Horse Adoption: Strings Attached

…No breeding. Mandatory bi-monthly deworming and hoof trimming and annual immunizations. Each animal must have a minimum of approximately one acre. Plank, farm-wire, high-tensile, and barbless wire are acceptable forms…

Solutions To Thinning Tail Problems

…pinworm infestations (which can indeed cause it), but there are usually more simple reasons for it. If the horse needs deworming, by all means do that. However, you should also…

Ask Horse Journal: 05/00

…of grass, you should: • Deworm regularly and use probiotics???if not routinely, definitely before and after deworming to encourage re-establishment of normal gut microbes. • Supply ample fresh water. •…

Rings On The Hoof: A Health Record

…their feet. Even vaccination or deworming may cause a ring. Illness, allergy, injury, pregnancy, weaning, drastic shoeing/trimming change could be the reason. Think back and you will find the reason….

Ask Horse Journal: 01/00

…state.) Avoid any and all additional stresses, even to horses not showing symptoms, if cases begin to appear. Even routine dewormings may push the horse over the edge. Get your…

Ask Horse Journal: 07/99

…no penalties will be imposed for its use. For FEI purposes, you don’t want to be caught giving it, but testing probably won’t pose a problem. Antibiotics and deworming drugs…

Ask Horse Journal: 03/99

deworming drugs. Not only won’t the horses graze where they defecate, the palatable grass may be killed and other grasses take over. The solution is manure removal or harrowing —…

Creative Cuisine For The Older Horse

…the oldest/weakest in the group as they struggle to establish their own place. Religious deworming is an absolute must for older horses. Their intestinal-tract immunity often begins to drop off…

Habronemiasis

…to be prepared for yearly battles. Fly control and proper management of manure are important with or without habronema parasites. Having a preventive plan in place along with scheduled dewormings,…