Horse Wormers

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Controlling worms is essential for the health of your horse. We supply a range of wormer options for your horse with different active ingredients, prices for different budgets and even in feed formulations for those difficult to worm horses. (If you have a difficult horse and want to use paste wormers, we can recommend the horse worming bit !). Our horse wormer range includes all-wormers, rotational wormers, horse wormer pellets, pastes and liquids from popular brands including Strategy-T , Equimax , Equest and more! Worming your horse What wormer should I use for my horse? Choosing a wormer for your horse will depend on what worms you are trying to treat. There are over 20 different intestinal worms that can be found in horses, the most common worms of concern for the horse population today are, Large Strongyles, Small Strongyles, Roundworms and Tapeworms. You can then choose a wormer that contains the appropriate active ingredients to that treat the worms of concern. What are the active ingredients in horse wormers? Horse Wormers will consist of one, or a combination of four different active ingredients (chemicals). The four main chemical groups that are used to treat worms in horses are; Macrocyclic lactones (mectin based) – broad spectrum protection (not tapeworms) Benzimidazoles – generally used for rotation worming Praziquantel – specifically for tapeworm control Tetrahydropyrimides – narrow spectrum wormer What is Rotational Worming in horses? Wormer rotation refers to periodically changing the horse wormer you are using to worm your horse. But it is not about changing the wormer brand but more specifically you must change the active ingredient that you are worming with. The reason you should rotate wormers is because some intestinal worms can build up a resistance to the active ingredient in wormers and therefore their effectiveness can be significantly diminished or become completely ineffective. Popular rotational wormers in Australia include Strategy-T an