely impossible to ride outside mid days... we have beaver ponds around, so i know we will have a continual supply of them as they require water to reproduce..

[@sandrakresge7267]

I have had a mare for 24 years never had a sweet itch problem had others that did Benadryl Vicks rub essential oils but where did you find a a sweet itch rug please .I'm desperate . giving her more omega 3 and 6 have to syringe the garlic all things that can still have adverse risk on there heath the Prednisone not working as I thing it should I hate locking her up so much any help would be greatly appreciated only have like cotton sheets that I could find . doing the best I can we are having a wetter that usual year and they built developments around me and changed the water table.Thankyou have a blessed day 😊

[@frontporchpickin289]

Great video. A friend dropped a horse at my place because I habe unused pasture. I have no idea what im doing with horses so will try this approach. Hes 50/50 on letting me spray his legs lol

[@karenforgione7153]

I use simplifly by farnum plus daily fly spray

[@southernparadise9896]

Use fly predators out in the pastures and around the manure pile. I hang fly traps on stall doors. Wash the horses once a week in equiderma neem shampoo. I only spray my horses legs with fly spray. What I wish they’d come up with is something to combat sand gnats. Nothing gets rid of them. I have to use fly masks, full body and neck fly sheets and fly boots and they still get under there to bite. If anyone has any ideas I’m all ears.

[@WensFeathers]

Fly Predators is a game changer!! We didn’t need to use fly spray after those lol dudes got to work! Hopefully this summer will be the same!! 🙏

[@jipjojed]

Ultra Shield my horse loves to try n roll it off so I put him in stall for awhile with fan

[@kathykellison4421]

what a sweet young horse, scary to see the extra length of the rope halter that could accidentally hit him in the eye, might seem nothing at the time except the irritation may cause rubbing all night and then you do have a significant injury.

[@kim99may]

Super helpful video.

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

Great 👍

[@melissacroucher5643]

We use fly predators! They work GREAT!!

[@ryanrosehorsemanship]

I agree 👍

[@melissacroucher5643]

@@ryanrosehorsemanship This is fantastic content! I wasn’t sure how to get my horses used to the spray. Especially with our 6 month old medicine hat foal when we introduce it to him. Excellent job, Ryan; keep up the great work!

[@dawncollins3161]

Would you please explain what fly predator is? Is it pellets/food or a spray?

[@KH-tx6lg]

I have seen someone use Listerine. It worked but I don't for how long.

[@sassy6292]

I use a water base spray because oil base can cause problems if over used.

[@allisonconley6339]

Recipe ????

[@sassy6292]

@@allisonconley6339 Bronco puts one out.

[@sidilicious11]

We use the fly predators, but I have no idea if they help. Plus we have some natural fly spray. Both me and my horse dislike the smell.

[@rickpierson2458]

I really like SWAT cream around their eyes

[@kristinbailey3227]

I just got a 13 yr old who won't let me approach her face with detangler or fly spray. I started yesterday with a very similar approach as yours. Is there an area of the face I should try to spray first. More so currently I need to be able to get a mass of burrs out of the furlock so need to be able to spray it.

[@immortalasirpa8199]

Guess I was a fly in a past life. I'd rather *die* than smell citronella. Can't even take a citronella candle.

[@sidilicious11]

I dislike it too.

[@geministrial950]

I have a 4 year old feral mare and her 3 month old filly and theyre just being eaten alive by flies. Problem is i cant work them safely because we dont have a corral nor a round pen. At least the baby lets me touch her face, but anything else will make her absolutely flip

[@SaanichtonMinistries]

Ryan, do you have a comment about the “incident” at the Kentucky Derby? Can you add your feedback? I thought the marshal was way too hard on the race horse and made a scene. What says you brother?

[@lindasebbana9893]

I use everything. Feed through, fly predators, spray, Resue fly bait.

[@deadshot8292]

What kind of horse is that in the intro

[@월요일-k5c]

말이 정말 예쁘네요!

[@angelacatt6921]

We use diluted peppermint oil

[@evelynwaugh4053]

If you start at the feet/legs, rather than the body, horses are much more accepting of bathing with a hose and fly spraying.

[@kidstuff44555]

Or the shoulder area is good too, for horses that are sensitive around their legs

[@lisameyer1373]

I use geranium essential oil

[@michellabak4046]

Vinegar, lemon and garlic, make it every summer 👍🏼

[@suzanneyorkville]

what ratios do you use? thanks

[@michellabak4046]

I fill a spray bottle, 50/50 and some garlic in 👍🏼

[@suzanneyorkville]

@@michellabak4046 so freshly squeezed lemons for half and other half vinegar with minced garlic??? thank you.

[@BreakawayRoper23]

Well put a bowl off apple cider vinegar in the barn it works a little but not much

[@comesahorseman]

👍👍

[@nikkifeilner3205]

Home remedy = water, apple vinegar, Lemon PineSol, and Avon’s Skin So Soft

[@victorm7274]

I don’t think apple cider vinegar would be a good fly spray. Apple cider vinegar is use to attract fruit flies. I would say flies in general.

[@carriejunghans8326]

I made the mistake of chasing them around their pasture and trying to put it on them

[@KingsMom831]

…….. there’s predators holding fly spray😂

[@jenniferloper9291]

I make my own fly spray it works because I can modify the ingredients so it makes it work for me

[@allisonconley6339]

Recipe ????

[@rhondapearson1694]

Pyranha Wipe N’ Spray Works fast

[@SaanichtonMinistries]

We must confess we are just wannabe horse people. We do not own horses, and have just ever leased a mini or we would consider subscribing. One day we might get a equestrian, but it is far fetched. We watched these video and like them as they taught us that we should remove our daughter from the practice for safety reasons.

[@lanedaw811]

Mine is afraid of the bottle