What type of dewormer should I use for my horse?
Different deworming programs are required for horses at different stages of their lives. For example, foals require deworming more often than older horses because they haven’t built up any resistance to parasites yet. For this reason, it is recommended that you contact your veterinarian to help decide what type of program is appropriate for your horse. Your veterinarian can also perform a fecal egg count, which is a test that will give you an idea of the number of parasite eggs present in your horse’s manure and will help you to determine what dewormer is appropriate for your horse. However, an excellent deworming program for a healthy, active, adult horse would be deworming on a bimonthly basis with an ivermectin based dewormer, and rotating once per year with either a pyrantel pamoate based or a praziquantel/ivermectin based dewormer. Unfamiliar horses brought to your farm or stable should be immediately dewormed with ivermectin, then dosed again in ten days, before being put on the
