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SmartBug-Off® Ultra Pellets
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Product Overview
Which horses benefit from insect defense supplements?
Nothing can ruin a day at the barn faster than bothersome bugs. Luckily for you and your horse, supplements in this category provide additional defense against these pesky pests. They help discourage flies from bothering and biting your horse, making riding and turnout time fun for both of you.
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SmartBug-Off® Ultra Pellets is rated
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Rated 3 out of
5
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Dhindy from
Helps a little
I have had my horses on this for about 1 month. It helps with the stable flies but not with the gnats, which was my main expectation. I have one horse who gets summer sores around his fetlocks from gnats, it hasn’t helped with that.
Date published: 2022-07-08
Rated 1 out of
5
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TSBB from
Didn't help biting flies and gnats
I tried this on my super sensitive thin skinned horse. I have two so I only fed it to one to see if it was effective I didn't notice any difference in the amount of stomping and biting between the two horses. So I can not recommend this product, especially at the cost.
Date published: 2022-06-20
Rated 5 out of
5
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SmartPaker Macaire from
Works Wonders for My Horse!
SmartBug-Off Ultra Pellets have worked wonders for my horse during the pesky fly season! My horse tends to get bites and bumps from insects during the spring and summer months and after starting him on this product his bites and bumps have gone down significantly.
I’ve also noticed that when there is a pile of manure in his stall the flies steer clear and want nothing to do with it. Additionally, my horse tends to be picky with supplements and I was very surprised to find that he ate these straight out of my hand not mixed with anything else!
The other great benefit to this product is that my horse has such a shiny coat thanks to the omega 3 fatty acids! I’m incredibly impressed with how well this product has worked for my gelding. I highly recommend giving this supplement a try if your horse gets irritated by those pesky insects.
Date published: 2022-06-09
Rated 1 out of
5
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ELKa from
Does not repel bugs
I bought this SmartBug-off Ultra pellets earlier this spring and had been feeding it to my very bite sensitive horse for a couple of months. Doesn't work. The first time it warmed up she was going crazy. Waste of money. My mare ate it just fine but sure didn't help her any. Have had good luck with some of your other products but not this one.
Date published: 2022-06-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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aimee from
It really works!
I have a 18 year old mare who has battled sweet itch for several years. Many dollars and a lot of time spent on head to toe fly wear, more than a bottle of fly spray each week, medicated baths, skin soothing gel, stalling during the day, etc. she was still moth eaten, scabby, and itchy. 1 month after starting Smart Bug Off, her skin looks amazing! She is not rubbing on the stall walls, and even her legs are clean and free of bite marks. She currently has a fly sheet with belly band and neck cover and fly mask, but I really think that when the weather gets really hot, she will be OK without them. I’m in Alabama where there are plenty of bugs for an extended part of the year.
Date published: 2022-05-30
Rated 5 out of
5
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Susan from
Excellent product
This works. I notice a difference in less bugs and ticks on my horse than other horses not using this product
Date published: 2022-05-25
Rated 5 out of
5
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KitKat from
haven't seen a horsefly last two months
We got this because we have a huge problem with flies and gnats. Deep south so it gets bad early in the year and continues for a long time. We still have gnats but not as bad but the flies are not around for the last two months she has been on the supplement. It really is more for flies so I can't complain about the gnat issue. Before we started the Ultra Pellets we had some LARGE horseflies. The big 2" or larger ones. None now. I plan to keep her on it as it really seems to be working at this point. Pleased with product.
Date published: 2022-05-11
Rated 5 out of
5
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JoJo from
Great product!
Our horse has been on the supplements for a month now. We are seeing a difference, especially with flies around her face. We haven’t seen any side effects, which I am happy about.
Date published: 2021-09-15
Rated 5 out of
5
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Tootsie from
Helps with the insects
Have seen a difference in the amount of flies that are bothering our big guy
Date published: 2021-08-28
Rated 5 out of
5
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SmartPaker Tanner from
The only thing that worked!
I have a thoroughbred gelding that had his tail amputated last year. As if he was not already sensitive enough, the bugs this summer were driving him crazy! I tried every fly spray and fly sheet on the market! Nothing seemed to give him much relief for more than a couple of hours. I was running out of options.
I was skeptical of trying the SmartBug-Off Ultra Pellets for fear that they would not make a difference or that my picky boy would turn his nose up at the thought of consuming pellets containing garlic! I was wrong! My thoroughbred gobbled the pellets right up and within two weeks of starting the supplement, I noticed a huge difference!. He had significantly fewer fly bites than my other horses that are turned out with him. He also stomps less and is visibly less irritated than the others!
