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Issue10 - August 25, 2005
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Issue 10: Serving the equine community through information and product offerings. In this issue:
Horse Flies By
MaryKay Ruble Horse flies and deer flies, which fall into the same fly family, are the bane of many horse-people’s existence, with their biting, buzzing and usual annoying dive-bombing tactics. It seems that not only must we worry about ourselves and our horses being bitten, but we also worry about what our horses will do to evade the bite itself, sometimes putting us at risk of being kicked, bumped, trod over or stepped on. Of the 2000 species of horse flies world-wide, several of those species need a blood meal to develop eggs, but of those, only the females will bite and draw blood from mammals and humans. With their knife-like mouth parts, and painful bites, the flies are static in their feeding methods, as a host animal will make evasive maneuvers once bitten, cutting short the fly’s snack time. The horse fly will infuse an anticoagulant to keep their meal free-flowing, and once it finishes, will fly away, leaving an open, blood-oozing wound for secondary feeders to dine on, and spread diseases thru. Along with the bite and draw of blood, horse flies can spread Equine Infectious Anemia and according to a 1990 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine can also transmit Lyme disease. The less vicious male fly will dine on plant juices, nectar and other plant liquids, rarely upsetting the lives of our horses, until he searches out a female to play the reproductive game with. The female will lay her eggs on vegetation that hangs over wetlands, streams, ponds or lakes. Nearly every species of horse fly is aquatic or semi-aquatic and their larvae require a moist area in which to mature and spend the winter. Conveniently, once the eggs hatch, it is a short drop into water for the lucky larvae. Mature horse flies are attracted to shiny objects, movement, warmth and possibly carbon dioxide, which explain why human swimmers in the glittering water of backyard pools are often bothered by horse flies. Because eradication of their breeding-ground wetlands is unlikely, and in most areas of the U.S is highly regulated, we will be forced to suffer the cohabitation of the dreaded horse fly during our summer daylight riding hours. If we can limit the amount of shiny bling that we and our horses wear, lower our body temperatures, don’t move and don’t breathe, we should be safe from the flies! Good luck to us all! ** A CLoser Look ** Mountain Horse, Inc.
Mountain
Horse offers products that assist you in enjoying the beauty of our
great land through recreation. The
staff of Mountain Horse, Inc participate in riding, hunting, fishing and
camping and seek to support our horsemen (and women), hunters, fishermen
(and women) and outdoor enthusiasts!
Stock
Care and Containment
offers products that assist in handling stock in a humane way, while at
the same time, also assist with low impact camping. Mountain
Horse offers assistance
with saddle fit and therapeutic
saddle pads for the comfort of your horse or mule.
Where applicable, product descriptions offer advice to keep your
stock more comfortable. For
example, tips on loading saddle
bags, packs
and panniers humanely are offered.
Mountain
Horse has a strong interest in and desire to promote methods of
effective, natural communication with our horses and mules.
Whether you call it "horse whispering", "natural
horsemanship" or "horse communication", it's great that there
are many trainers, clinics and products offered that support a safer,
more natural way to develop a good, lifelong relationship with your
equine companion. The
On-Line Store offers rope
halters, training lead ropes, rope hackamores and links
to natural horsemanship related sites. Mountain
Horse also supports groups such as the Back Country Horsemen of America
and their affiliates who promote conservation and preservation of
natural resources by actually getting out and taking action!
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