Tips for Decreasing Digestive System Parasites

Mow and break up manure in pastures to limit the accumulation of parasite eggs passed into feces on pastures.

Rotate pastures with other livestock (like cows or sheep) to decrease the exposure of horses to specific parasite types.

Keep the number of horses per acre low to decrease the shedding of parasite eggs in feces in any particular location.

Feed hay and grain from a feeder to keep it off the ground, where parasites often live.

Remove bot (fly) eggs from the horse’s coat regularly before they hatch into adult flies.