Itchy ticks and tick lesions cause pastured horses to ferociously rub trees, fences and shelter walls, abrading throats, necks and hindquarters and destroying their manes and tails. Severe infestations produce anemia, loss of appetite and depression. Ticks can infect any horse—or horse owner—with Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tick-bite paralysis. Standard insect solutions rarely phase these rugged pests.
The author is a freelance writer based in Arkansas.
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good info
yep! It's time...and my chickens help!
ITS HARD BUT IT MUST BE DUN!!!YOUR HORSE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH TICKS
ewwww.................. i HATE ticks and im sure my horses that i look after do to.... uck
that helps alot. last year my horse had ticks and we couldnt figure it out.
my horse has ticks and it is the middle of winter in wyoming so i just think it is a little weird for ticks to be on a horse in winter so if any of you guys can sugest any thing it would really help me! thanks!
very good article but it would be best if contain amethod how to deel with my horse after removal of ticks from skin
very sorry if my english language was poor as english not my mother tongue
Not a bad article...
I have the guinea hens and hopefully they will do a good job. they sure get a A+ in singing!!!
Great info. Thanks1