Worming question??

Jazzyb

Jazzyb

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Hi All

Just got a quick question about worming.

Can horses / ponies be ridden after they have been wormed?

My friend has wormed her ponies today and informed me that she is now unable to ride for 2 days as she has just wormed them. :confused:
I have never heard this and I normally worm my horse on a Saturday and then ride on the Sunday?

Please can someone provide some advice?

Many thanks
Sam
 
i've never heard that! wouldn't want to ride straight after but the following day i would think would be fine.
 
I have never heard of it either thats why I thought I ought to check with you guys!!

Thanks
xx
 
OH NO,

I did not know this i wormed my mare last sunday morning and rode in the afternoon.

Is this bad i feel so guilty.

Does anyone know why you should not ride if you worm and what can happen??:eek::eek:::confused:
 
I always wait a day and a half till i ride them - for various reasons
a) if they poo and its not totally cleared then worms are spreading where you have just ridden
b) basically a wormer acts like a laxitive aswell , just clearing out their insides, and horses generally are off form after they have been wormed , especially if they havnt been wormed in a while and theres alot of worms (which in turn can cause colic after being wormed)

honestly, i dont really understand ppl who rider the day after their horse as been wormed ((unless theyre not aware that the horse may not be feelingthe best)) , really is an extra day off for the horse really to much to ask for???....
 
ashlingm said:
I always wait a day and a half till i ride them - for various reasons
a) if they poo and its not totally cleared then worms are spreading where you have just ridden
b) basically a wormer acts like a laxitive aswell , just clearing out their insides, and horses generally are off form after they have been wormed , especially if they havnt been wormed in a while and theres alot of worms (which in turn can cause colic after being wormed)

honestly, i dont really understand ppl who rider the day after their horse as been wormed ((unless theyre not aware that the horse may not be feelingthe best)) , really is an extra day off for the horse really to much to ask for???....
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I am sorry but i totally disagree with this. Horses are absolutely fine to be ridden the day they have been wormed and the day after and the day after. I run a big yard at a university and if my horses were not ridden after they had been wormed then we would have a mega problem. It is important that the worms do not enter the pasture so if a horse is wormed then i would advise not to turn out the next day and make sure paddocks are poo picked properly. BUT for years i never kept horses in after worming and have never had any problems. I only think this is necessary if the horse is likely to have worms. I am sorry but have never heard anything so ridiculous. And before you all go mad i am a very experienced horse woman who has had horses all my life and looked after a lot at work so i do know what i am talking about!!!!!!!!!!
 
okfair enough if you consider yourself an experinced horse woman - but it is widely known that horses should be stabled at least 24 hourse after being wormed and that many horses have been observed to be lethargic, and not on fom if ridden.
And like if a stables is going to work horses the day after why cant they worm the horses before their day off???
it dosent make sense to me that you would work a horse after its insides have been subjected to strong chemicals??? many horse take 24 hours to display the colic symptoms after they have been wormed - personally id prefer my horses to have one extra day off and know they are healty and be able to monier signs of sickness instead of forcing them to do lessons for a few extra quid...
 
Worming question?

Hi Sam,

As one of the "golden oldies" around here, I still work on the worming & ride principals learned way back, worm one day, rest the next day i.e. as said below, worm them on the day before their day off just in case the strong chemical action of the wormer upsets their tums.

There's no way the owners of the Cheltnahm Gold Cup entry I was responsible for would have permitted the horse to be wormed & ridden the next day.

Here's some useful info about worming from the company I buy our wormers from - http://www.wormers-direct.co.uk/wormingtips.html - if I've read it correctly, it doesn't give info re riding after worming but I'm sure they wouldn't mind if anyone asked.

And, of course, you can ask your local suppler who should be able to either help or contact the particular wormer supplier to ask for their advice.

As the information says, it all depends on circumstances as to whether or not it's beneficial to keep horses in for 24/48 hours after worming.

oh! yes, indeed ashlingm, different wormers can have different effects on equines.

As per common advice that worms can become resistant to the chemicals in wormers, in March 2005 I changed wormers & wormed my mare with Pyratpe P - geepers! the next morning the poor mare was latargic & scoured dreadfully ,,, needless to say, I've got a note of that in our worming programme to make sure I don't give that to her again.

