Harri Green
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I'm a big fan of global herbs since using their frisky mare.
But does fly free really work? I know it stinks but I'm ok with that.
But does fly free really work? I know it stinks but I'm ok with that.
Global herbs fly free
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WelshRuby
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I bought some years ago but the pony would NOT eat it 'cos of the smell, lol!
Should imagine if your horse eats it and sweats out the smell it would keep vampires' away!
Should imagine if your horse eats it and sweats out the smell it would keep vampires' away!
Harri Green
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Lol! Thanks
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite
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Shall keep watching this thread........ TBH I'm a tad cynical of stuff that claims to be this or that; its very easy to spend a fortune on gunk that just doesn't work, OR you can buy the component parts of it far more cheaply elsewhere.
The problem is that my boy has Sweet Itch, and a great many of the proprietory "fly repellant" supplements have garlic in - garlic is contra-indicated for SI as it can cause over-stimulus of the immune system, and as SI is an immune system disorder, this isn't exactly what you are seeking to achieve....
The problem is that my boy has Sweet Itch, and a great many of the proprietory "fly repellant" supplements have garlic in - garlic is contra-indicated for SI as it can cause over-stimulus of the immune system, and as SI is an immune system disorder, this isn't exactly what you are seeking to achieve....
Megibo
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Gave it to my sweet itch mares last year before the 'season' started...did nothing at all..don't bother with in feed supplements now after trying most of them.
Harri Green
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I was very cynical about herbal stuff till I tried the frisky mare, and it turns my very hormonal mare into a little lamb. I have to be careful not to give her too much it works so well!
So I had hopes for flyfree
So I had hopes for flyfree
thatsmygirl
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I know 3 people who use it and swear by it but iv never got any of mine to eat it
kerrieberry2
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I'm yet to find a global herb supplement that any of my horses will eat!
but I have a pony that I can't catch so would consider giving this a try if I could stick it in a feed! I felt so guilty last summer
but I have a pony that I can't catch so would consider giving this a try if I could stick it in a feed! I felt so guilty last summer
WelshD
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I use it for my sweet itch pony after discovering that it has common ingredients to the much more expensive Skratch. I would say it definitely makes things better for my pony but its only one of the list of things i do to keep his situation under control
At £12 a tub which lasts him about 5 weeks (11hh pony) its not beyond my reach where i wince at the price of Skratch
I started off with a tiny amount and added mint and within a month he was up to full dose and no mint and he is quite a fussy eater
At £12 a tub which lasts him about 5 weeks (11hh pony) its not beyond my reach where i wince at the price of Skratch
I started off with a tiny amount and added mint and within a month he was up to full dose and no mint and he is quite a fussy eater
longdog
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There is 20% off until tomorrow here http://on.fb.me/1eech95 if anyone is interested in trying it.
erleybev2005
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Ive used it and it is really good stuff, it's also good for skin conditioning if your horse gets grease and scurf, the main ingredient if I recall is turmeric and garlic and something else which escapes me. You have to feed quite a lot which can be overpowering but they do get used to it. I dopped my mare down to just a scoop and it still seemed to work well.