Horse Wormers

At Cook’s Farm Shop, we have the necessary experience and qualifications to advise horse owners on the correct wormer products. Horse wormers contain specific types of drug called anthelmintics, which kill internal parasites and expel them from the body.

Certain types of worm parasite are prevalent at specific times, so the correct types of horse wormer must be administered over the course of the year to keep your horse in good overall health.

Due to general concerns about parasite resistance to anthelmintic drugs, we strongly advise that you discuss a worming program for your horse with our qualified members of staff. Changing the anthelemintic group on an annual basis is also strongly recommended as this can help counteract parasite resistance to the drugs.

If you have specific questions on our wormer product, please call us on 01530 242214

We stock the following brands of horse wormer:

  • Equest
  • Equimax
  • Pyratype
  • Eqvalan
  • Strongid P
  • Panacur

The main types of internal parasites affected horses are summarized as follows:

Tapeworm

This parasite attaches itself to the animal’s intestine, and this can cause ulcers to develop, which in turn may lead to symptoms of colic and other conditions of the gut.

Threadworm

Threadworms are really a problem in young foals and causes diarrhoea infections. The source of the infection is usually from the mare’s milk.

Lungworm

Horses become infected with this parasite from infected pasture. Damage to the lungs over a long period of time will cause chronic lung conditions in infected animals.

Pinworm

This parasite causes localised irritation around the anal region and is less serious than other internal parasites.

Small Redworm (small strongyles)

Because of their small size, these parasites move into the intestinal wall where they produce small cysts. When the larvae emerge en masse the infected animal will develop symptoms of colic, diarrhoea and possibly bleeding ulcers.

Large Strongyles

These parasites may damage the blood supply of the gut, leading to symptoms of colic and overall loss of condition.

Bots

The parasitic larvae of the Bot fly adhere to the stomach lining causing inflammation.

Hairworm

A less significant internal horse parasite that lives in the stomach of the infected animal.