As she was so affected by this particular wormer, I left her for the week before I rode her again.

That being the case, IMHO, it's definately worth while applying the rule of thumb of worming the day before the hoses's rest day ,,, just incase there is a reaction or the horse's system is impacted by the chemicals in the wormer used.

hey emlybob,
with the greatest of respect, I note you say "if the horse is likely to have worms" - fact: all horses have worms to some degree or other - http://www.diagnosteq.com/intestine.html
 
ashlingm said:
but it is widely known that horses should be stabled at least 24 hourse after being wormed
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i don't stable j after hes been wormed and never would. at the new yard, they stay on the hardcore and off the field for the day to avoid spreading wormies, and at old yard they would be wormed a few days before they were due to move on to the next section of field.

the stress of being stabled added to the chemical intake is far worse than being turned out for the day IMO.

Noones horse is going to drop dead if they have been ridden the day after worming. I do agree though that in an ideal world, horses would be given some time off after worming, how long depending upon their response to the wormer.
 
Oh my goodness! I am going to have to add this one to my "old wives tales book" :D :D :D

Only a horse who is so depressed through neglect and mal treatment needs rest after worming!

All horses do have a worm burden , but only ones of a high reading will be stressed through worming.

Any good owner would recognise the signs of stress the next morning if an adverse reaction to worming occured.....and they do happen, but IME experience , if they do happen you need to get advice as there is something amiss.

There's no way the owners of the Cheltnahm Gold Cup entry I was responsible for would have permitted the horse to be wormed & ridden the next day.
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Race horse owners and race horse trainers are a totally different kettle of fish! :D :D All the owners I have ever met would have beleived that my 42 inch Shetland was thier horse :D :D :D
 
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Hey, I don't even have a stable to stable my horse's in! and I wouldn't any way. we have two different paddocks, adn worm them, keep them in one paddock for a week, then change them over to the other paddock for another week.
 
I agree with the: depending on the wormer, it may have adverse effects on the horse as an individual.

So depending on your horse, it's up to you if you want to ride. If your horse seems well, go for it.

The reasoning to keep the horse in, is to keep an eye on what comes out (kinda difficult if the horse is outside in a large paddock or out at pasture) and keep an eye on the horse itself. But the latter can be done too if the horse is outside.;)

Now another reason a horse may be stabled is for what my vet calls: "being a courteous neighbour". Meaning ya don't want to contaminate the field if there are other horses (that are not yours) there and who may be on a different rotation.

I used to leave my horses in their stalls so I could check the poop but since it was just me with my horses, I would ride them in the sand ring in case they did pass anything.

Now I don't have a stable & the horses are in a 3 acre pasture. Since there's only the 2 of them now and they don't go anywhere or have contact with any other horses, I do a worm count & deworm once or twice a year.

I would respect your friend's wishes & beliefs though. (and probably the stable's policy as well?)
 
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My pony is being wormed tuesday morning and I had planned to ride him in the afternoon perhaps a long slow hack - as he will need to stay in for 48 hours before being turned out again. The reason I want to ride him is that he gets stressed in the stable and if he is tired he is less likely to stress and the more I can keep him occupied during the time he cannot be turned out the happier he will be. But I dont want to ride him if he might get an upset tummy from the wormer.
 
I tend to worm in an evening feed and would ride again in the morning as usual. The only time we keep in after worming is with the Pramox tape wormer, then we do it on a Friday and keep in untill Monday so the owners are around to exercise the horses over the weekend.

Each to their own, let's not sling mud at each other now.
 
It is imperative that after worming that either your horse is kept in, and kept thoroughly mucked out for 24 hours after worming. That way, any worms that may have been "poo-ed" out will be disposed off, and not been re-ingested.

If you don't have access to a stable, then fencing a small portion of the paddock off, and thoroughly poo picking every last bit up, before turning out in main paddock after 24 hours.

As to resting, I've always given mine their wormers the day before their day off.
 
WooHoo2 said:
As to resting, I've always given mine their wormers the day before their day off.
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me too - most horses anywqay get a day off so wh not worm them the day before that anyway??
womers do basically clear them out from the inside and most horses do feel a bit off for the next day so ii doint really understand why people wont just give them a day off to recover even if they appear fine.
....just my opinion but i think its a bit unfair........
 
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