This is definitely a Summer must-have for my horses!
Date published: 2021-08-16
Rated 5 out of
5
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Bandito from
Awesome
Happy with this program for my horse Super great product for the summer
Date published: 2021-07-23
Rated 5 out of
5
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Cmoreman from
Doing A Great Job
So far I have used a lot of different products, and nothing worked until now.. Hives & Itching are disappearing and helping out greatly
Date published: 2021-07-17
Rated 5 out of
5
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QH4Me from
Smells Great!
I have been giving this for 2 months now seems to be helping - we have a lot of Bugs in Florida!
Date published: 2021-07-14
Rated 4 out of
5
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Misti may from
Worth it
I have been feeding this for the last few summers to my two horses and I notice some difference in how bothersome the bugs are. I would guess it’s up to a 30 percent improvement which I think is worthwhile. Of course, I still use fly spray and fly masks too as I want my horses to be comfy. I rarely write reviews, but rely on them when I purchase products so thought I should do my part!
Date published: 2021-05-30
Rated 1 out of
5
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Trish325 from
No effect on bugs
My four horses have been on this supplement for 3 months and it has had no effect on flies, deer flies, ticks or horse flies. I started them early in February to make sure the supplement was fully in their system when the bugs came out.
Date published: 2021-05-27
Rated 4 out of
5
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Shoe from
Hopeful
I bought this to help keep the flies away, I’m hopeful to see it as we start fly season
Date published: 2021-05-22
Rated 5 out of
5
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Mytika72 from
Bug off
I bought this a month ago and the horses are still covered in flies
Date published: 2021-05-18
Rated 1 out of
5
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Kate from
Horse didn’t eat
My horse was not a fan of the flavor of these and refuses to eat them. He also has had bad diarrhea since he started getting this in his Smartpaks. I am going to empty all of these wells from his remaining Smartpaks. So a pass from my horse!
Date published: 2021-04-18
Rated 5 out of
5
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Marikas from
Great product
We are new to SmartPak and so impressed with the selection of products!
Date published: 2021-04-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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DebBrod from
Works well
We have been using this for our one thoroughbred horse and it seems to work for her. She is less bothered by the bugs.
Date published: 2021-02-27
Rated 3 out of
5
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Rosie from
Not working yet
I bought this a little over a month ago and haven't seen much improvement with my horses bug sensitivity. She also gets fly sprayed down with natural fly spray and wears a fly mask. The bugs around her face aren't as bad and the hair is growing back but she still has hives on her chest and underside her neck. I'll try for another month and see.
Date published: 2021-02-18
Rated 5 out of
5
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pjbrown from
Have had great success adding to donkeys feed.
Miniature donkeys have done well on The SmartBug-Off being added to their daily feedings.
Date published: 2020-09-14
Rated 2 out of
5
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rtrchc from
My horse won't eat it.
My horse won't eat it. I guess he's not a garlic lover.
Date published: 2020-09-05
Rated 2 out of
5
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Kellyb7 from
Smells terrible!
I’m not sure the effectiveness of this product because my horses won’t touch it. They literally eat everything except these pellets. I’m sure the strong stench of them doesn’t help matters. They smell rancid!
Date published: 2020-09-01
Rated 4 out of
5
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Danni121 from
strong smell
Bought a month ago and my horse likes it and he seems to be getting less bites
Date published: 2020-08-14
Rated 5 out of
5
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Glow from
Works great!!
I have been using this produc for several months I have definitely noticed a difference in the amount of flies around the horses that eat it!!! It’s great!!!
Date published: 2020-08-13
Rated 5 out of
5
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Jordi from
Happy horses
This has helped both of my horses with flies and ticks! I am one happy horse mom
Date published: 2020-08-06
Rated 1 out of
5
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Krichard757 from
Very disappointed in this supplement!
I bought this and put all my horses on this at same time so that would be more effective to help against the flies. My horses went from beautiful coats with normal flies to a month on this bug off ultra supplement now they all are covered in scabs from being eaten by flies and the flies now are HORRIBLE! Made them worse!!! (And my horses come inside every night with fans in stalls so they don’t live outside or anything) Very upset with this supplement!
Date published: 2020-07-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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Applejack from
Fantastic!
I started this at the beginning of June this year. My horse had been getting welts from flies the past few years. He is the only horse at the barn (about 30 horses) on it and I've only every seen 1-2 Friesland on his leg and fly right off.
Date published: 2020-07-18
Rated 1 out of
5
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Skyelark from
No luck
Unfortunately my horses will not eat it. I can put 5 little pellets into their feed and they will turn up their noses at the entire feed bucket!
Date published: 2020-07-15
