Letty’s Equine Services

11/12/2024

Had the pleasure of this lovely girl while her mum was away! 🥰🩷

06/12/2024

Some Clipping availability left before Christmas 🎄🎄

29/11/2024

Worming is always a hot topic amongst horse owners

🐴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 🐴

We are very aware that it was once strongly instilled amongst horse owners to give an Equest Pramox to all horses in winter. Unfortunately, we have since realised that this practice is wrong and leads to problems with wormer resistance. 𝗡𝗢𝗪 is the time to change and adopt a new approach.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆:

🐛 Moxidectin (in Equest and Equest Pramox) is the only drug effective against encysted redworm and should not be overused

🐛 Praziquantel (in Equest Pramox) is one of only two drugs effective against tapeworm and so should also not be overused

🐛 If worms develop too much resistance to moxidectin and praziquantel, we will struggle to treat severe worm burdens in horses in the future (youngsters will be most affected, before developing a good immunity to worms)

🐛 Cases of resistance to both of the above drugs have already been reported

🐛 There are no new wormers on the horizon, so we must preserve the efficacy of the few we have

🐛 Many horses do not actually have a large encysted redworm burden over winter (e.g. horses between the ages 5-15 with consistently low WECs and good pasture management) and therefore do not require moxidectin

🐛 Only around 1 in 4 horses in the UK have a tapeworm burden high enough to need treating, so most do not require praziquantel

🐛 Therefore, only a small proportion of horses actually require Equest Pramox. Often, a different wormer is more appropriate, or for low risk horses with a negative tapeworm test, no wormer is required at all

🐛 Wormers can have a negative effect on the horse's gut health

🐛 Wormers are excreted in faeces, contaminating the environment - these chemicals are toxic to aquatic life and insects, such as dung beetles

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗗𝗙 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.

𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀:
https://canterforhorses.org.uk/horse-owners/
https://www.beva.org.uk/Resources/Medicines/Anthelmintic-Toolkit

24/11/2024

These lovely boys for a couple of days over the weekend! 💙🩵💜🖤

21/11/2024

I hope everyone is staying wrapped up warm! 🥶🥶

17/11/2024

A little helper today! There are some jobs where it’s safe and owners don’t mind her coming with me 🥰

16/11/2024

Gone are the days of traditional lines for clipping it’s all about what suits the owner and the horse. An adapted chaser clip with the backs of the legs out and a half a face for Charlie. Such a good boy 🥰💙

15/11/2024

Had the pleasure of these lovely boys for a couple of days! Happy happy faces 🥰🖤🩶💙🩵

11/11/2024

Looked after these lovely boys at the weekend! 🩵💙 always a pleasure 🥰

09/11/2024

A nice little hog for Bailey and her chest taken out she was such a good girl! She’s one of those that certainly gets hot even with no rug in winter so she will be much more comfortable with that bit out 🥰❤️

08/11/2024

Happiness is a grey rolling in mud! Rebel was definitely living his best life today! 🙈🙈 his face says it all 🥹🤣🤣 💙💙

08/11/2024

A busy day yesterday! Lots of beds but not all the kind you might think! About once a month a do a holiday let clean something a bit different for me. A lovely little cottage just above Ashbourne that sleeps 6. So I thought I would share you a few pics along my the normal beds I do on a daily basis! Which one would you choose to sleep in? 🤔😂

25/10/2024

We all need a holiday from time to time to keep us at our best. Altho I’m currently on holiday the wheels behind the scenes never stop turning for someone who is self employed. First thing this morning I took the time to order some more clippers to add to my existing lot. I will be most excited to test them when I get back 😬😬

17/10/2024

12/10/2024

Nice fresh first clip of the year for Monty pants! 🥰💙😍

29/09/2024

Not just horses last week! We do have a huge soft spot for Bonnie and I say huge because she is in fact huge being a shire! So we do all shapes and sizes. Also the chickens 🐓 and the cat 🐈 I hope their lovely owners had a fabulous break away 😁

26/09/2024

Everyday is busy doing something! The weather has not been so nice for us equestrians has it ☹️ but a good day for a bit of poo picking today 😁