Barrier Super Plus Fly Repellent for Horses - 500ml

Barrier Super Plus Fly Repellent – 500ml

Super Plus is the higher-strength fly repellent in Barrier's range for horses, sold in a 500ml spray for summer use on the yard and in the field. It is the bottle people move to when a standard repellent is being outlasted by the flies well before the end of the day.

Barrier are mid-rebrand from Barrier Biotech to Barrier Animal Healthcare, and their own website was not serving product information when this page was written. Their ingredient list, natural-content percentage, protection duration and position on competition rules could not therefore be verified, and none of those claims are repeated here. The directions on the bottle are the manufacturer's current instructions.

Performance & Benefits

• 500ml spray bottle, the size most people keep in the tack room through the summer.
• The higher-strength repellent in Barrier's range, above their standard formulation.
• A liquid rather than a gel or cream, so it covers a large area quickly.
• Applied over the coat by spray and worked in by hand or cloth.
• Barrier publish no protection duration, so none is stated here — judge reapplication by conditions.

Suitable For

• Horses and ponies turned out through fly season.
• Summer use around the yard, in the field and before hacking.
• Owners who have found a standard-strength repellent is not lasting.
• Not for use on broken skin, open wounds or sore, rubbed areas.
• Not confirmed as permitted under FEI or HRA rules — Barrier's compliance statement could not be verified for this page, so check with them before using it on a competing horse.

How to Use

• Apply to a clean, dry coat.
• Spray over the body and work it in by hand or with a cloth for even coverage.
• Apply around the face with a cloth rather than spraying towards the head.
• Reapply as needed; Barrier publish no protection duration, so judge it by the conditions.
• Follow the directions printed on the bottle, which are the manufacturer's current instructions.

Specification

• 500ml bottle.
• Barrier publish no accessible ingredient list at the time of writing, so none is stated here.
• Claims of a 100% natural formulation, of avocado extract with vitamins A, D and E, and of compliance with FEI and HRA regulations appear in older copy and on retail listings. None could be verified against Barrier's own published information, so none is repeated here.
• Barrier are rebranding from Barrier Biotech to Barrier Animal Healthcare; their product pages were unavailable when this page was written.

Care & Caution

• Keep it out of the eyes. Apply around the face with a cloth, and rinse with clean water if any gets into an eye.
• Do not apply to broken skin, open wounds or sore, rubbed areas.
• Patch test on a small area first if the horse has sensitive skin, and stop using it if the skin reacts.