Case Studies

Case Study

How Sand Testing Helped Sophie Return To Health

Sophie arrived with her current owner in poor condition. She had been grazing coastal pasture, was underweight and generally in poor health. Blood test results from her vet suggested she was suffering from sand colitis. A sedimentation test revealed a 7% sand burden in her faeces.

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12 year old Exy’s sudden roundworm problem

Wouldn’t you think that a twelve year old horse that never left his yard and who had been with his current owner for over four years would be at low risk of worm problems? Yes so would we but ‘Exy’ proved an interesting case.

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Robbie’s encysted redworm risk

Robbie is prone to colic after being wormed which this autumn prompted his owner, Alison, to look for a more targeted approach to worming in the hope she could reduce some of the doses. She was also horrified to discover that the worming programme they have been following was missing an annual wormer dose to target encysted redworm.

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Coriander - the young horse with a recurring worm burden

Coriander is a young cob filly who is rising two years old; she was rescued last year after a poor start in life which makes her much more susceptible to parasites. Despite looking well her age and background mean that her foster carer is rightly concerned about parasite control.

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Oak Farm Livery

Changing Times – moving a livery yard from a traditional worming programme to a targeted approach