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Yes, Tetanus, West Nile and Rabies (if you have it in the animal population) Those are what I have vaccinated for at the very least here in Northern Utah. My daughters 4-H pony did have Rhino once and it was more expensive having the vet out for that than had I given him the vaccine but my kids have shown no problems with any vaccinations so far. Beccy

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From: Karen Standefer <kstandefer@xxxxxxxx>
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 10:55:21 PM
Subject: RE: [RC] vaccinations

And tetanus.............it's pretty deadly. 



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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of k s swigart
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 8:07 PM
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC] vaccinations


Chrystal said:

> So what would someone give their horse outside of vaccines for
> things that kill because they are going to endurance rides??????

If you ride FEI then you are REQUIRED to give the vaccine for influenza,
which rarely kills.

Some people might think it appropriate to vaccinate for strangles, even
though it rarely ever kills, it is extremely contagious.  And some people
might think it appropriate to vaccinate for rhino, which is also rarely ever
fatal but also quite contagious.

Personally, I don't vaccinate for any of these things despite the fact that
I take my horse to endurance rides.  I am willing to take my chances that my
horse will get them...and get over them.

Since WNV is not contagious (from horse to horse), the choice to vaccinate
for that should be independent of whether the horse goes to endurance rides
or not.  EEE is something that humans as well as horses can get from a horse
(with a biting insect as a vector), and rabies is something humans can get
directly from a horse (or any other mammal that has it), so if you live in a
place where your horse can get rabies (like from the wild-life population)
or EEE, then vaccination would be prudent for them as well, whether you go
to endurance rides or not.

kat
Orange County, Calif.

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