Most horse owners have a regular deworming program. Deworming your horse is vital to your horses health and without having a regular program all year round, then your horse will become a host for worms. Your horse will suffer the damage to your horse will result if you do not have a deworming program in place.As a rule of thumb you should deworm your horse every 6 to 8 weeks. (Equest every 13 weeks) It is always a good tip to worm your horse when your farrier is due out, usually six to eight weeks when they have a trim. There are literally dozens of types of worms that can infest your horse and the health risk for not worming your horse is huge. Signs that your horse may have worms:
1 Diarrhoea
2 Colic
3 Lack of energy
4 Loss of condition
5 Loss of weight
6 Poor appetite
7 Swelling of the stomach
8 Swelling of the sheath
When you buy a new horse always worm your horse. It is best if you can stable your new horse for 48 hours and deworm.To get the majority of parasites use a double dose of Pyrantel on day one and then either Ivermectin or Moxidectin on day two.
I have always used a 5 day course of Fenbendazole for small redworms.
1 Diarrhoea
2 Colic
3 Lack of energy
4 Loss of condition
5 Loss of weight
6 Poor appetite
7 Swelling of the stomach
8 Swelling of the sheath
When you buy a new horse always worm your horse. It is best if you can stable your new horse for 48 hours and deworm.To get the majority of parasites use a double dose of Pyrantel on day one and then either Ivermectin or Moxidectin on day two.
I have always used a 5 day course of Fenbendazole for small redworms.
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There is many books that you can buy to help you with worming your horse. I have listed a few you can buy from Amazon above.
I found when having to share a field with other horses, my horses hit problems!
A lot of horse owners do not worm their horses! The reason I have been told is, they cannot afford to buy the wormers! Or they think their horse will not get worms!
This never failed to surprise me when I hear this. Horses are not cheap to keep and can be expensive in the long run. But if you do take on a horse, then you must read up on why they should be wormed.
The health issues can be massive if ignored and the horse suffers in the long run because of it.
You can always get a worm count done and that will tell you if your horse as worms and which type they are. It will cost around the twenty pound mark. Now I am in my own field with no other horses, I will get a worm count done on all the horses and hopefully I can cut back on the wormers and give them a rest from it if it comes back clear.