Defy the Fly Horse Collar 30" to 38"

Here in south Florida, it’s fly season almost all year long, and at a horse farm it’s almost unbearable. I’ve tried sprays, fly masks, fly traps, wipes, dietary supplements - all with little to no effect. I saw this and figured “how bad can it be?” And ordered one. I was suprised at how thick it was but very impressed with the quality. It does of course have a very heavy odor, much like the sprays, and my first thought was “my horse will never let me put this on” because he is petrified of the sprays, and I always thought it was because of the smell. I did have someone help me get it on him the first time but once on, he was fine. I stayed at the farm for a few hours and noticed after a bit that even though the horses next to him in the barn were being bothered by flies, there were only one or two near him and they weren’t landing on him, they were apparently being repelled as this promised. I was astounded to say the least! I showed this to the barn manager and he was amazed. He saw this thing in action and said he had never heard of this before. Depending on the tack you use when you ride you may need to remove this. So last week when I rode I let a friend there put the collar on her horse for about an hour while I was gone. She couldn’t wait for me to return to tell me this was the best hour her horse has had in a year - no flies really bothered him. She ordered one immediately.

This collar lasted about 2 weeks on 2 of 3 horses. The collar’s pulled apart with no way to re-attach. The efficacy of facial fly control was better than I expected for the short term they were able to be used. The 3rd collar appears to be ok.

So far so good and my mare usually has a fly mask on by now. I was tired of retrieving the mask from the pasture and gave this a try.

Although this fly collar does work, it won't if your horse rubs against a bush and it tears, falling off. There is decidedly a weak spot in the construction as I have alredy sewn back another one (same tear spot worn by another horse) and yet another is missing somewhere on our property... I would suggest the manufacturer look closely at this one spot on the collar and figure out a way to make this area stronger.

I think the product is a great idea. I did not notice an overwhelming smell, and the function seemed to be good. Good a good price point. However my colt was fixated on the collar I had on my mare so it only lasted a couple hours. But seemed to help keep the mosquitos away while it lasted. So in general not super durable.

They won’t stay on , great idea and concept, but our horses didn’t keep them on for 24 hours. Spent a lot of money to see it laying in the pasture. I wouldn’t waste that again

I bought this for my horse and she wore it for 2 days - it worked great. Then she lost it out in my 5 acres of trees. And of course, I am glad it came off instead of her getting hung up on a branch or something - but they cost too much to keep replacing, so I'm just relying on spray to keep her comfortable.

Purchased for my horse in the past, they work great why she's in her stall or out for a ride