How to get rid of Ticks

[supertramp]

Hi, Have recently moved to a lovely new yard, in the heart of a forest, have never seen so many ticks on him, is there anything i can get to repel them before they latch on, will be getting a tick remover this week. Is there some kind of spray that would help. TIA

 

[Snow Falcon]

Bath him in deosect? Unfortunately mine live in a tick hotspot. We have over 100 deet frequenting the fields on a daily basis. Virtually impossible for us to remove every one that gets latched on, not enough hours in the day to search.

 

[ycbm]

I use a pour on fly and tick repellent called Spotinor. The chemical isn't licensed for use in horses in the UK but it is in Italy. I have had one horse get quite a reaction to it with a raised lump, so patch test it if you are going to try it. I find it very effective against flies. Quite a few people on the forum use it.
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[ester]

deosect or tritec work.

 

[supertramp]

Thankyou all for your replies, have ordered some tri-tec, which should arrive in a couple of days, have never seen ticks like it.

 

[Barton Bounty]

If you have the time to remove, get a little tick remover or cover the tick in phazer gel it will suffocate them

 

[ester]

Please don't cover ticks with anything, it encourages regurge

 

[MidChristmasCrisis]

Smother in Phaser or similar…fly masks ?

 

[Highmileagecob]

If you apply acetone or nail polish remover on a pad of cotton wool to the tick, it will release its grip and fall off. Be careful when removing ticks that you don't leave the mouthparts bedded into the horse. I am not in a tick area, so no experience of the amount you are dealing with. We get the odd one or two from the sheep next door.

 

[maya2008]

Tweezer check daily, short grass.

 

[ester]

If you apply acetone or nail polish remover on a pad of cotton wool to the tick, it will release its grip and fall off. Be careful when removing ticks that you don't leave the mouthparts bedded into the horse. I am not in a tick area, so no experience of the amount you are dealing with. We get the odd one or two from the sheep next door.

Still don’t do this!
Horses get Lyme, do not stress the tick and end up with a regurge and an infection when it’s simply not necessary

(I have a running list of Fb memories of when I have to say this for the first time each year, it’s late this year, thought I’d got away with it )

 

[twiggy2]

If you have the time to remove, get a little tick remover or cover the tick in phazer gel it will suffocate them

Smother in Phaser or similar…fly masks ?

If you apply acetone or nail polish remover on a pad of cotton wool to the tick, it will release its grip and fall off. Be careful when removing ticks that you don't leave the mouthparts bedded into the horse. I am not in a tick area, so no experience of the amount you are dealing with. We get the odd one or two from the sheep next door.

Tick carry Lyme (amongst other things), when they are stressed the regurgitate their stomach contants and that is how disease is passed by tick, smothering or dousing them stresses them increasing risk to the host.
We live in a massive tick hotapot and all the dogs are treated, we use various products in the sheep and I will use spotinor when I get a horse.

 

[Annagain]

My old boy had a tick (singular, we're not in a hotspot thankfully) on a front leg. I phoned my vet for advice and he recommended Frontline spot on, the one for dogs / cats. I Think I had to use a triple dose from what I remember (it was 20 years ago) on his neck. It fell off within 24 hours.

 

[JBM]

Coopers spot on for cattle I throw it on once a month to keep ticks at bay

 

[supertramp]

Tick remover purchased, Tri Tec ordered, no ticks on pony this morning!
Thankyou for all the replies x

 

[ester]

Muzzling definitely helped too, incidental/coincidence but we definitely got a lot less than the rest of the yard/those in greenguards so more muzzle exposed.