Comments on: Worming Horses: A successful adventure!

By: Trixie follows the cat (and other adventures) | Stale Cheerios

Trixie follows the cat (and other adventures) | Stale Cheerios — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:59:49 +0000

[...] horses. It was downright easy now that everyone is friendly and halter broke. I’m reminded of worming horses last fall when it would take all day, or even two days. Most of the two dozen Iowa horses weren’t [...]

By: Remove Spyware

Remove Spyware — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:07:44 +0000

I can see that you really love your horse.

By: Mary Hunter

Mary Hunter — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:39:52 +0000

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll have to look into this.

Mary

By: Mary Hunter

Mary Hunter — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:39:52 +0000

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll have to look into this.

Mary

By: Nanette Levin

Nanette Levin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:17:41 +0000

You could always cull out a few and do fecals to get a sense for what worms the herd has been exposed to. At least then you'd be treating with knowledge.

By: Mary Hunter

Mary Hunter — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:11:59 +0000

Hi Nanette,

Thanks for the comment. I've read some about the immunity issue and some of the newer thoughts on worming. And the rescue is always looking for ways to save a bit of money!

Honestly, though, I'm not sure how practical individual worming schedules would be. Twenty of the horses are turned out on 60 acres and the other 20 are split between 4 two acre pastures. Collecting individual fecal samples sounds like a nightmare.

We currently are on a (more intense) worming schedule than usual, under the advisory of our vet. Many of the young horses we got at the end of last summer were very wormy and then promptly infected the others. So, we've been trying to keep everyone on the same, consistent schedule to keep things under control.

Thanks for the comment. If you have any particularly interesting links, I'd enjoy reading them.

Mary

By: The Worming Adventure Continues | Stale Cheerios

The Worming Adventure Continues | Stale Cheerios — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:55:44 +0000

[...] wrote recently about our success worming 40 of the 41 rescue horses in a single day. The final mare, Daisy, refused the flavored wormer that we had mixed in with some tasty senior [...]

By: Nanette Levin

Nanette Levin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:05:49 +0000

Glad you had a good day, Mary.

Worming is a hot issue these days and you really should encourage your rescue to look into new protocols. Parsites are developing immunity to a number of standard wormers and educated vets and horsemen are now recommending fecals to determine customized worming schedules for each in the herd. No longer is it advised to worm all horses on a regular basis and schedule. In fact, the fecal approach can save a good deal of money (and future risks for horses) because it's often determined worming is unecessary. To boot, this allows for specifically targeting any parasites that may be an issue in a particular horse.

Please do look into this as your readers should understand the harm they may be doing with the old school methods. I'd be happy to provide you with some of the research and recommendations that have been offered on this front in the past two years if you cannot locate this information.