Does garlic really keep the flies away?

[casspow]

Or is it just a big myth/money making business.

Personally I've always been a bit suspicious...

 

[be positive]

Not that I ever noticed, it can make sweet itch symptoms far worse and be toxic to horses in general, I stopped feeding it years ago and have since seen more reasons to avoid it than evidence of it being good for them, although it can seem to help with breathing issues and is still recommended by some vets.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

I find it keeps my husband away (from me!) :biggrin3:

 

[casspow]

I find it keeps my husband away (from me!) :biggrin3:

This made me laugh a lot!

 

[Shady]

have to say it made no difference to my two either , just cost me more money! made their wee absolutely stinky too! i can't tolerate garlic , it does not agree with me at all and i think it must be the same with some horses, my friend however swears by it so i dunno!!

 

[mega spoilt ponies]

Didnt help mine at all and made his ulcers worse

 

[cobgoblin]

Can't say I've ever noticed any difference. I just add it occasionally now because they like it!

 

[NZJenny]

So maybe it's just keeping the vampires at bay and you haven't noticed.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Or is it just a big myth/money making business.

Personally I've always been a bit suspicious...

I say no but can cause behavioral problems in horses which is why I wont use it, I use radio fly creme for ears and genitals and power phaser elsewhere

 

[BentleyBelly]

It can also make them anaemic I believe. I wouldn't feed it to my horses. The following is quite informative http://www.equi-therapy.net/equi-therapy/herbal/garlic-horses.shtml

 

[JillA]

it's a natural antibacterial and damages the gut flora

 

[Missy4000]

Garlic doesn't work. Only product I really found to work is think fly and saved me lots of money in the long run as it stopped all the fly bites on my tb who is very sensitive. 4kg tub lasts me a few months and before that I was using a big bottle of fly spray a month. It's 33£ but it's worth it in the long run.

 

[marmalade76]

No. It's really not that good for horses and I really don't know why it's so popular as a general/regular supplement.

 

[Goldenstar]

It's really not something that should be in a horses diet .
Very bad for their guts .

 

[wkiwi]

Garlic doesn't work. Only product I really found to work is think fly and saved me lots of money in the long run as it stopped all the fly bites on my tb who is very sensitive. 4kg tub lasts me a few months and before that I was using a big bottle of fly spray a month. It's 33£ but it's worth it in the long run.

Sorry to hijack the post, but do you know if this also keeps midges away and will it stop the flies landing or just stop them staying on the horse long enough to bite? Many thanks#
Re garlic: yes research has shown anaemia can occur in as little as 42 days. It is like all of the supplements in that they seem to come and go in 'fashions' without evidence, but not sure there is any research on its effect on vampires. However, it would be logical that the vampires would prefer non-anaemic blood???