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UncleBuck
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Nov 17, 2005, 9:12 AM

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I have never given it much thought in the past, I have always wormed my horses between two a day feedings, never had a problem, but a visitor to my barn says she worms her horses on a empty stomach, basically skips the morning grain and throws them some hay hours later, is this the "new" thinking for worming horses, does it matter?

Buck

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Nov 20, 2005, 1:30 AM

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Did you friend tell you why they worm on an empty stomach? The only thing I have been told was to not worm while the horse is eating because they can roll the worm medicine up in the feed and spit it out.

CJuneau
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Nov 20, 2005, 4:13 PM

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Hi!
Worming on an empty stomach is not necessary...after all, many people use daily wormers that are made to top dress with grain feedings. Also, just about every brand of wormer is now making a powder, granules, or liquid to by pass using the pastes that the horses can spit out, or in my case get wiped all over me in the worming process! Smile

If you are using a paste, I would just make certain that the horse does not have any hay in their mouth when you release the plunger.

UncleBuck
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Nov 26, 2005, 11:11 PM

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My "Visitor", says her Doctor told her to take her perscription medicine on an empty stomach- so she thought it best to do it for her horse also Laugh

, I have talked to my vet and he says it does not matter
Buck

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JimHess
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Nov 27, 2005, 3:53 PM

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Buck-
Wow, your visitor takes worm medicine? Did she grow up in a barn?
I asked my wife, she's in charge of our worming, and she agreed. Empty mouth, yes - empty stomach, not necessary.

-Jim

UncleBuck
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Nov 27, 2005, 7:36 PM

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Jim
Probably no to her taking wormer medicine! Crazy

there is a possibility to her growing up in a barn ? Sly

Pretty soon I'll be the one needing ULCER medicine (on a empty stomach ) if my visitors to my barn (4H parents, potential boarders) won't stop telling me how to run my barn

Buck

mffarmall
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Dec 1, 2005, 5:01 PM

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People that's something easy to handle. City people with horses. Interesting group. Some ideas to help you with the "expert." Remember that the customer is not always right, this leads to problems and probably a law suit over $100.

Have information about your experties with horses in a place that people can see. Pictures of your horses and you with them. People you know. Pictures and letter from people that you have worked with their horses. Have books that you have read out and magazines on a table for people to look through. Remind them about your experties.

For the one that wants to tell you what to do. Give them a chance to explain their ideas and don't say anything. Then the next time you talk with them turn their own words to your favor. And remind them of your experience.

In some cases talk non stop to a problem boards. This will make them think twice about bothering you with things that are more then a yes or no question. You waist their time. Or give them a job. If they are so good at something then they can be the expert for others. They will get tired of this fast. Ever pay to go to work?

Just some ideas. It's hard when people come and tell you what to do at your business especially when it's your home!!

Mark4510
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Dec 2, 2005, 4:05 PM

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Hey Buck,
�visitors to my barn (4H parents, potential boarders) won't stop telling me how to run my barn�.

That is a tough situation and I sure don�t have the answer. I think the ticket is to determine which ones care and are just un/under educated that you can help with a little conversation and which ones are just talkers/trouble makers that need to be invited to leave.

We have two different sets of friends that, a couple of years ago, were big believers in a particular clinician. They both spent a small fortune (at least to me) on buying tapes, going to clinics, getting newsletters and buying gadgets. Every time these nice folks would come over to our place or we would see them at a barn party they would proceed to tell us how bad spurs are, how bad bits are and how we need to play some games with our horses. We also seemed to get the lecture on how to manage our horses care.

We would always take a moment and explain what we are doing and why because, to us, they seemed stuck in equine Kindergarten. After many years one of them finally graduated and now sees how elementary some of the ideas of this clinician are. The other one still have not graduated. I am not sure I have the patience or skills to help her see why many of the ideas she is hanging on to are not helping her. At this point it has become a liability to have her riding at our place since she insists on playing these 7 games while her horse bullies her on the ground and under saddle.

Not sure that helps but seems to help us make a decision on who we spend our time with.

How do you handle it?

Regards,
Mark

UncleBuck
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Dec 12, 2005, 2:06 PM

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Mark
Most of my visitors & boarders are local, they're main interest is trail riding and my daughters 4H club, this will be the last year for my daughter in 4H. I have never been bashful about safety, especially when it comes to KIDS, it also helps when all of the leaders in the club are on the same page. As to the boarders, I will tolerate them to a point, when it reaches that level I start charging them extra, that person is now paying more than any other boarder, just so her horse will be wormed on a empty stomach! if at any time they or they're horse become UNSAFE, if they don't listen to my advice about safety, they are out of my barn.

Buck

(This post was edited by UncleBuck on Dec 12, 2005, 2:08 PM)

mffarmall
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May 23, 2006, 5:19 PM

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I like to deworm every three months. I give it to her with some hay and hold her head up. She looks at me with those eyes like "I'm going to kill you". But what women in my life has not wanted to kill me. It makes her feel poor for a day but she is then covered.

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