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Title:Equine Notes Conference
Notice:Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:MTADMS::COBURNIO
Created:Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2080
Total number of notes:22383

953.0. "Mosquito spray for mare and foal?" by DELNI::KEIRAN () Wed May 24 1989 13:28

    Now that mosquito season is upon us, and very heavily in my
    backyard, I thought it was time to start a note on bug sprays.
    Is it safe to use any type of spray on a mare that is nursing
    a foal or is there a specific type I should use?  The mosquitos
    are really bad, we put a bug light out at the barn but it doesn't
    seem to cut down on the population.  Any suggestions?
    
    Thanks!
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953.1No Bug LightsMED::D_SMITHWed May 24 1989 14:575
    
    
        Your bug light will most likely attract your neighbors mosquitos
        too. They should be happy about that. It won't help you much
        though!
953.2Avon Skin-So-SoftASABET::HUDSONThu May 25 1989 11:009
    Not sure if this can be used when nursing, but how about trying
    the Avon Skin-So-Soft?  It comes in a spritzer so it can be sprayed.
    I heard of a few people use it on their horses and I know it works
    on people.  Has a nice smell instead of the other bug repelents.
    
    P.S. My riding instructor uses it when she gets her horses ready
    for show, it gets rid of the pitch from the pine trees.
    
    Cindy
953.3Repel-XDELNI::KEIRANThu May 25 1989 12:044
    I talked to my vet last night and he suggested Repel-X because
    its a water based spray and you can mix it either mild or strong.
    
    Thanks!
953.4"SSS/Apple Cider Vinegar/H2O"MED::D_SMITHThu May 25 1989 12:3311
    
    
      The SSS should be diluted with vinegar and water. The stronger
      you want it, the less water you add.
    
      Apple cider Vinegar alone is a good bug repellant and I found to be
      recommended by many. I feed A.C.V. to my horse. Half cup per feeding.
      Keeps the bugs away, gives a beutiful shine and a higher level of
      energy.  
    
      
953.5SSS????WAV14::BETZLThu May 25 1989 15:326
    Could you please tell me what the SSS is, I have never heard of
    this and  would like to try it.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Lori
953.6MED::D_SMITHThu May 25 1989 17:028
    
      The SSS is Avon's Skin-So-Soft (regular scent). It is around $8.00 
      for 8 onces. It can only be purchased by Ding Dong, Avon calling REP.
    
      This is discussed  in note 578.20, although I have been using
      Apple Cidar Vinegar instead of white vinegar. Add more or less
      water depending on the desired strength.
    
953.7SSSWAV12::BETZLThu May 25 1989 17:599
    Thanks,
    
    I do have SSS, I have been using it for two years, it works ok!!!
    I am going to try using the ACV in the feed, do you just pour it
    over the grain at each feeding???
    
    Thanks again for the info.
    
    Lori
953.8SSS andACVMRMFG1::E_BARKERFri Jun 02 1989 17:349
    I ve been using SSS for some time now and found it works good for
    half and hour or so, but not much longed.. Tried ACV in the grain
    but found the horse would not eat the grain at bottom of bucket
    that was soaked in ACV.
    
    
    
    
    
953.9Slowly, step by step, " by "MED::D_SMITHFri Jun 02 1989 18:1418
    
    The ACV should be added in very small quantities to start. Most
    horses will reject the taste at first but will become attached
    to it in time. Ours did! Mine did not like the taste of 
    source at first. He would take a mouth full and start spitting 
    it out. He finally found it to be tasty. Like any change in diet, slow...
    
    I started mine out with just a few drops. See how he/she reacts.
    Each day add a bit more and soon over a week or two you should be
    able to feed the full dose of a half cup or so per feeding. Some
    horses need more, some less. You will see many things from this.
    1) Very shiny coats (always a plus).
    2) Increased level of energy (without the added weight).
    3) Very few bugs (thay will find a better tasting meal elsewhere).   
    4) Good dust control if don't feed sweet feed (good for heves).
    
    Again, the key is start slowly, and build up to what he or she needs.
    
953.10Eating Chemicals?DELNI::CSILVAI finally got a PONY of my OWNYTue Jun 06 1989 13:046
    What does ACV stand for?  Dosen't anyone worry about the possible
    side effects of feed-thru chemicals?  Just dosen't sound safe...
    maybe it's the old biology/chemistry major in me...
                          
    Do you know what chemicals are used?
    
953.11What feed-thru-chemicals?MED::D_SMITHTue Jun 06 1989 13:109
     
     RE:10
    
     ACV-Apple Cider Vinegar
    
     Feed-thru chemicals? What feed thru chemicals are you talking about???
    
     Dave'
    
953.12Sorry about that chief...DELNI::CSILVAI finally got a PONY of my OWNYTue Jun 06 1989 19:298
    Ohhhhhh... so that's what ACV stands for.
    
    Sorry, guess I've become "drain bamaged" from to many days at school.
                              
    I thought you may have been referring to those feed-through type
    food supplements that are supposed to make the manure less attractive
    --to flies, that is.  They always worried me because they never
    really list the ingrediants.
953.13Apple cider vinegar is used in PolandWEDOIT::NANCYMon Jun 12 1989 17:5412
    
    Apple cider vinegar (brown vinegar) has been fed to horses in Poland
    for many years. My husbands' grandmother used to tell him about
    the horses her family raised in Poland and how good this "brown
    apple cider vinegar" was for keeping the digestive tract of the
    horses in good shape. She would talk of how shiny her horses coats
    were and she talked of it as a prevenative medicine against colic 
    especially when there is dust in their hay.
    
    		    Nancy