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earlier Labdoggy gave this address for places to stay with horses while travelling.  www.horsetrip.com

The site lists what each state requires....coggins & health cert. and how long.

 

Stacy

Spottedracer@xxxxxx wrote:

> I believe in All 50 states - it is ILLEGAL to sell and/or transport a horse on public roads WITHOUT a current Negative Coggins test.
>
> Just because their herd APPEARS EIA-free.. does not mean it is so. EIA can be transmitted by most blood-sucking/biting insects. So if there are other horse farms within a 1/2mile distance - or they trailride with other horses (or show) - or they train outside horses.. their herd can be exposed..
>
> Back in the 70's (before coggins tests were available) my husband's parents owned two horses
>  which ran on their 30 acres. Very few other horses nearby. They owned these horses for over 10 years, and the two horses seemed happy/healthy. Then one got ill spells and lost weight. Turned out both horses had EIA - probably since they'd been purchased. Apparently, they'd been carriers and suffered no ill effects until they became aged and their immune systems were no longer strong...... To this day - my husband won't even CONSIDER allowing any new boarding horses on our property without a 3-4month old Coggins test. Regardless of if they came from a sigle-horse property or a closed herd.. Too risky.
> - LP
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