Can you feed anything to help repel flies?

[JessPickle]

Any ideas????

 

[mcavity]

i give mine fresh garlic daily? helps i think?

 

[JustKickOn]

Garlic. Fresh or you can buy big tubs or garlic supplement stuff.

I read something about vinegar somewhere but can't remember if it was to do with flys.

 

[__Annie__]

I use garlic granules, think it helps?

 

[pagancluf]

I use garlic granules and apple cider vinegar too, but mainly use a face net if out grazing as get sore eyes from the flies.

 

[Gorgeous George]

I heard about someone who swore that feeding her horse marmite sandwiches??!

 

[angiebaby]

That was probably me! done it for years, don't have a problem with sweet itch, or horse flies.
I'm sure I've read somewhere that garlic is toxic?!
On equisearch maybe?

 

[Gentle_Warrior]

garlic

 

[hannah87]

garlic in their feed, vinegar is good as a fly repellant just slap it all over your horse only seems to work for an hour or so tho so ace for riding but they stink!

 

[Guinness]

garlic can make itchy horses more itchy if fed too much, i think its because it boosts the immune system therefore the reaction that some horses get to fly bites gets worse? my horse has sweetitch so i feed him marmite, not convinced it works mind, apparently works on people too!

 

[Mickeymoo]

jakesmydog, regarding your comment about garlic being toxic, I read that for garlic to have an effect and repell flies you would have to feed it at toxic levels. i still feed him a scoop a day though, its in my head he needs it..

 

[cosmicblue]

try a company called global herbs. they make several products targeted at this problem