During the spring & summer months fly control can be a real problem and your horse can easily become distressed under these conditions.
One way to help your horse cope with flies is a good quality topical fly solution. Coopers Fly Repellent offers a good level of protection at a reasonable cost. Coopers Fly Repellent also kills lice for up to three months whilst repelling flies and midges effectively. Deosect is a licensed medicine in horses containing cypermethrin. Deosect comes in concentrate form and must be diluted before use. Deosect is best applied with a hand sprayer or knapsack sprayer.
If your horse is particularly troubled by flies around the eyes then why not try one of our excellent fly masks. Horse Fly Masks are available in various forms including a range from Mark Todd. Roma also offer a great range of Fly Masks as well as the close fitting Roma Lycra Eye Saver which is lightweight and comfortable.
Environmental controls are also very useful in controlling the number of flies, particularly around stables and yards. A Red Top Fly Trap has proved incredibly popular with our customers who all report excellent results. Red Top Fly Traps offer excellent value for money and all flies are collected in bag making clean up easy. For problems with lice then our range of lice powders should quickly solve the problem. Battles Louse Powder comes ready to use and offers rapid knock down and kill whilst retaining residual efficacy. Battles Louse Powder is a permethrin-based product. For a louse powder for application to the animal then Hyperdrug Louse powder offers real value for money with an excellent kill rate.
There are also feed supplements that can be used to repel flies and insects. These include traditional remedies such as garlic but Think Fly Granules is a unique product that contains all natural ingredients to reduce fly nuisance. Think Fly is added daily to the horses feed so repelling flies has never been easier.
For fly control in stables then there are a wealth of solutions on offer at Hyperdrug. Electronic control can proved extremely effective in reducing fly nuisance. With the Rechargable Bug Killer you can reduce fly nuisance quickly and effectively. Using a UV light and a fan, insects are drawn to the unit and quickly killed. The Rechargable Bug Killer is is completely portable with its cordless design.