Deworming: Readers Discuss Their Barns’ Protocols

More than 560 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Does your barn follow a standardized deworming program, using the same product at the same time for every horse?”
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More than 560 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, "Does your barn follow a standardized deworming program, using the same product at the same time for every horse?"

results of poll on ulcers

Results were as follows:

  • Yes: 62.83% (355)
  • No, we use fecal egg count testing: 17.70% (100)
  • No, I don’t think it’s necessary: 10.44% (59)
  • No, but I wish we did: 9.03% (51)

Readers share their barns’ deworming practices in the comments below.

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Megan Arszman received a Bachelor of Science In print journalism and equine science from Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and loves combining her love of horses, photography, and writing. In her “free time,” when she’s not busy working as a horse show secretary or riding her American Quarter Horses on her parents’ Indiana farm, she’s training and competing her Pembroke Welsh Corgi and Swedish Vallhund in dog agility and running.

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