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Customer Reviews for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Average Customer Rating:
(839 Reviews) 774
Rating breakdown 839 reviews
5 Stars
373
4 Stars
225
3 Stars
97
2 Stars
56
1 Star
88
650 of 839(77%)of customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Review 1 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Love this stuff
October 2, 2012
Bycbsdavis
fromGatesville, TX
I have used this product for:3-6 months
Expertise:Intermediate
Riding Style:Leisure/Trail Riding - Western
Competitor:Non-competitor
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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5
Palatability:
5
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5
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Recently bought and moved to a property where no fly/manure management was in place. My poor horses were wearing fly masks I hadnt had on them in years (old place used fly predators to keep flys down), so until I could get everything under control put all my horses on smart bugoff. The stuff was great, even has some omegas in there which made me happy because to keep costs down took the horses I had on the smart omega off to add this product. Between this product and getting my fly predators started, I cut the flies down to almost nothing compared to what we had when we moved in. Even my picky eaters had no problems eating it and honestly I could tell the difference. Place also had tick issues, and considering the first few months WE couldnt go outside without getting one or two on our clothing, that I only found one on my mare since we moved was amazing and I know it wasnt just the sulfer block I put out.
Review 2 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Really one of the Best Purchases Ever!
June 17, 2013
Bysmnelsonhorses
fromWestern Washington State
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Expert
Riding Style:All Around
Competitor:Local/Open
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While my area of the country doesn't experience bugs like many other places, we do have the every day pesky flies and mosquitos. Within the first day of feeding this, I noticed an immediate difference. My horses tails became VERY quiet! Even though we have had summery weather the past week, and the warmth has brought out more bugs, my horses are all very comfortable, and have very few bug bites. Super impressed, and happy to find such an effective product.
Review 3 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Well worth the Purchase
June 17, 2013
Bybeth0327
fromDieterich, IL
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Beginner
Riding Style:All Around
Competitor:Non-competitor
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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5
Palatability:
5
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5
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It started to control the amount of flying bugs bothering my horse almost instantly! After two weeks, need for additional fly sprays were gone, especially around the eye and ear area.
Review 4 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
works great
June 16, 2013
Byskiitur88
Expertise:Intermediate
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
4
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5
Palatability:
5
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5
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my horse usually breaks out into unsightly hives because of the bugs but this year her skin and fur look great and almost completely blemish free
Review 5 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Seems To Be Working
June 15, 2013
ByFinch
fromUpstate New York
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Intermediate
Riding Style:Leisure/Trail Riding - English
Competitor:Local/Open
Quality:
4
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5
Value:
3
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5
Palatability:
5
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5
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I've had my horse on this for about a month now. It seems to me that there are less face flies bothering him and he doesn't seem as bothered as the rest of the horses in his paddock. Overall thou, I think this stuff is working & he likes it! He'll eat it all by itself, regardless if it's in his grain or not.
Review 6 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Great Product!!
June 12, 2013
ByGemgal
fromMorris,Ct.
I have used this product for:1-2 years
Expertise:Expert
Riding Style:Reining
Competitor:Rated
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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5
Palatability:
5
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5
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I first started using Bug Off last season.I am a return customer,and most of our clients have their horses on it also!
Review 7 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Easiest bug repellant to administer
June 12, 2013
ByTrikcee
fromNorth Idaho
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Intermediate
Riding Style:Leisure/Trail Riding - English
Competitor:Non-competitor
Quality:
4
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5
Value:
5
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5
Palatability:
3
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5
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I added this product to my senior Mare's SmartPak as she is quite sedentary and no longer has the luxury of outrunning the pests. It does not eliminate every determined bug, but I see a noticeable decrease in the pests around her and my other two horses not using the product. I simply add these pellets to her other pelleted feed and she gobbles them up. She was not enthusiastic about eating them alone. But as a topping, no problem. The garlic may also help her autoimmune system. Bonus!
Review 8 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Bugs Bugs Bugs
June 12, 2013
ByRainCityGal
fromRedmond, WA
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Expert
Riding Style:Leisure/Trail Riding - English
Competitor:Non-competitor
Quality:
3
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5
Value:
3
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5
Palatability:
4
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5
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My appy/warmblood has been on SmartBugOff for 6 weeks. My boy has terrible bug allergies and so I am always looking for things to help keep the bugs off. I do think there are fewer flys on him, but he has gotten several large welts, similar to other horses on the property. I'll keep him on it for the summer. Beware this stuff is really smelly, I was surprised that he would actually eat it but he slurps it down!
Review 9 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Jury is still out
June 11, 2013
ByScoutT
fromkentucky
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Trainer
Riding Style:Eventing
Competitor:Rated
Quality:
3
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5
Value:
3
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5
Palatability:
5
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5
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I am still in the process of evaluating Smart Bug-Off. So far I am seeing just as many flies on the horses' faces that are being fed Smart Bug-Off as the horses that are not. I will keep using it through the summer before I make a final judgement as I am hoping the longer I use it, the better it will work.
