Verm-X for Horses is available in two forms. The original powder formulation which is fed for 5 consecutive days every 10/12 weeks and our liquid formulation which is fed for 3 days each month. Please click on the links below to find out more about each of these award winning formulations:

Find out more about POWDER for Horses

Find out more about LIQUID for Horses

Pasture Management
This is crucial for all grazed paddocks used for any animals but in particular horses. The life-cycle of internal parasites involves eggs being passed out with the droppings. The eggs hatch and the larvae are then eaten on the grass by the grazers. Picking up droppings will help but is not the full answer. Paddocks should ALWAYS have periods of rest for several weeks at different times of the year. Infested pastures, that will not be openly apparent, will prevent any management programme from being effective over a sustained period of time. Parasite control methods under these conditions may show a reduction of infestation in the horse immediately after use but after a short period the parasite burden may soon be increased when grazing infested pastures.

We recommend that horses kept at grass use Verm-X Powder.

Why choose Verm-X for Horses?

The development of Verm-X was started by contacting the Association of Medicinal Herbalists and requesting the name of the person who was the best in this field - this led to our association with the then President of the Association Trudy Norris. Trudy ia a world renowned and highly respected herbal practitioner and we asked her to create the formulation for Verm-X based on her expert understanding of herbs. Trudy, along with many herbalists, has been using herbs for a long time for repelling parasites in humans, it was therefore a natural progression for her to develop a safe and effective blend for animals.

The herbs included in Verm-X have been carefully blended together to work synergistically with each other. Independent trials have proven that the herbal blend works (i.e. repels parasites). There have also been several reports from horse owners that their horses looked ‘extremely well’ following feeding on Verm-X. Jenny Franklin from Chapel en le Frith in Derbyshire wrote in to say: “What an amazing difference in Sam (her horse), his coat became so silky, very large dapples have appeared on his rump, and his belly has become a nice barrel shape”.

Philip Ghazala of Verm-X acknowledges that there is a place for Verm-X in today’s equine healthcare management. “We have found that Verm-X has been adopted by horse owners for many different reasons. Some people for example David Morley, Chairman of Pony Welfare at Hurlingham Polo Association, uses the gentle action of Verm-X for peak competition season; other people have bought Verm-X because they keep their horses on organic farms where they are simply not allowed to use chemicals. Another group of people are fans of Verm-X because they refuse to use chemicals. It is not unusual for us to receive calls from horse owners who haven’t put chemicals into their horses, for 3, 4 or 5 years and are delighted that an effective herbal alternative has been made available.”

Another key reason for horse owners to consider Verm-X is because it has a gentler action and doesn’t disrupt the existing essential flora in your horse’s gut.

Herbs have a very important place in the market for all species. They have earned that place by being used by many civilisations effectively over the centuries. It is therefore right that the consumer should have a natural alternative in today’s man-made world if they so wish.

Verm-X Powder for Horses

The first of the Verm-X family was launched February 2002. The powerful and effective Verm-X blend of 11 herbs introduced the first real alternative for horse owners to use a substitute to the ever increasing controversial chemical internal parasite control.

Verm-X’s success was recognised in November 2004 when Verm-X was awarded a Bronze medal from the Green Apple Organisation, a Government Supported award scheme to reward products and industries for Environmental Best Practice.

We recommend that you double dose the first time you use Verm-X if you have a worm burden.

Feeding Instructions

Feed two scoops (enclosed in each packet) per day in your horses/ponies (dampened) feed for five consecutive days. This dosage can be split between two daily feeds if necessary/required. Repeat every 10/12 weeks throughout the year. For ponies 11.2hh or smaller, miniature breeds and donkeys please use half the stated dose i.e. 1 scoop per day for 5 consecutive days.

We recommend that Verm-X should not be used for in-foal mares.

Parasite tests should be undertaken no sooner than 21 days after the completion of the 5 day course.

Verm-X Liquid for Horses

Following the successful launch of Verm-X powder in 2002 we have introduced an easy to use liquid version. The principles of its success are exactly the same as the powder with the added advantage that liquid Verm-X can be added to the drinking water as well as in-feed. We recommend that Verm-X Liquid for Horses is used for stabled horses and the powder formulation is used for horses kept out at grass.

Supplied in plastic recyclable bottles and available in three sizes, all of which have a restricted pouring to avoid spillage and comes with a measuring beaker.

Feeding instructions: Add 25ml per day for three consecutive days once a month throughout the year to either your horses feed or drinking water, using the supplied measuring cup. For ponies 11.2hh or smaller, miniature breeds & donkeys please use half the stated dose i.e. 12.5ml per day for 3 consecutive days.

If applying to drinking water it is important that your horse does not have an alternative source of water whilst Verm-X is being administered.

We recommend that Verm-X should not be used for in-foal mares.

Parasite tests should be undertaken no sooner than 21 days after the completion of the 3 day course.