The simplest way to make fly spray yourself? (that actualy works!)

Question

OK so its summer and Im ALWAYS riding, at least 3 and a half hours a day (mabie more) and my fly spay doesnt seem to work, although someone on farm gave me some that they made them self and it worked! I want to know lots of different SAFE ways to make it! Thanks

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Answer 1

Look here for a couple.

http://www.equine-world.co.uk/horses_car...

I can vouch for the first ( we added citronella or peppermint to some as well )

Never tried the one with lemon and rosemary ( I might now though) but I can tell you that Elder does work - you just get weird looks for having it sticking out of your browband)

I do add garlic to the feed, I tried cider vinegar but it didn't seem to make any difference for us although I do know people who swear by it

Answer 2

Mix the stuff below and spray on flies

-PVA glue so it sticks to there skin

-Water so it flows easier

-Ant Kill Powder so it kills them

-sugar to attract them

I have never tried this just thought it might work!  

Answer 3

Umm for spraying on the horse, i mix 1 cup white vinegar with 1/2 cup water, a couple drops of tea tree oil....or you can just rub a little of Avon's Skin So Soft oil onto your horse (it REALLY smells...dunno why anyone would actually buy it for themselves! lol but it works great for repelling flies!!)

Answer 4

huh? idk.. but i have the same problem as you had. Riding, and no goo fly spray. I would love to know whats in your neighbors stuff. Im going to try endour soon. maybe that will work.

Answer 5

Ask a science teacher.

Answer 6

Pick some Mug wort and tuck it in near the ears when your out. It has an insecticide property that keeps flies away. It is a very common and easy to recognise weed that is harmless to you and horses.

Horses also like to eat it.

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl...

It doesn't get much simpler.

Answer 7

A home made remedy that has always worked for me is:

1 part skin-so-soft from Avon

1 part white vinegar

4 parts water.

The stuff works like a charm!

Answer 8

Here are some websites:

http://www.webcrawler.com/webcrawler300/...

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/fa...

http://www.tngbesthorseflyspray.com/?gcl... \

Good Luck!

Answer 9

Read Frannie's post. That is exactly the recipe I was going to suggest. It really works and smells kinda good, too.

Someone mentioned Endure. It is not home made, but I started using it a month ago and WOW!  The stuff is great.  The only drawback is that is is pretty expensive.