Bot fly scraper for horses

Special tool for simple removal of bot flies from the horse´s coat.

Who doesn´t know the small yellow bot fly eggs on the front legs of horses, sometimes also on breast or belly? Mostly in late summer and fall bot flies deposit their eggs in these spots. If the horses lick those places or scratch there, the larvae get into the mouth and from there into the stomach, where they can do a lot of damage (stomach bots).

In addition to the obligatory deworming treatments, the only effective preventing measure to get rid of stomach bots is to remove the eggs. This however is not so easy since the eggs stick to the fur quite firmly. Quite a number of horse owners use a razor blade in this case – risking injuries for both owner and horse!

Scraping off the eggs is easier and safer with this specially shaped bot fly scraper.