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Re: [RC] attack of the killer horse flies - erika p moore

>Where I live in Minnesota, I call it "Get fit or die" season when the deer flies and mosquitos gang up on us.  I've been known to gallop >almost into the barn, waving my arms and swearing a blue streak. 
 
 
LOL.....LOL....oh, man!  Few words, but precisely said.  In NH, we have a few more seasons than some other places.  Winter, Mud Season, Spring, Mesquito Season, Summer, Deer Fly Season, Tick Season, Fall....And I have been out on trail rides carrying so much "stuff" with me.  Whips, branches with all the leaves I could find, horse bonnets, bottles of bug spray - for horse and myself - , all while boogying down the road as fast as we dare.  Although it stinks to have to deal with these pests, at least we all know we are ALL going thru the same problem!
Have A Great Day  ;)
Erika
 
PS - And for those who think outrunning them works....you
STILL wake up the next morning itching from head to toe
and looking like a Chickin Poc.