Let this be a lesson to us all. Yesterday I was stung by a wasp who unbeknown to me was busy building a nest under one of our saddle blankets. Around here, wasps are everywhere right now! At times we are afraid to go into our tackroom, which is open to the barn on the top. Someone was coming over to exercise Romeo for us and I dashed into the barn to grab the saddle blanket. I don’t recall ever being stung by a wasp but I can tell you it felt like someone had stabbed my finger. I thought I had left something sharp under there and I had cut myself on it and fully expected to see blood. Although the pain eventually dissipated, boy did it throb for a while!
A quick search of the internet revealed a way to relieve the pain. Apparently alcohol is good for bee stings and vinegar is good for wasp stings (think a-b and v-w) but not vice-versa. This seems to have worked and today I had forgotten all about it.
So just a quick note to suggest safety when pulling out tack you haven’t used in a while.
Good reminder. Our tack room is fully closed to the outside, but spiders could be a possibility, so checking is always a good idea.
What worries me even more is wasps stinging a horse I’m riding. Yikes!
~Lisa
I haven’t seen any wasps or bees….yet. I’m extra careful because I’m allergic to the stings. The only extra critter I’ve seen in our tack room is mice.
Oooo Laura, the RATS are in our feed room! I have to watch inside the horse part of our trailer for wasps. They love it there. I have to knock them down regularly during wasp season.