How To Give Horse Dewormer

What you'll need:
Your horse's estimated weight
Deworming tube
Deworming products
Applesauce
Patience and persistence

Despite added flavorings, horses don't usually like paste dewormers. But they do like applesauce. And you can use that to your advantage.

You'll need to start this slightly sneaky equine deworming program at least two weeks before you plan to administer the real deworming product.

Two weeks prior to deworming:

Calculate your horse's weight.

Purchase the correct equine dewormer and set it aside.

Fill an clean, empty deworming tube with applesauce.

Insert the first few inches of the tip of the syringe into the corner of your horse's mouth where the bit usually sits. It should be pointed towards the back of your horse's mouth. Inject the applesauce. Yum!

Give her a little grain after the applesauce.

Repeat the process every day. In a few days, she'll happily accept the applesauce.

On deworming day:

Fill the syringe with the correct amount of paste dewormer.

Dip the tip of the dewormer tube in applesauce and administer the medication to your horse. Act casual. No big deal...just a funny tasting batch of applesauce!

Over the next few days, give her an applesauce dose.

If you continue to give the applesauce dose periodically, your horse will be much less apprehensive about the deworming procedure. "Hey", she'll be thinking..."If I get good applesauce 99 percent of time, it's worth it!"

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