Worms, can anyone help?

[Chellebean]

Hey all

Right, I need to pick your brains! As part of our worming regime we do a worm count every 12 weeks or so. Any way 95% of the horses are coming back with minimal worm counts, and then the remainder were either not there back in November when they had paranox or they are Sailor

Every worm count we have done he seems to come back of a count around 200. Although this is on the border of whether to worm or not, it seems to be a constant with him. My YO and I were discussing it and we think S has an intolerence to fight them off.

Now for the question, we believe there is a herb/spice that can be feed as a natural wormer but we can't remember exactly what it is Can anyone help? It's something like curry powder/turmeric/cumin

Curry and a pint to those who can help answer the question

 

[Holly Hocks]

Is it Cayenne Pepper?
I think garlic is supposed to be effective against tapework and roundworm and pinworm as well, but not 100% sure....

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I think you might be thinking of wormwood, the main ingredient in absinthe. We have a plant in our garden but actually nothing ever bothers to have a nibble on it. There is a company making herbal wormers (Vermex?), which presumably have a combination of herbs.
Not sure what you mean by 'an intolerance to fight them off'. Do you think he has a particular reaction to a normal wormer which means that it doesn't work for him?
I think if I were you, I'd not worm him this time and see what his worm count is like next time before making a decision.

 

[Chellebean]

Is it Cayenne Pepper?
I think garlic is supposed to be effective against tapework and roundworm and pinworm as well, but not 100% sure....

He is getting Garlic at the moment and has since I've had him! I'm coming up blanks on Google

 

[team barney]

There are a few people manufacture herbal worm repellents.

Ellen Collinson No Verms
Verm-X
Thunderbrook Verm Clense
Equimins Parasite Repel
Four Seasons Anti-Parasitic
Wormclear

 

[cheeryplatypus]

I think you may be thinking of fenugreek

 

[Chellebean]

Thanks guys, I think I have just found my answer
http://www.equinatural.co.uk/epages/BT3755.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3755/Products/602

 

[castleboy]

have you tried something called Diatom ( Diatomaceous Earth ) its a 100% natural product added to your horse/ponies feed as a natural wormer. We had a younster who had a problem with pinworms and a long story (which i wont bore you with ) with loads of chemical wormers and vets over many mths with no results. This product managed to get rid of them , was added to his feed for 4wks and they have never returned after 18 mths. can be used as a complete wormer and kills all worms but does need to be given on a reg basis .