You know how expensive fly sprays for horses can be, and most of them only keep the flys off for a few hours if even that, I have come up with some homemade fly sprays that can save you money, and really work!!! 

NOTE: Before I begin, Alot of these sprays ask for Citronella Oil, please BEWARE, DO NOT use the type of Citronella Oil that is used for lighting lamps and such, this is not what you want and could harm you horse, use the type of Citronella Oil that comes from distilled lemon grass.

NOTE: Some of these oils I am listing can cause photosensitivity on horses, especially on light skinnned horses.  Always do a patch test on your horse to make sure they do not end up with a reaction to the product, if they do, there are other homemade sprays listed that do not include these oils.

NOTE: Do not spray in or to close to horse's eyes, this can cause irration, do not spray on a pregnant mare's udders, as this can cause irration to the nursing foal.

I will now list different products you can use and mix for your homemade fly spray, and then I will list different recipes you can try.

List of products:

Avon Skin So Soft (the oil)

Mineral Oil

White Vinegar

Lemon or regular dish soap

Lemon juice

Baby oil

Some of the oils you can use are, Citronella, Lemon Citronella, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Sandalwood, Tea Tree.

Make sure all recipes are mixed with water, do not use any product without diluting it.

1. Recipe: 1 cup vinegar, 1 cup baby oil, 1 tps dish soap, 1 tps skin so soft, 1 cup water.

2. Recipe: 6 cups skin so soft, 1 cup white vinegar, a squirt of Ivory liquid soap, and water.

3. Recipe: 4 oz skin so soft, 1 oz citronella oil, 12 oz vinegar, 12 oz water.

4. 1 cup water, 1 cup skin so soft, 2 cups vinegar, 1 tps eucalyptus oil, 1 tps citronella oil.

5. 2 cups mineral oil, 1/2 cup lemon juice, 2 tsp citronella oil, 2 tsp eucalyptus oil, 2 tsp lemon dish soap, water.

6. 1/2 tsp oil of myrrh, 2 cups water, 1/2 cup cider vinegar, 1/4 tsp citronella oil.

You can also just use skin so soft mixed with water by itself, you can also us vinegar mixed with water by itself, or use both of them in combination or add a bit of dish soap to the mix.

All in all there are many kinds of recipes of fly sprays that you can use to save you money, and alot will work just as well as the more expensive store bought sprays.

Just make sure you always do a patch test, and go by the warnings on the top of this page to be safe. 

P.S. Alot of these sprays can also be used on dogs or people, but again do a patch test to make sure you or your dog are not sensitive to any of the ingredients.

P.S.S. Another handy item to have is a bounce dryer sheet, it repels insects, you can put one on your bridle or saddle to keep insects away on a trail ride, keep one in your pocket to keep the insects away from you to!!!

Thank You, blazingguns56