How to Get Your Horse to Take Medicine

When your horse needs to take medicine, such as the monthly de-worming paste or antibiotics, it is not something to mess around with. It is very important that your horse takes his medicine to stay healthy, just like any other human.

One effective way to get your horse to take his medicine is to have him associate the medicine with a reward. So, when you give him his medicine, you can reward him with food. This lets him know that it is a good thing when he takes his medicine. 

Another way is very similar to the method above. You simply fill your syringe with something tasty, such as apple sauce or a smoothie. This will show him that the syringe does not always mean that he will get something that has a bad flavor! 

I hope you've enjoyed this weeks short (but somewhat informative) blog post!