Chappie
Well-Known Member
My part loan horses's owner wormed his two horses last week, alongside vaccs and teeth. When I asked what type of worms it was for/the brand, he just said "tape!"
(I don't know if he knew that, it may be the vet advised him on the brand to buy on the visit, and he just said that.)
He says they won't need wormed again for another year and that he will do egg counts. Which he said he would do (for the first time) last year but did not.
He's not "horsey" despite owning them over 10 years; doesn't take a lot to do with them (comes to hack the other horse 1-2 hours a week then goes) and doesn't try/want to to expand his confused but rigid thinking on horse care. For example, he says rugs should either go on in autumn and not come off till spring or not rug at all, and he leaves shoes on his other horse weeks till they fall off and feet are all cracked and ripped but still hacks in that condition.
So I'm concerned about the horse's worming regime. They are aged late teens. As from what I know (I find worming a bit hard to understand, despite reading up on it - if it was my horse, I'd do it through Westgate or the vets), now is the time for small encysted redworm targeting. I'm all for egg counts, but unfortunately, the worming, teeth and vaccs (and also insurance) are dealt with by him and I deal with everything else.
The horses are on large shared herd grazing for four days a week during the day only and apparently according to a PC DC who keeps her child's ponies at the yard, there is not a huge burden present on the yard. Her counts are always low. I never see anyone else worm apart from the YO doing her animals, and her.
Should I be worried about worming or am I going to have to leave him to it? I'll ask in the summer if he's going to collect a sample for testing. Then in autumn, and so on.
To add, the owner is looking for a house with a couple of acres to move the horses there - to save money on livery and wants to only ride in fair weather - but doesn't know much or seem to be open to learning - I'm highly concerned this move will happen one day. From everything from acreage needed/land management to daily care, he doesn't know and doesn't want to know! Difficult situation!
(I don't know if he knew that, it may be the vet advised him on the brand to buy on the visit, and he just said that.)
He says they won't need wormed again for another year and that he will do egg counts. Which he said he would do (for the first time) last year but did not.
He's not "horsey" despite owning them over 10 years; doesn't take a lot to do with them (comes to hack the other horse 1-2 hours a week then goes) and doesn't try/want to to expand his confused but rigid thinking on horse care. For example, he says rugs should either go on in autumn and not come off till spring or not rug at all, and he leaves shoes on his other horse weeks till they fall off and feet are all cracked and ripped but still hacks in that condition.
So I'm concerned about the horse's worming regime. They are aged late teens. As from what I know (I find worming a bit hard to understand, despite reading up on it - if it was my horse, I'd do it through Westgate or the vets), now is the time for small encysted redworm targeting. I'm all for egg counts, but unfortunately, the worming, teeth and vaccs (and also insurance) are dealt with by him and I deal with everything else.
The horses are on large shared herd grazing for four days a week during the day only and apparently according to a PC DC who keeps her child's ponies at the yard, there is not a huge burden present on the yard. Her counts are always low. I never see anyone else worm apart from the YO doing her animals, and her.
Should I be worried about worming or am I going to have to leave him to it? I'll ask in the summer if he's going to collect a sample for testing. Then in autumn, and so on.
To add, the owner is looking for a house with a couple of acres to move the horses there - to save money on livery and wants to only ride in fair weather - but doesn't know much or seem to be open to learning - I'm highly concerned this move will happen one day. From everything from acreage needed/land management to daily care, he doesn't know and doesn't want to know! Difficult situation!
