The weather has gotten warm and sunny here at Hold Your Horses Farm, and along with it has come our yearly pests–the flies. Horses have a lot of different flies that like to hang around. Right now, the flies are small and don’t bite. The ones that really bother us are the ones that love to take a chunk out of us. That makes us jump!
Horses are very resourceful, so we have a lot of different ways to get flies off. Sometimes we brush up against the bark of the trees that grow in the middle of our pasture. Sometimes we roll in the cool mud and layer it on so that it protects our hide.
Usually to get away from the flies, we hang out in the shade during the hottest part of the day. It seems that the flies like it when we sweat, so staying cool is important. We have our tails to swish them away when they land, and can move our skin in sort of a shudder when we feel them light on us. Sometimes we are also able to bite at them, if they have landed where we can reach. We make it uncomfortable for them to bug us!
Sometimes we permit our humans to spray us, but I really don’t like that spray bottle. It makes a funny noise, and it smells funny. I usually run away, but the others tolerate it better than I do.
We’re used to the flies being part of our lives and we do what we can to deal with them. They are an annoyance that are part of life. I’ve noticed that humans often have things that annoy them the way flies annoy us. But unlike horses, humans don’t always do anything about it. It often seems like they just sit back and tolerate those things they don’t like.
That doesn’t seem like a very effective way to get rid of them. In fact, if those things you are tolerating were flies, not chasing them away would just invite more. I wonder if you humans invite more difficulties when you don’t take care of those things that “light on you?”
I’d like to suggest that when something happens that you don’t like, do something about it–tell someone, shake it off, get away from the aggravation, or take a stand. When you do, your “flies” will think twice about bothering you. Or at least you’ll have handled the situation. Your “flies” may not disappear permanently any more than ours do, but when you take action, they will move on.
If they don’t, just find a good rough tree, and scratch!
Neighs and whinnies,
Goomba
P.S. If you have a lot of things that irritate you, you might want to talk to my human, Linda Pucci about it. She helps people figure out how to deal with the things they have been tolerating. You can call her at 865-983-7544 or email her at Linda@InnerResourceCenter.com .
You’re also welcome to come to our farm and the horses will show you how to stand up to those things that aggravate you! We’re very good teachers!
Horses are very resourceful, so we have a lot of different ways to get flies off. Sometimes we brush up against the bark of the trees that grow in the middle of our pasture. Sometimes we roll in the cool mud and layer it on so that it protects our hide.
Usually to get away from the flies, we hang out in the shade during the hottest part of the day. It seems that the flies like it when we sweat, so staying cool is important. We have our tails to swish them away when they land, and can move our skin in sort of a shudder when we feel them light on us. Sometimes we are also able to bite at them, if they have landed where we can reach. We make it uncomfortable for them to bug us!
Sometimes we permit our humans to spray us, but I really don’t like that spray bottle. It makes a funny noise, and it smells funny. I usually run away, but the others tolerate it better than I do.
We’re used to the flies being part of our lives and we do what we can to deal with them. They are an annoyance that are part of life. I’ve noticed that humans often have things that annoy them the way flies annoy us. But unlike horses, humans don’t always do anything about it. It often seems like they just sit back and tolerate those things they don’t like.
That doesn’t seem like a very effective way to get rid of them. In fact, if those things you are tolerating were flies, not chasing them away would just invite more. I wonder if you humans invite more difficulties when you don’t take care of those things that “light on you?”
I’d like to suggest that when something happens that you don’t like, do something about it–tell someone, shake it off, get away from the aggravation, or take a stand. When you do, your “flies” will think twice about bothering you. Or at least you’ll have handled the situation. Your “flies” may not disappear permanently any more than ours do, but when you take action, they will move on.
If they don’t, just find a good rough tree, and scratch!
Neighs and whinnies,
Goomba
P.S. If you have a lot of things that irritate you, you might want to talk to my human, Linda Pucci about it. She helps people figure out how to deal with the things they have been tolerating. You can call her at 865-983-7544 or email her at Linda@InnerResourceCenter.com .
You’re also welcome to come to our farm and the horses will show you how to stand up to those things that aggravate you! We’re very good teachers!
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