Articles
Read our latest articles in magazines and other publications:
1. Vet Times article introducing our fantastic new tool to support horse owners and prescribers in making decisions about worm control - ‘What’s Your Worm Risk?’ online tool rolls out to aid horse owners | Vet Times
2. The Owner Breeder Magazine - an article on the challenge of control worms on breeding farms- October 2024 in the Back Issues Archive - The Owner Breeder
3. European Trainer Magazine - an article on worm control designed for horses in training -Page 44 - European Trainer - October to December 2024 - issue 87 by Trainer Magazine - Issuu
4. CANTER: Official UK Equine Parasite Control Guidelines - our Director of Vet Science, who is a member of the CANTER Steering and Best Practice Guidelines Groups, authored Chapter 6 (Reducing dependence on anthelmintics) and was a contributing author of several other guidelines' chapters - The CANTER Guidelines - CANTER
5. AMTRA CPD Academy - if you're an AMTRA-registered SQP/RAMA, you can read or listen to articles and presentations on assessing worm risk, anthelmintic resistance, and using diagnostic tests for sustainable worm control from Jacqui at AMTRA RAMAs/SQPs - AMTRA
6. Horse & Hound Vet Clinic: a review of the latest thinking on how to apply worm egg counts in horses - 'Making it count', Horse & Hound; 5 September 2024 - Horse & Hound
7. Vet Times: an article on using faecal worm egg counts in equine parasite control: Pros and cons of faecal egg count testing programmes | Vet Times
8. It's Your Field: An update on anthelmintic resistance in horses - Page 24 - Equine Helminth Control: Addressing Resistance - IYF Summer 24
9. Equestrian Business - The Seasons Spring Edition, register to read our discussion of ‘Project Worms’ survey on uptake of sustainable parasite control in the UK - Page 46 - The Seasons - Spring 24 - Equestrian Business
10. Your Horse &Country Magazine: an article on how to apply sustainable worm control - Page 61 - Winter Issue 39 by YHC Group Ltd - Issuu
11. The Breeders Directory - an overview of worming programmes for breeding farms - Page 62 - The Directory 2024
12. Equine Tapeworm Blog - a short summary of how to approach equine tapeworm control - Managing Tapeworm Infections in Horses | Prof. Jacqui Matthews
13. Vet Times -the latest information on anthelmintic resistance in horse worms - The worms have turned: an update on anthelmintic resistance | Vet Times
14. Vet Practice - viewpoint article on the rising threat of wormer resistance in tapeworm - Important advice following reports of wormer resistance in horse tapeworm - Veterinary Practice
15. Irish Field - article on the launch of our partnership to distribute EquiSal in Ireland and the importance of testing Irish horses - Horse Sense: Useful saliva test for tapeworm burden 27 October 2023 Free
16. Horse and Hound article on the emergence of wormer resistance in tapeworm - Horse & Hound; 26 October 2023 - Horse & Hound
17. BEVA Journals - The first step to sustainable worm control is a risk assessment Risk assess your horse using the free online tool at www.whatsyourwormrisk.com:
LINK TO ARTICLE: HERE.
18. Matthews JB. 2026. Vet Times. Resistance in tapeworms and controlling parasites in the field. https://www.vettimes.com/clinical/equine/resistance-in-tapeworms-and-controlling-parasites-in-fields
19. Ep 104: Latest on anthelmintic resistance in horses, with Jacqui Matthews – podcast
20. Matthews JB. 2026. Vet Your Horse & Country (p90 - 95). Spring worm control in horses. Your Horse & Country Magazine - Issue 48 by BBM Publishing Ltd - Flipsnack
21. Matthews JB. 2026. Vet Times. Risk based strategies for endoparasite control in UK horses. https://www.vettimes.com/clinical/equine/risk-strategies-for-evidence-based-endoparasite-control-in-uk-horses
22. Matthews JB. 2026. European Training. Do thoroughbreds in training need deworming? https://issuu.com/anderson-co/docs/european_trainer_-_april_to_june_2026_-_issue_93/80?fr=sN2E3ZDg5OTQ1NTk
Scientific Publications
Here are some of our recent peer-reviewed research publications on equine tapeworm:
J. B. Matthews, P. A. Lambert, C. J. Austin, K. L. Lightbody, N. A. Peczak, S. Engeham, M. Moreton-Clack, T. S. Mair (2026) Understanding equine helminth transmission through integrated diagnostics and management assessment across five UK premises. Equine Veterinary Education, 00, 1–13.
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Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.70166
Matthews, J.B. & Peachey, L.E. (2026) An update on equine tapeworm control in light of reports of anthelmintic resistance. Equine Veterinary Education, 00, 1–8.
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Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.70079
Matthews JB, Lightbody KL, Peczak N, Austin CJ. 2024. Eq Vet Ed. 36:S13:14-15.
Wickenden H, Lightbody KL, Peczak N, Austin CJ, Stevens KB, Blake DP, Matthews JB, Fox MT. 2025. Int. J. Parasitol. 14:783-794.
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Available at: A study of the epidemiology of Anoplocephala perfoliata infection in horses and the oribatid mite vector in southern England.
Matthews JB, Peczak N, Engeham S. 2024. In Practice 46:34-41.
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Available at: Latest developments in testing for equine helminths - Matthews - 2024 - In Practice - Wiley Online Library
Burcákova L, Königová A, Kuzmina TA, Austin CJ, Matthews JB, Lightbody KL, Peczak NA, Syrota Y, Várady M. 2023. Parasitol Res. 122:3037-3052.
Matthews JB, Peczak N, Lightbody KL. 2023. Pathogens 12:1233.
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Available at: The Use of Innovative Diagnostics to Inform Sustainable Control of Equine Helminth Infections - PMC
Matthews JB, Austin CJ. 2023. UK Vet Equine 7:2-6.
Jürgenschellert L, Krücken J, Austin CJ, Lightbody KL, Bousquet E, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G. Parasit Vectors. 2020 Sep 10;13(1):462.
Lightbody KL, Matthews JB, Kemp-Symonds JG, Lambert PA, Austin CJ. Equine Vet J. 2018. 50:213-219.
Lightbody KL, Davis PJ, Austin CJ .Vet Clin Pathol. 2016. 45:335-46.