Re: RC: Horse flies

["Patricia E. Peters" <patpeters1@juno.com>]

This reply comes to you from Norco, California, which is the fly capitol
of the USA.  In fact, the official city bird is the fly.  No jive!  We
have a people population of about 15,000, and a verified horse population
of over 30,000.  Our flies are so well fed that the birds have a Weight
Watchers Chapter right here in town.  

Anyway, most of us use Larry's Citronella and/or Avon Skin-So-Soft to
handle that problem.  Never saw a bug that liked the Avon stuff, if you
apply it generously, and if you carry a spare spray bottle with to
refresh it during the ride.  

Hope this helps, although I realize that those Texas flies are not wimpy,
flaky guys like the California ones.  Ours are slow and laid back;  yours
die with their boots on.  

 

On Sat, 15 Jul 2000 13:32:23 CDT "Maria Berger" <mberger65@hotmail.com>
writes:
> This morning my husband and I went on a ride at Lake Cooper State 
> Park, TX.  
> We always enjoy riding there except for those HUGE, BLOODSUCKING 
> horse 
> flies.  Today they attacked our horses by ten-twentys at the same 
> time. We 
> sprayed the horses against insects before we left, but those BIG 
> ONES do not 
> care. The grey horse was covered with bloody spots when we returned 
> after a 
> two hours ride.
> Does anybody know a solution for this problem?
> Thanks
> Maria Berger
> 
>
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