Most farms use a double dose of pyrantel or a praziquantel product once a year for tapeworm control. Farms with a high stocking rates may deworm more often or use daily wormers for individually fed horses. What deworming schedule do most veterinarians recommend for horses? Deworming recommendations Most horses only Read more…
How to Easily Remove Witches Knots Witches knots (also known as fairy knots) are those awful twisted knots that happen in a horse’s mane. Saturate the knots with a detangler (a little usually goes a long way). Using your fingers, gently work the detangler down the knots. What causes a Read more…
Horses can have allergic reactions to any biting insect, but the most common are Culicoides spp. (no-see-ums, gnats, midges, sand flies, punkies), black flies, stable flies, horse flies, and mosquitoes. Horses with insect bite allergies may have any combination of hives, itchiness, hair loss, and dermatitis. What does an allergic Read more…
Witches’ knots are the tangles that form in a mane and tail over a period of time. They remind me a bit of dreadlocks in human hair. Often, when a bramble, stick or piece of hay that gets intertwined in the hair, it twists, curves and wraps around so intricately Read more…
While you can ride a donkey, it moves slowly and takes a lot longer to cover a distance than a horse. It also has a smaller arch in its back for carrying a person, and when you concentrate the weight in a single spot like this, it can only carry Read more…
9 Fly Control Strategies for Your Barn Manure Management. The less manure on your property, the fewer flies. Fly Parasites. In addition to proactive manure management practices, consider using fly parasites. Feed Through Products. Fly Traps and Tapes. Premise Sprays. Fly Sprays. Fly Mask and Sheets. Fans. How do you Read more…
The eggs are small, round, and yellow-orange in color, and are attached to the hairs of the horse’s body by the adult botfly. They are easily identifiable on the legs of a dark-colored horse. The horse then licks or bites the spot where the eggs are and subsequently ingests them. Read more…
Rest pasture for a minimum of three / six months If pasture is rested then the worm life cycle is over. The larvae are not ingested and die. It is worth noting than some larvae can last for long periods in the grass and a frost is required to kill Read more…
Horseflies in particular hate the smell and taste of vinegar, so it’s a great addition to homemade horse fly sprays. Apple cider vinegar is an excellent repellent, and it also benefits from being a natural product that’s made from fermented apple juice. Will apple cider vinegar keep flies off horses? Read more…
Onchocerca worms are transmitted by flies and can cause blindness. Stomach bots are fly larvae that develop into inch long worms in the horses’ stomach. Fungal infections such as Phycomycosis are also transmitted by biting flies. What would cause a horse to go blind? Equine recurrent uveitis (ERU or moon Read more…