Worms and worming horses
Worming horses is an important part of every horse owner’s basic horse care routine. There are different horse worms that need to be removed from your horse’s guts to keep him healthy. A major worm burden can be life threatening, with potential damage to the gut leading to colic, diarrhoea and other significant problems for the horse, even after the worms have been treated. However, the best way to go about worming horses has changed due to worms developing resistance to the active ingredients in the deworming products. Because of these routine worming at set intervals is no longer recommended, with a test and treat as needed process replacing this. Read the latest worming advice ⇒
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We must change how we worm our horses before it is too late, say experts
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‘Desperate need’ to reduce wormer use in horses after new research on deadly resistance
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Clarification on equine wormers under new veterinary prescribing rules
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This test saved me from worming my horse unnecessarily
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‘Act now, before it’s too late’: Piggy March backs call to horse owners on deadly resistance
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This simple test meant I could avoid worming for tapeworm unnecessarily
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‘We treat horses for tapeworm too frequently’ warns top vet
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14 jobs all horse owners need to do right now
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Owners warned of potential equine welfare ‘disaster’ if no action is taken
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Large numbers of horses will die if we do not change the way we worm
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‘A serious and imminent threat to the equine industry’: owners called to action
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‘What will you do when the wormers stop working?’ – change is needed NOW to save horses’ lives
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Vet medicine company accused of ‘putting short-term profits above equine welfare’
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Owner warning: risk of fatal disease increases if wrong wormer used
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Horse & Hound’s essential guide to worms and deworming
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Vet offers free jabs and wormers to riding schools hit hard by lockdown
The aim was to help riding schools struggling with no income during lockdown
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Less frequent but targeted worming could help prevent welfare ‘catastrophe’
“Just treating at fixed and frequent intervals with no testing is the equivalent of fumbling in the dark. You will have no idea of what you are doing.”
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