Home Forums Gear Horses and ATV's Maybe I fixed my fly boots

Had some fly boots that my mule wouldn't leave on.

Kinda made me crabby as they cost about$50 .

I just needed them on the fronts, cause the flys really like white front legs.

I got Shoofly mediums cause that was the smallest one they had.

My molly mule is 14.2 hands and about 1000#.

She peeled them right off in minutes.

Soi I says maybe they are too large.

Next size down was 1" shorter and 1' smaller diameter.

So I folded them in 1/2 and hand sewed a line 1/2 in from top to bottom.

Then when I put them on I folded the top over "down" about 1 1/2" and then hooked the velcro.

Now at least they are on for a day or so to do what I paid for.

I tried both boots and the small ones that are about out 3 " wide. Mules had both types off in less than an hour. It is lot less frustrating and cheaper for me to spray them twice a day.

It is about like trying all the methods to keep a mule from pawing. Just hobble them.

Switch to a sulfur salt block and that helps with flies

Pine tar smeared on my mules front lower legs greatly relieved him. Lasts 2-5 days it seems. I also spray but when the onslaught came, pine tar was the answer. Helps heal the previous bites too.
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