Worming Pregnant mares??

Blistering Winds · 02-06-2004, 01:22 PM

If you have really cold winters, most worm eggs go dorment and the horses can't get to them under the snow much.

But us here in the south, where it's still swimming weather in December, have worms year round, so we have to de-worm much more often.

horse_crazy · 02-06-2004, 02:13 PM

Alrighty, maybe it is the location. It doesn't really matter we are on a daily de-wormer(its easier for us and so far it has worked really well for our horses). Good luck with your mare and expected foal!

AnnaBelle02 · 02-07-2004, 05:43 AM

Yup - has to be location. Because for the majority of the year here we are either under snow or its just plain cold. We only get about 4 months of good heat.

The regular worming schedual here then would make total sense: May = before the heat, November = after the heat

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Jumpers · 02-07-2004, 03:34 PM

We deworm every month - rotating wormers of course. Our babies from the age of 1-2 get daily Strongid C so they don't get the monthly. We just give them Ivermectin twice a year while on Strongid.

hollymarie · 02-07-2004, 03:39 PM

we deworm every 8 weeks, double dose strongid - P twice a yr and ivomectin (sp??) or Panacur at other times. Also the minute a horse comes into the yard it gets the five day panacur guard (or a double dose strongid-P for the horses im dealing in)
Foals get wormed according to the instructions on the pack of whichever wormer we're using at the time wink .
Hol

02-06-2004, 01:22 PM	#11
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,416 Images: 793 Blog Entries: 16	If you have really cold winters, most worm eggs go dorment and the horses can't get to them under the snow much. But us here in the south, where it's still swimming weather in December, have worms year round, so we have to de-worm much more often. __________________ 20 lb club: New year Start: 175 Goal: 130 Current: 158 Total loss this year 17 lbs.

02-07-2004, 05:43 AM	#13
AnnaBelle02 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,230 Images: 3	Yup - has to be location. Because for the majority of the year here we are either under snow or its just plain cold. We only get about 4 months of good heat. The regular worming schedual here then would make total sense: May = before the heat, November = after the heat <small>[ February 07, 2004, 06:44 AM: Message edited by: AnnaBelle02 ]</small> __________________ I love riding my Standardbred!

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02-06-2004, 02:13 PM	#12
horse_crazy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,067	Alrighty, maybe it is the location. It doesn't really matter we are on a daily de-wormer(its easier for us and so far it has worked really well for our horses). Good luck with your mare and expected foal!

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Jumpers Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,216	We deworm every month - rotating wormers of course. Our babies from the age of 1-2 get daily Strongid C so they don't get the monthly. We just give them Ivermectin twice a year while on Strongid.

02-07-2004, 03:39 PM	#15
hollymarie Full Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: uk Posts: 110	we deworm every 8 weeks, double dose strongid - P twice a yr and ivomectin (sp??) or Panacur at other times. Also the minute a horse comes into the yard it gets the five day panacur guard (or a double dose strongid-P for the horses im dealing in) Foals get wormed according to the instructions on the pack of whichever wormer we're using at the time wink . Hol