[AskAVet] Re: Bleach Bath?

Not so sure about the bleach, but I used fabric softener in my home-made fly spray. There's a lot of recipes like that out there with chemicals that obviously should not be used with horses. However, the recipes out there usually use a TEENSY WEENSY bit of these seemingly harmful chemicals, thus not harming the horse. When dealing with flies, I've noticed that you almost HAVE to used harmful chemicals (if you only knew what was in commercial fly spray!). But since flies are so small, you only have to use a teensy bit of these sorts of chemicals to kill them which is definately not enough to even bother a horse!

It's good you're humble enough to ask questions. I'm fairly new as well, but in my years as a horse person I've noticed that horse people (of any level) tend to act like they know everything. In reality, no one really "knows" much about horses since a lot of things are theoretical. For example, I've heard literally HUNDREDS of ways to ride "the correct way."

So the point that I'm trying to get to is it's good to consult MULTIPLE sources (internet, books, magazines, videos, vets, horsepeople, trainers, your own sense of right and wrong, etc.) before assuming that something is "right." Sadly, I've learned this from terrible personal experiences, but am telling this hoping you won't have to. Good luck and happy horse owning!

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