Horse Fly and Mosquito Barrier Tag, Double for 2 Horses

My horses get turned out all night. Fly spray doesn’t last from night until morning so these tags are great because they keep working

Used this on 3 of my horses. Lost one within the first week. Lost second on the next week. I don't know when the third one was lost. My horses are in stalls at night and turned out during the day. Does this product work? Maybe. For the cost of these tags, I think they need to think of another way to attach them. I braided the tags in their manes. I even hide them under the mane a little, so the other horses wouldn't bite at the tags. I don't turn my horses out with halters on, so that is not an option. I'm not saying that these tags don't work. they might. But I'm not going to try them again, unless I know I can keep the tags on.

Wow... what a great idea! I was SO tempted to buy these! I even bought them after I lost my job because they sounded so good...(5 packs of 2) Do they work? I don't have the foggiest idea... I can't seem to get them to stay in for longer than 24 hours... Most of the time they are coming out by the next morning... Plus... you have to have the barcode side toward the horse... horse shaking head... leads to turned tags. Maybe they should make them double sided... I tried everything to keep these on... braids, braids, more braids, plus mounting them on metal barrettes so maybe they would stay flat... nope... Amazon had them cheeper than anyone else.... but I still lost a lot of money... including buying barrettes and hair ties... You are probably better off buying fly masks and sheets... I have 4 Spanish Mustangs, a Navajo Pony, 1 half Arab and 5 Minis... a few horses may have a tag barely hanging on at the very ends of the mane... I've found a few in the dirt.. a few almost folded because the horses rubbed their necks... maybe these are meant for stalled horses that don't move much and don't have pasture buddies... ? I don't know... my horses are out and together... ??? Seems like a great idea... needs some improvements...

WE BOUGHT THESE MORE FOR THE DEER FLIES WHICH ARE QUITE SAVAGE.MY HUSBAND HAS ABOUT A 200 FT WALK THRU DEER FLIES TO GET THE PAPER AND THE MAIL.TESTED IT TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY DID NOT BOTHER HIM. I AM SURE WILL WORK WITH HORSE FLIES ALSO. WE HAVE NOT TESTED WITH MOSQUITOS. HE DOES WALK DOWN WITH SHORTS AND A T-SHIRT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NEW BITES.

The hard part is finding a way to keep the tags on. "Braiding it into the mane" is not as easy as they make it sound. I ended up using rubber bands and tying them in down closer to the withers where the horse was less likely to rub or shake it off. I still had to retrieve a tag of two once or twice that had been "shed" in the field.I do think the tags have been effective against many pests. There seem to be some biting varieties that are not repelled by the Shoo Tag. I'm not sure if Horn flies are one. Black (face) flies still seem to come around. They don't bite but they can carry disease.It's a great idea. I hope they can continue to develop a more effective tag.

I have 5 horses but only bought 4 tags,,I noticed after a few days of them wearing them that the one without did seem to have more flys around her than the others.I read reviews of people saying that thier tags kept falling out I have never had one even come loose the only problem is that they flip over.I put the tags at the top of the braid and found using the middle strand of the braid helps keep them close to the skin.Also when you stop and think about how much fly spray costs this is a fraction of that cost considering they are good for 4 mos. makes sense to me.Thanx so much Deb

works great but difficult for ME to get on to stay-

I really liked the idea of this product but they would not stay on the horse when I platted them in the main, the horse rolled and they snapped in half, so I was not able to see if they would do the job.