flies

We all look forward to the light nights and longer Summer days, hopefully with a bit more sunshine than there is rain! But Summer does come with a couple of struggles, us horse-folk know all too well! Firstly there are the flies.

With the weather beginning to warm the issues of surrounding fly control return. At best, flies are an irritance. At worst, they cause stress to the horse and they transmit bacteria, parasites and viruses. Fly control has its varying challenges depending on fly size, habitat and feeding patterns. The two categories of flies Biting Flies […]

Sweet Itch is an extremely common skin condition, caused by an allergic skin reaction to midge saliva. Most commonly seen from March to October and with remission usually occurring in the Winter. It is really important to nutritionally support the skin all year round to support the horse’s natural skin defences.   Weakness in the skin gives opening […]