Well worming for tape worms is sweeping this area:) and Yes, that was my understanding about tape worms, they come from fleas, and I've never noticed that any of my horses had fleas:)
But all the big horse worms, Zimectrin, etc, have come out with a wormer that cleans out tape worms. It's more expensive of course:). That's why I've been wondering. Last summer I had alot of people ask me if I had wormed for tape worms, and suddenly started seeing the horse wormers that took care of them and adverisements in magazines about them. That's why I thought it was a craze.
Becky
Horse's skin is too thick for fleas to be able to bite through, was my understanding as to why they don't have fleas.
So I dunno.... worth asking the vet ;~D
I've been seeing the ads for wormers that included meds for tapes. I called my vet as soon as I saw them and asked if this was something I needed to use. He said in the 35 years he's been a vet, he's never seen a horse with a tapeworm.
Definitely a conspiracy.