Deworming Recommendations for Your Horse

Below are some sample deworming programs. Fecal egg counts are an important tool for monitoring the effectiveness of your horse’s deworming program and are critical if you decide to decrease the frequency of your scheduled dewormings due to lowered risk.

 

Month	Adult Performance Horse in Stall with Limited Daily Turnout	Retired Horse Pastured with a Large Group	Yearlings or 2-year-olds Pastured in Group
January	Fenbendazole 5-day larvicidal treatment	Daily pyrantel tartrate
February		Daily pyrantel tartrate	Fenbendazole 5-day larvicidal treatment
March		Daily pyrantel tartrate
April	Ivermectin or moxidectin with praziquantel after first freeze	Daily pyrantel tartrate and then moxidectin with praziquantel after last freeze	Moxidectin with praziquantel after last freeze
May		Daily pyrantel tartrate
June		Daily pyrantel tartrate	Oxibendazole or pyrantel pamoate if no resistance
July	Ivermectin or moxidectin. (skip if low fecal egg counts confirmed)	Daily pyrantel tartrate
August		Daily pyrantel tartrate	Ivermectin
September		Daily pyrantel tartrate
October	Ivermectin or moxidectin after first freeze	Daily pyrantel tartrate and then ivermectin or moxidectin after first freeze	Moxidectin
November		Daily pyrantel tartrate
December		Daily pyrantel tartrate	Ivermectin

To read Dr. Crabbe’s complete article on the war against worms, go to the March 2009 issue of Dressage Today magazine. For back issues, call 301-977-3900.

 

***By Barb Crabbe, DVM ~ http://equisearch.com/horses_care/health/deworming/sample_deworming_plans_021209/