RE: [RC] NAIS What it will means to you - Gloria Adams
No, you do not have to check/prove the Coggins
of horses that come to a kids gymkhana at this time, (or any other event in the
state, as long as your horse is an in-state resident). Do not know what your
state requires, but we do not have to do this here in AZ (unless you are out of state) or in Illinois either, I’ve
heard, at this point.
I am wondering though, how many people do
you know, come from out of state to go in an Arizona $5/class kids gymkhana? I do not
think very many, unless one has a lot of time on their hands. But, this is the
problem… every time a horse leaves its premises, it would have to be
scanned when it arrives, even in-state, no matter where. Even if it’s a kids’
gymkhana, 1 mile away.
I think the idea of microchip is a good
one for finding lost/stolen animals. My dogs are microchipped too. However,
as another person pointed out, vehicles have “VINs”, too. However,
one does not have to get their vehicles’ VIN scanned every single time
they go to the grocery store, or wherever. Doing that every time to a vehicle,
or a horse, is ridiculous.
From: Ridecamp
Sent: Sunday, January
22, 2006 7:35 PM To: Gloria Adams Subject: Re: [RC] NAIS What it
will means to you
You have to check the coggins of every horse
that comes to these events anyway, how much harder would it be to run a scanner
over them as well? It takes maybe 5 seconds to check one in a chipped dog
or cat, and if you are really varifying the coggins paper, not just checking
for a yellow sheet of paper, than you can take the extra few seconds to make
sure the chip is right. Maybe this would help cut down on theft, and on
those "misplaced" horses during disasters...
My dog is microchipped, and I would have no problem having
my horse done. He is already tattooed.
Maryanne Gabbani is right: "Rats
are far more likely to carry many of the diseases that Carla listed and I don't
see any rush to keep track of them. Sounds like someone got a bright idea that
really isn't as far as I can see."
What this NAIS means (& I got this info from a
board member of my state Horseman's Assn), it that every single little
gymkhana, big & little endurance rides, NATRC, rodeos, horse shows, Friday
night Team pennings, group horseback riding lessons, etc will have to scan each
& every horse that comes on the property each & every time.
This will raise the cost of these events, especially
for little community events (ie: kids gymkhanas that have $5 entry fees) that
operate on a shoestring (what group can afford a scanner too?), & they will
cease to exist for many.
This also means every time you sell a horse (ie: not
big commercial horse sellers, but a backyard person that sells 1 horse), you
are going to have to find someone with a scanner to get that horse off your
property too.
