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Parascaris equorum is a species of ascarid that is the equine roundworm. Amongst horse owners, the parasites are colloquially called "Ascarids". This is a host-specific helminth intestinal parasite that can infect horses, donkeys, and zebras. Horses up to six months of age are the most susceptible to infection.
Gasterophilus intestinalis, also known as horse bot fly, is a species of insect of the family Oestridae, [2] and is found worldwide. [3] The adults, which have a bumblebee-like appearance, are prominently active in the summer. [4] G. intestinalis is primarily a parasite of horses, mules and donkeys, [5] rarely of other animals. [6]
These can be categorized into three groups; cestodes, nematodes and trematodes.Examples include: Acanthocephala; Ascariasis (roundworms); Cestoda (tapeworms) including: Taenia saginata (human beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (human pork tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm) and Echinococcosis (hydatid tapeworm)
Gasterophilus nigricornis (broad-bellied horse bot) – ranges from the Middle East to China, infects duodenum of horses and donkeys; Gasterophilus pecorum (dark-winged horse bot) – the most pathogenic species in the genus. Ranges through the Old World and infects the mouth, tongue, esophagus and stomach of horses, donkeys and zebras
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a disease that affects the central nervous system of horses. It is caused by a protozoal infection that is brought about by the apicomplexan parasites Sarcocystis neurona or Neospora hughesi .
Hippobosca equina, also known as the forest fly or New Forest fly, is a biting fly from the family Hippoboscidae.They are blood-feeding ectoparasites of primarily horses and other large mammals including cattle.