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Re: [RC] Health certificate/Coggins - Lif StrandAt 09:44 AM 9/21/2009, Sharon Hahn wrote:You could bring 14 EIA positive horses with you, and as long as they didn't actually enter an event they'd never be checked and would be free to spread disease to everybody else's horse. I've always been curious as to why anyone thinks that having a negative Coggins test in hand means a horse is EIA-free. A Coggins test only tells you a horse is negative at the time the blood was drawn. The tests are good for various lengths of time - it differs from state to state, but I know NM is 12 months. You don't think a horse could get EIA within that time? Coggins testing is a big money item for laboratories, and that's why Coggins tests are required - has nothing very much to do with contagious disease control. Just sayin'... _____________________________________ Lif C. Strand Local Economic Development Catron County, New Mexico USA www.critterwalls.com life sized wild animal wall stickers check out the 4 ft. wide horse murals! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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