Wow, Janice, are all the horses okay? We did an endurance ride last summer that is famous for its bees. A couple of the thinner-skinned Arabs had pretty good reactions to the venom. There were a couple of riders who pulled and our daughter's mare had to be checked by a vet a couple of days later.
And yes, you're right about allowing Tivar to escape. For endurance riders, the warning is "Bees! Move it!" Of course, for endurance riders, "Move it" is the answer to many of life's emergencies. It really is the only answer - get your horse away from the swarm. Amber Applegate makes up a homegrown concoction she swears will repel bees. I wasn't exactly a believer, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to apply it. Hunter was only stung once and one sting for me. I don't know if it was Amber's recipe, but we will all be using it next year. Nancy
