Flies and insects can cause quite a bit of irritation to your horse around the stable, in the paddock, and while being ridden. Use these tips for fighting flies to decrease the pests at your barn:

• Capture adult flies with assorted traps
• Repel or kill flies with sprays and topical treatments
• Shield horses with fly masks and fly sheets
• Clear your property and stable of debris where flies lay eggs
• Enhance your habitat for beneficial birds and bats which eat flies and other insects