We are holding a Practice evening on the above date at Newbury Rugby Club - 7 pm for a 7.20 pm start - the evening will include a talk on Worming and we will be discussing "Head Issues". This is usually a very informal and fun evening aimed at all ages. Further details to follow shortly.
If you have five or more horses to be seen on one visit there will be no visit charge. This offer applies to horses seen on one yard and also to horses seen within a two mile radius of each other when arranged on the same call. Please call the office to arrange a time suitable for all concerned.
With the advent of new wormers on the market we have noticed some confusion with how and when to worm,. The following table is hopefully an easy to understand summary of the three regimes we recommend.
1. The Four times a year approach:
This has become probably the most popular regime of recent years and utilises two worming products EQUEST and EQUEST PRAMOX. There is a 13 week interval between each worming, one for each season.
Winter use EQUEST |
for bots, encysted redworms (hibernating worms) and roundworms |
Spring use EQUEST PRAMOX |
for roundworms and importantly tapeworms at this time |
Summer use EQUEST |
aiming to eradicate roundworms at this time of year |
Autumn use EQUEST PRAMOX |
again tapeworm control and treatment of small redworms starting to encyst (hibernate) |
This approach is a good comprehensive approach for intensive situations i.e busy livery/competition yards where pastures are heavily populated, also can be used for general worming regime.
2. The Traditional Regime implementing strategic worming and interval worming:
This is the approach most veterinarians have traditionally encouraged and when properly implemented is an excellent method of worm control.
February |
EQUEST or PANACUR 5 day course - for encysted redworms (hibernating worms) |
April/May |
STRONGID P or PYRATAPE P or EQUIMAX- for tapeworms |
June |
Through the summer months only one type & brand of wormer should be used. |
July |
The interval depending on the wormer. Each following year the wormer |
August /September |
Type used for this period should be changed (this is termed rotation) |
October |
STRONGID P (Double dose) or PYRATAPE P or EQUIMAX - for tapeworms |
Novermber |
EQUEST or PANACUR 5 day guard or EQUEST PRAMOX (if EQUEST PRAMOX no need to worm for tapeworms in October), this worming is to eradicate small encysted redworms (hibernating red worms) |
For example:
Type 1 (2010) |
(Ivermectin based) e.g EQVALAN or PANOMEC or FUREXEL or ERAQUELL or NOROMECTIN every 8 weeks |
Type 2 (2011) |
(Fenbendazole based) e.g PANACUR every 6 weeks |
Type 3 (2012) |
Pyrantel based): e.g STRONGID P or PYRATAPE P every 6 weeks |
Again a good regime for all busy livery/competition yards where pastures are heavily utilised, also can be used for general worming regime.
3. Targeted Strategic Worming Regime:
March |
Faecal Worm Egg Count taken from every horse, those with levels over 200 eggs per gram are wormed |
June |
Faecal Worm Egg Count taken from every horse, those with levels over 200 eggs per gram are wormed |
September |
Faecal Worm Egg Count taken from every horse, those with levels over 200 eggs per gram are wormed |
October |
STRONGID P or PYRATAPE P or EQUIMAX for tapeworms (levels not detected on FWEC) |
November |
EQUEST or PANACUR 5 day guard or EQUEST PRAMOX (if EQUEST PRAMOX no need to worm for tapeworms in October), this worming is to eradicate small encysted redworms (hibernating red worms). Good regime for less intensive situations but hard to implement successfully in busy yards with high numbers entering and leaving the yard and high numbers rotating through paddocks. |
All of our vets attend regular courses in order to continue their professional development in the field of equine veterinary practice. Here are some that they have attended recently:-
Andrew McGonnell MVB, Cert EM (Stud Med) MRCVS
Racecourse Casualty Management Seminar
Diagnosis of Diseases of the Equine Head
ISLEP Conference - Back and Neck
Richard Gillatt BVSc MRCVS
Neck back and pelvis in the horse
Artificial Insemination Refresher Course
Equine Thoracic and Abdominal Ultrasonography
Advanced Dentistry Techniques
Racecourse Casualty Management
British Equine Veterinary Association Congress
Gudrun Wallis Mag.med.vet. MRCVS
Equine Tendon Scanning
Michael Harwood BVSc MRCVS
British Equine Veterinary Association Congress
Red Dot Radiography Course