A 10 second manure check is a simple habit that can tell you more about your horse’s health than most other practices ever will. It’s not glamorous, but it’s one of the most reliable, real‑time windows into what’s happening inside your horse’s gut. And once you know what to look for, you can spot small problems long before they become big ones.

Here is what we are feeding our two new fillies, meeting all their nutritional requirements for less than $10/day.

There are various types of dewormers available in the market, each designed to target specific parasites and provide effective protection for your horse's health.

Neck thread worm has symptoms similar to Queensland Itch or Sweet Itch.

A study of pony club horses in Australia shows that horse owners are avoiding non-urgent veterinary care.

Collect manures for parasite management. Grow vegetables.

Are pumpkin seeds a natural alternative to synthetic dewormers in horses?

One crucial aspect of equine care is managing intestinal parasites. You can know which parasites your horse has by floating their manure.

Using pre and probiotics alongside wormers to stabilise the gut biome after worming can help as part of your parasite management strategy.

With very high rates of resistance of worms to current dewormers, horse owners need to be holistic in managing parasites.

Since we were all advised to worm every horse at six weekly intervals by an animal pharmaceutical industry keen to cash-in on that recommendation, we now have widespread resistance to the common equine wormers that are available on the market. The tricky thing about worming is that there is so much contradicting advice. There are those who would have us feed our horses diatomaceous earth or pumpkin seeds. There is no evidence that any natural therapies work at all, but the la