Does anyone have any experience keeping horses on the same property as goats? I know nothing about goats and recently moved my horse to a farm with goats. The horses and goats are kept in separate areas but can see each other/touch through the fence. The horses are on a regular bimonthly worming rotation but I am wondering if I shouldn’t do a Panacur PowerPak or be taking additional precautions because everything I’ve read seems to indicate that goats have a much higher tolerance(?) for worms than horses and are overall wormy creatures. I also plan to ask the farm owners if the goats are wormed regularly as that seems to be recommended as well.
Different speciesof worms inhabit the GI tract of goats vs. horses.
No need to worry.
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The is the bigger concern 
That’s very outdated, way too much deworming. Spring and Fall to target bots and tapeworms (so Quest Plus and Equimax) are all 80%+ of horses need
FECs need to be used to guide you on whether your horse is part of the majority of the other 20% and needs 1 additional deworming, or part of the tiny minority who needs 4x a year deworming
Horses don’t need 6 dewormings a year, and that’s been outdated for 30 or so years
Goats have even worse resistance issues with dewormers now than horses do
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Thanks! I boarded for years so this is my first time taking care of the worming myself. For whatever reason the barn manager sent me a schedule for 6x a year which I thought seemed excessive. I plan to have my vet do a FEC this fall and reassess from there 
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Thank you!! Is there anything else the goats should be getting or we should be doing regularly? As far as I know they get goat feed and have their feet trimmed but beyond that I’m not sure anyone pays much attention to them… The people who own the farm really like the idea of having all sorts of creatures but are definitely not experienced farm animal people so I try to help where I can, which is mainly the horses.
At a minimum, I’d be vaccinating for Clostridium perfringens C&D/tetanus.
Deworming should be done using the FAMACHA system --parasite of major concern is Hemonchus contortus.
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This!
Plus make sure the goats don’t eat your horses tail through the fence. BTDT and got the tshirt.
Goats should have access to vitamins and minerals at all times, if they are weathers be careful of grain which can cause stones which are caused by a calcium/phosphorus imbalance.
They will probably need copper bulus (spelling) given every 2-3 months. I put the copper pills in applesauce and drench it down or put it in a piece of banana.
Goats are so much fun. Mine love to be brushed and scratched on
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Echoing this - urinary calculi blockages are NOT fun. Try to keep them off of the horses’ grain and alfalfa. I hide ammonium chloride in jello for mine every so often.
What kind of goats? My boers are my favorite animals on the property, most days.
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Do you mix it with unprepared jello powder and feed it that way, or do you make little goat jello shots?
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I make little goat jello shots. Its the only way I’ve found to get it into them.
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The goats in question:
I have no idea what type of goats they are. You can’t really see it in the picture but their pen has no climb wire and the wooden fencing so they are well contained away from the horses. The horses will put their heads over the fence and just watch them though.
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Nubian in the middle.
Hard to tell from the photo but the goat on the left might be Saanen, with a possible Toggenburg on the right.
Now I feel I’m failing as a goat owner cause I don’t make my goats Jell-O shots.
I give mine mixing it with apple juice or apple sauce.
If apple sauce they eat it off the spoon, if juice syringe it quickly.
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Typically copper bolus is 1x a year, maaaaybe 2x a year if you have super hard water. Every 2-3 months could cause an overdose on copper which can cause major health issues.
Make sure the goats are eating grain and hay off the ground so they don’t pick up parasites as easily.
I have high iron and use a filter so I have to stay on top of it. But I use the 2gram vs the 4 gram copper bolus so give more often.
Ohmygoodness! I love a Nubian. Their ears and those curious faces. They look like they’re about to talk to you. I’ve known just a few of them in my life, and they were always such characters.
I agree that the one on the right could be a Toggenburg. My mother would know. My grandma raised dairy goats.
