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[RC] Crossing the border with horses - k s swigartJackie Floyd said: 8pm...SAME DAY coming back to the US... they are again asked for papers....they hand them over..... the border patrol tells them that all of their papers are fine, except...that the 30 day health certificate..... that was drawn on July 28.....(should be good until August 28th) is expired...... What.?? the border patrol tells them that since July had 31 days....that it expired... What surprises me is that they got through with the expired papers on the way out. I have always assumed that 30 days meant 30 days (and if they had meant they were good for a month, they would have said a month). So, if _I_ had papers that were drawn on July 28 I would assume that the 30 days expired on 26 August (the day they are issued counts as a day) and that they were no longer valid on the 27th. Probably the ex-banker in me who understands that 30 days and one month are not the same thing. But look on the bright side. It means that your health papers that are drawn in February are good for more than a month. Personally, I wouldn't travel to Canada (i.e. out of the country) with papers that would be expired only one day after I plan to return, especially if that day is a Sunday. I have been on too many horse excursions where something has gone wrong (like truck or trailer problems, that generally can't be fixed at 8pm on Sunday) that have delayed my travels by a day or two, such that I wouldn't want to be cutting it that close, unless I knew that I was going to be someplace where getting updated papers if I had to wouldn't be a major problem (I have gotten new health papers AT an endurance ride from the ride vet). So, if I were giving a recommendation, it wouldn't just be to suggest the people learn to count to 30 :), but also that, especially for a trip out of the country, have papers that are good for at least three or four days after your planned travel date, or have a back up plan for updating them in the event that something happens. Dinking around with finding a way to get new health papers while you are having to deal with finding emergency accommodations for your horses and somebody to fix your truck is not my idea of fun. kat Orange County, Calif. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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