ARE YOU DEWORMING YOUR HORSE TOO OFTEN?

If you’re deworming your horse six times a year, it could be as much as four times too often. In fact, the one-size-fits-all approach of deworming every two months is obsolete, according to the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). In many cases, two treatments may be all your horse needs.

DIFFERENT PARASITE CHALLENGES

The concept of routine deworming started more than 40 years ago, when large strongyles were the predominant internal parasite in horses. Small strongyles are more common in horses today, but require properly timed, efective treatments instead of routine treatment.

FREQUENT DEWORMING CAN CAUSE RESISTANCE

When parasites are overexposed to certain treatments, they can become resistant to them. And that leaves horse owners with fewer options. Small strongyles have been shown to develop widespread resistance to fenbendazole, 2 one of the older dewormers.

AN INDIVIDUALIZED DEWORMING™ PLAN

Because every horse is unique, new AAEP guidelines1 recommend that you work with your veterinarian to tailor a parasite control plan to your horse. Based on your horse’s age, fecal egg count results and parasite exposure risks, the plan should include efective deworming products administered during peak parasite seasons.

CHOOSE AN EFFECTIVE DEWORMER

With just one dose, QUEST® PLUS ( moxidectin/

praziquantel) Gel treats and controls encysted small strongyle larvae, bots and tapeworms. Compare that with Panacur® Powerpac, which requires a double dose every day for five days and still doesn’t treat bots and tapeworms. And a recent study showed moxidectin reduced fecal egg counts by 99.9%. Panacur Powerpac was only 42% efective. 3,*