fly/midgy things under cobs belly?

[cob&onion]

Since we have had the warmer weather i have noticed my cob has black flys/bugs underneath her belly area, these are next to the skin where the hair is thinner. There horrible - ordered her a fly rug with belly straps to prevent them.
What are they? they seem to be attracted to the cob who has pink skin, my TB and welsh never get them?

 

[little_critter]

I know what you mean but don't know what they're called - horrible things. They like ears too.
My mare gets them but she's very dark bay. A goo dousing of her belly with fly spray helps as does a fly mask.

 

[katherine1975]

We get these as well, nasty blighters! Kelsi gets them in her ears, I have been using lots if fly spray.

 

[Freya]

My two year old suffers from these, he also has pink skin which they seem to be attracted to. Horrid blighters

I've now got him wearing a flymask, which he enjoys wearing - but no idea how long it will stay on when his buddy comes back. I've found that fly spray / gel doesn't seem to last the whole day, and the horrid things left lots of blood spots under his belly and sheath. Started to put sudocrem on to reduce any swelling and irration, then noticed the next day the midges stayed away. So since then I've put a thin layer on and been midge free

 

[ticobay831]

they were all over the yard owners horses sheath the other day horrid little shits!!! they suck the blood and cling like mad, i put use gold ointment from the sweat itch society seems to keep them at bay and its gentle enough to go on the sheath area as well..

 

[ThePony]

they are just evil aren't they! Ours get them round their midline and back to their teats. I use this which is fab, and I like that I don't have to slather it on each day. http://www.medicanimal.com/setSessi...dium=uk_googlebase&utm_campaign=uk_googlebase
It is pricey but a pot does our two mares all fly season.

 

[MerrySherryRider]

Sudocreme works very well in detering them from biting and soothes any bites already there.

 

[LaurenBay]

I am so glad I came about this thread! I was just about to post the same thing. I have been dousing in fly spray and using sudocrem to soothe the bites, it seems to keep them away. She gets it from mid belly all the way to her udders.

 

[Escada2004]

My youngser has the same! They have been pestering her for the last couple of weeks and seem to bite the soft skin on the inside of her back legs at the top to as well as the mid belly back to her undder - she has little blood spots all over her :/ ive been using Protect Plus recently and although a little messy, it seems to be helping keep them away

 

[POLLDARK]

Early spring every year sees the same problem, even when you think it isn't warm enough. They attack the insides of ears & the groin, they are very nasty. Some horses will get head shy because of them & people have trouble putting a bridle on over the ears, if they only looked in the ears they would see why.! You need to use a fly mask with ears long before you would think, you must be watching for when they start. a fly sheet with decent depth should stop them around the groin, or if the weather is not good a turnout rug. Prevention is better than cure but some decent cures have been listed already.

 

[margaretb]

My two year old suffers from these, he also has pink skin which they seem to be attracted to. Horrid blighters

I've now got him wearing a flymask, which he enjoys wearing - but no idea how long it will stay on when his buddy comes back. I've found that fly spray / gel doesn't seem to last the whole day, and the horrid things left lots of blood spots under his belly and sheath. Started to put sudocrem on to reduce any swelling and irration, then noticed the next day the midges stayed away. So since then I've put a thin layer on and been midge free

Someone suggested vaseline for the ears which works and lasts for three or four days..