[AT] Fly nets

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Wed Nov 26 06:55:51 PST 2008


Yep.  He's a stubborn old bird but I've gotten a heck of an education about 
horses by hanging around with him.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Easley, Greg" <EasleyG at health.missouri.edu>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Fly nets


> You know the old saying about leading a horse to water.  LOL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:48 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Fly nets
>
> There is no doubt I would try it if I had a horse barn. Tom says it's
> too
> expensive and constantly complains about the horse owners and riding
> students using so much fly spray.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Easley, Greg" <EasleyG at health.missouri.edu>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Fly nets
>
>
> I plan to start releasing again next April.  Farrier told me the guy who
>
> introduced him
> to the fly predators claimed that after the third year of being on a
> regular
> release program
> he was able to cut back to one release every 60 days during fly season
> with
> no reduction
> in control.  At that point you'd only be looking at $80/yr.  That might
> buy
> three gallons of
> watered-down fly spray at the farm-n-home.
>
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> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com on behalf of charlie hill
> Sent: Tue 11/25/2008 7:09 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] Fly nets
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>
>
> Greg,  I've got a friend that owns a small horse boarding facility
> (about 20
> or so horses).  I've tried and tried to get him to try those critters.
> He
> says they cost too much.  I've been tempted to buy some myself and put
> them
> out without telling him.  It's not the price that is stopping him.  He's
> just stubborn and believes in old school methods.  I'm friends with him
> and
> spend a fair amount of time at his barn but I'm not a "horse person".
> If
> one of his horse buddies told him it worked he'd try it tomorrow.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Easley, Greg" <EasleyG at health.missouri.edu>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 10:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Fly nets
>
>
> Our farrier told me about this:
>
> http://www.arbico-organics.com/fly-control-program.html
> <http://www.arbico-organics.com/fly-control-program.html>
>
> I started it in July and noticed a reduction in the number of flies
> around
> the barn within a week
> of the first release.  By the time cold weather got here there were
> virtually no flies around the barn.
> Standard 'just a satisfied customer' disclaimer applies...
>
> Greg
> http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/1416
> <http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/1416>
>
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> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com on behalf of Indiana Robinson
> Sent: Mon 11/24/2008 8:08 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] Fly nets
>
>
>
> Here is a face net that has become popular:
> http://www.equestrianclearance.com/cms_media/images/290x1000_fitbox-equi
> librium_net_relief.jpg
> This style is more common now:
> http://www.bigblackhorse.com/images/BBH/Horse%20Tack/FN130.jpg
> I think the all leather ones with solid back panels as Herb described
> have faded in use due to the high cost. They are also pretty heavy. I
> think most now are nylon strings.
> -
> We use fly traps and fly paper strips in the barn. We also keep a
> zapper running in warm weather.
> I keep a large pump bottle of fly spray for horses handy but the
> horses don't like it. All I have to do is hold the bottle up and
> suddenly I am standing there in the barn alone...   :-)
> -
> My TO-20 Ferguson is not afraid of the fly spray bottle...
>
>
> --
> "farmer"
>
> "Good clean muck never hurt nobody!!!"
> Morris Moulterd
>
>
> Hay and Straw Exchange (Buy it, sell it and trade it.)
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>
>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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