Re: worming

[Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>]

I have about 9 acres of grass, so they are just a little over an acre
each. Right now, I only have one horse, so not a problem, but I could
easily do two here.  Rull of thumb is that you need at least three
pastures to do the rotation thing. That gives each pasture almost a
month to recover.  My fences are all treated 4x6 posts and 3 5/4 deck
boards.  I sometimes use temporary fence (tape) to keep Sunny out of a
"standing spot" in addition to the rotation.  I think you could get by
with dividing your 4 acres into three pastures and make it work.  I also
keep my pastures mowed to 4 inches with a finishing mower to stimulate
thick grass and discourage weeds.  My grass is a mixture of fescue,
orchard grass, clover, broom, and coastal bermuda. I am in North
Georgia.  I fertilize with 15 15 15 twice a year, spring and fall.  In
the winter, I put out a hay rack and keep it full of hay, dragging it
around the pasture often to discourage beat up spots.  I have freeproof
water and power at the junction of the pastures so I never have to use
hoses and can heat water troughs in the winter.


Regards, Jim Holland AERC 4074

Donnie and Sherie wrote:
> 
> How large are each of your 5 small pastures?  I have 4 acres of pasture and
> 2 horses.  Am thinking about fencing off small areas and rotating but not
> sure how small I can go and how many areas to make out of 4 acres.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 4:37 PM
> Subject: RC: worming
> 
> > Amanda,
> >
> > I worm two consecutive months in the spring and two consecutive months
> > in the fall.  Strongid, followed by Ivermectin. (Strongid won't kill
> > bots)  The month after worming, I have a fecal analysis performed.  If
> > there is no infestation, then I take no further action until the next
> > spring/fall.  This prevents introducing a toxic substance (wormer) the
> > horse has to deal with that may be unnecessary.  It also prevents a worm
> > resistance buildup to the wormer. I don't tube worm because I worry
> > about possible (unlikely, but possible) injury from this.
> >
> > In addition, my pastures are fenced and crossfenced into 5 small
> > pastures.  I move Sunny from pasture to pasture weekly ,depooping the
> > pasture he was in and moving it to the garden where it does some good.
> > This also keeps my pastures looking great because he is only on a single
> > pasture once every five weeks.  Pasture deterioation is not caused by
> > grazing....but by stomping flies and standing in the same spot all the
> > time.  I have been doing this for the three years since I bought this
> > place.  Sunny has been negative on parasites everytime.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Regards, Jim Holland  AERC 4074
> >
> >
> >
> > sharp penny wrote:
> > >
> > >    Amanda,
> > > Hi! Welcome to ridecamp and endurance. I use a daily
> > > wormer (strongid c) and once a year after the first
> > > freeze I tube with ivermectrin to get the bots that
> > > the strongid dosn't get. I went to the daily wormer
> > > when my daughters show horse colicked bad enough to
> > > have to undergo surgery. One of the things the vets at
> > > Texas A&M stressed was to use a daily wormer. The
> > > other wormers were too hard on his system. The people
> > > that bought him from us 3 years later forgot about the
> > > strongid and pasted him twice within 4 months of each
> > > treatment. He colicked both times, a day after they
> > > gave him the paste wormer.
> > >     Endurance puts enough stress on a horses system so
> > > I figured if the daily wormer was effective (except
> > > against bots) and easier on the horses system why not
> > > use it for all my horses.
> > >
> > > Penny & Daisy (paint endurance horse under
> > > construction)
> > >
> > > --- "guest@endurance.net" <guest@endurance.net> wrote:
> > > > A. Perez AmandaPerez@ureach.com
> > > >   I am getting ready to buy a horse, and it's been
> > > > over 20 years since I last owned one.  One of the
> > > > many things that have changed in the last 20 years
> > > > is worming.  Back in my youth, you dropped a manure
> > > > sampel at your vets and wormed based on the
> > > > findings, usually t2 - 4 times a year max (now this
> > > > was in Maine where it gets d*** cold in the winter,
> > > > which I suppose may make parasites less of a problem
> > > > due to winter-kill of eggs/larva).
> > > >
> > > >   Nowadays, there are daily, weekly and monthly
> > > > wormers given continually (regardless of signs of
> > > > infestation or not).  I have concerns about both the
> > > > cost and the safety of worming this aggressively.
> > > > I'd like to here what you folks do for worming, and
> > > > roughly what it costs per horse per month.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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