Since 1999 our award winning lab has been offering an easy to use worm egg count and testing service to help you keep your horses and other animals healthy.
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Friendly vet approved advice. Subscriptions, season packs, commercial services for yards of 10+. 'More than just a worm count' not only the original postal worm count service direct to owners, yards, merchants, vets and charities, but also experienced, qualified advice to help you find the very best worming programme for your horses, using fewer wormers. Friendly SQP's (Suitably Qualified Persons) are here to help and all advice comes free as part of the service. For updates on poultry and other grazing animals such as chickens, ducks, sheep, cattle and goats please follow our sister page https://www.facebook.com/westgatelabs.smallholders
14/11/2025
🔬 Did you know that your worm egg count sample only stays viable for six days, so timing is key!
📮 To help ensure you get accurate results, post early in the week to avoiding it being stuck in a Royal Mail sorting office over the weekend. If you’re only able to collect a sample on a Saturday or Sunday, take it on Sunday, write on the back of the return envelope what date the sample was taken, then keep it cool in the fridge overnight ready to post bright and early on Monday!
YardWise brings together yard professionals, suppliers, and experts for a day of learning, networking, and inspiration. We'll be speaking at the event, sharing insights into test-based parasite control for yards, and discussing ways to build effective, sustainable worming strategies.
Whether you run a livery yard, riding school, or freelance equestrian business, this event is designed to help you thrive with practical sessions and expert advice. Drop by to chat through your yard’s parasite control plan or ask us about any tricky cases you might be managing.
🐴 🛍️ YHL bestsellers this weekend were hands down our 4Count Season packs, the most cost effective way to get your worm egg counts for the next 12 months. The packs contain everything to take and send four samples, 4Count Plus packs also contain two EquiSal tapeworm tests. Of course all our kits include our award winning support and advice too. Shop Season packs on our website to order yours.
😎 Thank you to all who came to see us at Your Horse Live! What a great weekend helping so many people dedicated to their horse's health.
🐴🛍️ If you want another great shopping day out with appearances from equine experts, you should join us at the National Equine Show, Birmingham NEC, 28th Feb - 1st March 2026!
🥳 We're excited to be able to offer 100 people free tickets to the show! Just use code WESTGATELAB at checkout before midnight, Sunday 30 November '25.
⁉️🪱 Hot topics We’ve had more conversations about large redworm concerns in horses than ever before! This is a very dangerous parasite that’s potentially making a resurgence in the UK. Worm egg counts don’t differentiate between large and small redworm which hasn’t been a problem until now. We’re the first lab in the UK to offer a larval culturing test to screen for this parasite, recommended annually for high risk horses. Helping you protect your horses without over worming which creates resistance.
09/11/2025
⁉️⚠️ Hot topics There’s been a rumour circulating that wormers will no longer be available to buy in the UK from December. You’ll be glad to hear this isn’t true! Prescribers will need to ask you more questions to make sure wormers are being used responsibly, and to help us combat resistance, but they will still be available through the usual outlets via your vet, pharmacist or SQP if you need them. We will (nearly) always advocate testing first!
09/11/2025
⁉️🍁Hot topics We’ve had some great conversations this weekend at Your Horse Live and lots of you are asking if it’s too late to do your tapeworm testing. The simple answer is no! Listen up as Kristy and Emily explain why now is the ideal time to worm egg count and EquiSal Tapeworm test. If you have a question about parasite control we’ll be happy to help!
09/11/2025
💜 Lest we forget. We’re remembering the millions of people and animals who lost their lives in conflict so we can have our freedom. A purple poppy is worn to remember animals that have been victims of war. This poppy was crocheted by Gillian, our founder and the photo is of Harry, her handsome Fell Pony.
08/11/2025
🐴 💓 🪱 We’re having a Super Saturday here at Your Horse Live 2025! Our season packs of worm egg counts are flying and there’s lots of love for the Westgate guidance and goodies we’re giving away. Pop over and let us help you get your horse’s parasite control up to speed!
07/11/2025
🛍️ YHL 2025 we are open for business and ready to answer all your parasite questions! Come and see us for a warm welcome, great show offers and free gifts, plus every purchase wins a spin! Hope to see you here this weekend Your Horse Live
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Our mission is to improve the health and worm control of horses in the UK. Since 1999 our purpose built lab has been operating on the family farm in Northumberland to help vets and horse owners identify parasite burdens in their animals and target treatment appropriately.
But every year horses still die from parasite infections and thousands more are left with long term damage. Meanwhile resistance is the massive black cloud that not enough people are taking seriously. So this is what gets us out of bed every morning! Using fewer wormers slows the development of drug resistance as well as being better for the animals and the environment.
We offer an easy to use professional service and all tests include veterinary approved followup advice from our friendly team of experts. Our aim is to provide the best customer experience possible to help you navigate this sometimes complex aspect of your horse’s wellbeing.
Services include; worm egg counts for redworm and roundworm, the EquiSal saliva test for tapeworm plus pinworm, lungworm and liver fluke tests. We also offer faecal sand testing for horses to help guard against the risks of sand colic. This test measures sediment levels in the dung and gives a quantitative measure of the level found to help identify threat and assess treatment efficacy.
Easy to use collection kits, post-paid return, same day testing and results, mean it couldn’t be simpler to run a targeted worming programme for your horse. Test kits can be bought individually or as season packs so you have all you need for a year of testing. Discounts for multiple horses, commercial rates for yards of 10 or more. Alternatively choose our new All Seasons subscription service to really put the peace of mind into your horse’s parasite control.
Get started today to get the front foot with parasite control and help beat drug resistance! Our
