In the wild, horses would roam huge areas, not remaining in one area for any length of time.    Keeping horses on just a few acres of pasture creates an unnatural environment, making it necessary to maintain a good worming programme. Worm counts often indicate that worming is not even required, yet many horse owners simply follow a 6-8 weekly worming programme without assessing. In addition to being costly, this can affect the horses immunity, hasten the development of worm resistance and exposehorses to unnecessary chemicals.  Taking the natural, herbal approach offers a healthy alternative.       

Other Natural Worming Measures

Good pasture management makes a huge difference to the success of your worming programme and the following basic steps should be followed as far as possible. Weekly dropping removal is crucial, daily would be preferable. Only harrow in dry conditions. Wherever  possible, rest pasture for five months of the year. Bot eggs should be manually removed regularly. Try to rotate your pasture with sheep and cattle if possible