Review 10 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Experimental purchase
June 11, 2013
ByBootsNSpurs
fromCentral Texas
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Intermediate
Riding Style:All Around
Competitor:Local/Open
Quality:
4
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5
Value:
4
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5
Palatability:
4
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5
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I purchased this as an experiment about a month ago, and am quite pleased! I think I've only sprayed my horse with liquid fly spray right before a rain (the flies seem to swarm just before it pours rain here). Over all, I'm quite pleased. The only downside would be the smell. It's pungent, but once mixed with my horse's feed, he gobbles it down!
Review 11 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Very Helpful
June 11, 2013
ByOwnedbyRex
fromBothell, WA
I have used this product for:1-2 years
Expertise:Intermediate
Riding Style:Dressage
Competitor:Local/Open
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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5
Palatability:
5
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5
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This is my second summer using SmartBug-off. My horse has not been surrounded by the ever pesky bugs, and even when I ride we are not covered. He also likes the taste and he can be very picky!
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Review 12 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Needs more time
June 10, 2013
Bytheclarkkids
fromMichigan
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Expert
Riding Style:All Around
Competitor:Local/Open
Value:
2
of
5
Palatability:
3
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5
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We purchased this about a month ago and still havent seen a difference. not sure how long to use this for before seeing a difference. not sure if i will continue with this or not.
Review 13 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Maybe not so Smart BugOff
June 10, 2013
ByGary
fromQuakertown, PA
I have used this product for:less than a month
Expertise:Intermediate
Riding Style:Dressage
Competitor:Rated
Quality:
2
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5
Value:
1
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5
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Our horse has been on this product for almost a month and I have not seen any appreciable reduction in the number of flies landing on him from last year when we were not using a feed-through fly repellent.
Review 14 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
high hopes for help with sweet itch
June 8, 2013
Byesmt
fromStrafford, NH
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Expert
Riding Style:Dressage
Competitor:Non-competitor
Quality:
4
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5
Value:
4
of
5
Palatability:
4
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5
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Review 15 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Effective so far!
June 6, 2013
ByOneTempe
fromGrand Island, NY
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Expert
Riding Style:Dressage
Competitor:Non-competitor
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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5
Palatability:
5
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5
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Tasty (according to my horse) and really seems to help keep bugs off my horse. My horse is pretty sensitive to bugs and other skin issues and she hasn't needed much in the way of fly spray at all this year since a while after I started her on this supplement.
Review 16 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Helped out a lot!
June 6, 2013
BySliding2Astop
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Intermediate
Riding Style:Reining
Competitor:Local/Open
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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5
Palatability:
2
of
5
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I bought this product because both of my mares were having horrible problems with horse flies in PA. They had horrible bites all in their ears from bugs and one mare would welt up on her neck from bites! No fly spray helped at all. I started feeding this to both of them and they have improved tram endlessly! I still have to put a little fly spray on but I'm so glad I found this to feed them. I gave 4 stars because although it seems to work it's smells HORRIBLE! It takes my one mare quiet a while to eat it since she is the picky one. She will leave it for an hour or so before she eats all of her grain with it in there.
Review 17 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Peace
June 6, 2013
Bycuatc
fromMI
I have used this product for:2-5 years
Expertise:Expert
Riding Style:Dressage
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Have used this product for several years. Two of my horses are highly allergic to certain bug bites and this product has brought much needed peace to their grazing hours. Works better than anything else out there, I tried them all. It seemed a little pricey at first, but its worth every cent as it keeps the Vet out of my barn.
Review 18 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Works for my mare
June 5, 2013
ByEasternIdaho
fromIdaho
I have used this product for:1-2 years
Expertise:Intermediate
Riding Style:Other - Western
Competitor:Local/Open
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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5
Palatability:
5
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5
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5 year old mare used to get horrible oozing hives each spring as soon as the bugs came out. Since I have had her on Bug Off they do not reappear. She eats it out of my hand so I do not have to grain her and trick her into eating it. Well worth it for us.
Review 19 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
Effective Product
June 5, 2013
ByBarnLassie
fromAshland, MO
I have used this product for:1-3 months
Expertise:Intermediate
Riding Style:Leisure/Trail Riding - Western
Competitor:Local/Open
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
4
of
5
Palatability:
5
of
5
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I started my 7-yr. old gelding on this product mid-March and I am pleased with results--less irriatation from flies and a very shiney coat. The first 2 summers I owned Sidney, he constantly had welts on his neck and breast from fly bites. He seemed so allergic that I relied on a fly sheet to give him relief. He does seem to have outgrown some of that allergic reaction and I now just use this product and also emphasize good manure and fly management around my stable. I have also noticed that my mare, who is not on this product, has had more trouble with ticks this spring whereas Sidney has not. So I am guessing the "Bug-off" may also be helping with that. Sidney accepts the product very well. People seem to have a more negative reaction to the garlic smell--but not horses!
Review 20 for SmartBug-Off® Pellets
Overall Rating:
works like a charm
June 5, 2013
Bypupper
fromIndiana
I have used this product for:2-5 years
Expertise:Expert
Riding Style:Other - English
Competitor:Local/Open
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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5
Palatability:
5
of
5
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I have been using this product ( smart bug off) for several years and it works! My horse used to suffer from horrible insect bites. With the use of fly predators and smart pak, my horse is having a bug free summer!
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