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What’s Sandra Anderson’s – professional equine groom for Diana Burnett  Eventing – take on EcoLicious grooming products?

“The Ecolicious grooming products are amazing! My personal favorites are the Leave Me Be  All Natural  Fly Spray which works better then any chemical based fly spray I have tried, the Glossy Gloss Coat Shine, De-Stress Intensive Mane & Tail Detangler which can get out the toughest of knots, and the Squeaky Green & Clean Deep Cleansing and Conditioning Shampoo which gets the horses’ coats super clean and shiny”

“These products smell great and work even better! I love that they are all natural and chemical free! By using these products, I can be sure that my top competition horses are being groomed with safe, environmentally friendly products that meet their every need. I know that Diana’s horses look their best going into the show ring thanks to the Ecolicious grooming products!”

Manny looking great thanks to EcoLicious products

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Thank you editors of the Equine Wellness Magazine for featuring our bestselling Leave Me Be All Natural Fly Spray and the Leave Me Be Fly Spray Concentrate in the Heads Up section of the June / July issue.

According to the Horse Journal Magazine, an independent product review publication; citronella based fly sprays prove to be the most effective natural repellents. Leave Me Be is packed with citronella, one of the most powerful natural bug deterrent; and a blend of peppermint, lemon and cedar wood oils, which are all known for their superior repelling properties. Glycerin conditions coat and eucalyptus & lemon oil help to soothe and heal already bug bitten skin. Both horses and people enjoy the fresh scent, but bugs not so much.

Leave Me Be packs a punch and is free of any nasty chemicals of pyrethrins. It is a repellent you will want to use on yourself. And you can. It’s all made with 100% natural human grade ingredients.

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Spring is in full swing and we look forward to long sunny days shared with our equine companions. Unfortunately, the warmer weather also brings pesky mosquitoes, black flies, ticks and fleas. For the horse and rider, their unwelcome intrusion can take the fun out of a long ride and make it next to impossible for us to work with our horses as they are driven to distraction. And who can blame them?

Here’s a list of Green Fly Control Tips that you can implement to keep the bugs at bay.

It’s a bug-eat-bug world out there, so use it to your natural advantage! Fly predators are tiny insects that eat fly larvae, interrupting the life cycle and therefore reducing the population. You will be amazed at how well this natural method works, as long as you start early in the season. You may have to double up the use during the peak of the fly season, or if your spring and summer is wetter than usual.

Keep it clean. Not only will your shelters and paddocks smell better, but you’ll keep pesky insects at bay if you promptly remove manure. In larger areas, harrow occasionally or break up manure with a pitchfork, and rotate pastures to avoid worm infestation.

Keep it dry. The less homey you make it for bugs, the more they’ll move on! Eliminate standing water and tall grasses where flies and other insects settle. Watch out for the overlooked nooks and crannies where rainwater collects, like unused buckets and pails, and even tarps and other areas where water pools.

An apple a day…well, not exactly although your horse would like it. But adding apple cider vinegar in small quantities to your horses’ feed is a natural repellent.

Feed DE. Diatomaceous Earth is a non-toxic pesticide which can be added to food to help eliminate internal parasites and reduce manure odor. Apply it as well to manure piles to prevent flies from laying eggs. DE looks like white chalk powder but is actually the indigestible fossilized remains of single-cell plants. Since bugs can’t digest it, they die, but it is harmless to larger animals and people.

Use flower power. Planting flowers like marigolds naturally deter many insects. There are many pretty plants that are natural repellents, so you can pretty up your yard with double duty beauty.

Add some POP! These fly traps really work, and are easy to use. http://www.rescue.com/pop_fly_trap/

And the final line of defence? Leave Me Be! When you need to use a fly spray, try our best-selling Leave Me Be All-Natural Bug Spray. It contains natural ingredients, essential oils and a moisturizer that keep your horse comfortable, and his coat soft, silky and dandruff-free. Its natural blend of citronella, lemon oil, peppermint and eucalyptus smells great to us, but turns off bugs. Available in regular or concentrate form – one bottle of concentrate makes five liters of fly spray.

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Spring is in full swing and we are finally experiencing those longer sunny days shared with our equine companions. Unfortunately, the warmer weather also brings pesky mosquitoes, black flies, ticks and fleas. What a perfect  time to launch our latest addition to the EcoLicious product family : Leave Me Be All Natural Fly Spray Concentrate. One bottle of concentrate makes five liters of fly spray, so a little goes a long way!

EcoLicious Special: Buy 1 Leave Me Be Concentrate and get 1 regular Leave Me Be bottle 50% Off (retail price: $29.95). Enter “FREElmb Facebook” into the `Notes`section while ordering). Order now. May 2011 only.

Why should you opt for chemical & pyrethrin FREE fly spray?

When you spray your horse he can inhale it. If he rubs his nose or scratches his leg that’s covered with pesticide-laden bug spray, it absorbs into his system. Not to mention what you’re exposed to when you’re applying it. Leave Me Be All-Natural Bug Spray saves your horse, your health and the environment from common pesticides and pyrethrin that are the key ingredients in other insect repellents, and replaces them with pleasantly scented all-natural ingredients that not only smell good, but deliver natural protection and “beauty” benefits. EcoLicious Equestrian uses a natural and pleasant blend of citronella, lemon oil, peppermint, eucalyptus for a scent that smells great to us, but turns off bugs. Our customers love it because it is safe for their horses, it conditions and shines their coats, and they can use it on themselves too without worrying about pesticides and other nasty chemicals that many people prefer to avoid. It is now available in concentrate form, so a little goes a long way when mixed with water.

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