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RE: [RC] [RC] Fw: health passport - Jessica Cameron

I live in Montana and Wyoming is not part of the 6 western state health passport. With as many rides that are sanctioned in Wyoming, I would be more inclined to attend some of those if I didn't have to take my horse in every 30 days to get a health certificate. Why Wyoming is not part of the 6 month horse passport I don't know. It would make sense since Montana, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, and I believe Nevada are part of it.

Jessica Cameron with Cyclone, and Cysco in Helena

From: "Susan E. Garlinghouse, D.V.M." <suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: <suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Laney Humphrey'" <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [RC]   Fw: health passport
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:35:58 -0700

>Who is Dr. Brietmyer?  My suspicion is that your letter says exactly why
>such a change would be hard to push through: all the vets who make
>money issuing health certs. every 30 days will appeal to their (very
>strong) lobby to oppose such a change.
>Laney

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FWIW, vets (at least equine vets) don't have a particularly strong lobby.
Even in California and probably less so in other states other than maybe
Kentucky. I wish we did, we'd have better luck dealing with some of the
illegal practicing-medicine-without-a-license crowd and other issues. Hell,
we're lucky we even have a mailbox at the Department of Consumer Affairs---
Ahnold wants to put *all* the licensed professional boards under one roof to
be run by a non-veterinarian entity. Wouldn't THAT be lovely?


Writing out health certificates aren't a significant source of income or
profit, at least not in our practice.  It takes me about 30 minutes on
average to do all the paperwork involved, get in and out the door and I get
$30 for it.  I do also get a $52 farm call, but with gas at $2.50 a gallon
and fighting LA traffic, believe me, there's no profit in that whatsoever.
I have to generate a lot more than that per hour to pay bills and take home
a paycheck and I sure don't make it writing health certificates.

I'd be more than happy for HCs to be valid for six months.

JMO.

Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, MS





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RE: [RC] Fw: health passport, Susan E. Garlinghouse, D.V.M.