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Vik1
Posted - 24 Apr 2012 : 9:17:35 PM I know your not allowed to go 365 days to get the following years, and if you do you need to restart the whole course again. I thought this was a competing rule and as I only have a 3yo that I plan on taking to a few local shows this year, didnt think it would matter much as obv its not going to jump out his immune system overnight. Ive just been told that in future if I plan to affiliate him, they can be quite picky even about a gap that was a few years ago. Is this true? I had it in my head that Storm was due on 10th may so booked him for 7th but have just discovered he had last years on the 22nd April, so technically I should restart the course. Im not doing it! If I have to when time comes then I will but Im refusing to just now.
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Vik1
Posted - 25 Apr 2012 : 8:16:43 PM This is the first time Ive missed it in 20 years of owning horses....very annoying! I cant believe they fine you! Jeez.
I doubt Ill ever do affiliated showing with him, its more BD I was thinking of, when hes about 5ish. They prob have same if not similar rules.
Pashon2001
Posted - 25 Apr 2012 : 2:57:36 PM These are the blue book rules for showing, this would include all A, B and C shows Equine Influenza vaccination for all horses competing in ECAHO competitions 1. All horses must have received a primary course of two vaccination doses administered a minimum of 21 and a maximum of 92 days apart. 2. Thereafter a third dose, called the first booster vaccination, must be given no more than 6 months after the second vaccination of the primary course; a shorter vaccination interval is permitted. 3. Booster vaccinations must be given at 12 month interval i.e. within 365 days of the last dose, or shorter intervals where local or national authorities mandate it. 4. No vaccination may be given within 7 days of the day of arrival at the ECAHO event. 5. Route of administration: the vaccine should be administered according to the manufacturer’s instructions: intramuscular injection or intranasal administration. It is not permitted to change the route of administration between the first and second vaccination of the primary course. 6. Vaccines must be administered by a veterinarian. The details of the vaccine, serial/batch number, the date and route of administration must be recorded in the passport, signed and stamped by the veterinarian who administered the vaccination. 7. The entering of vaccination details in a new passport or a duplicate: if the vaccination history of a horse is very long, the veterinarian may use the following statement “The vaccination history of this horse is correct to date ……(enter the last vaccination date)”, signed and stamped by a veterinarian. 8. Sanctions for vaccination irregularities, considering a 12 month interval between boosters: • Up to 1 week late: a fine of €130 • Between 1 and 2 weeks late: a fine of € 200 • More than 2 weeks late: a fine of € 280, the horse will not be allowed to compete and must leave the show ground as soon as possible. • No correct primary course or first booster vaccination: a fine of € 280, the horse will not be allowed to compete and must leave the show ground as soon as possible. (The vaccinations must be restarted as in articles 1 and 2). • horses born before 2009 that have received the primary course of vaccinations (article 1) but not the first 6 month booster (article 2) will be allowed to participate without being sanctioned.
barbara.gregory
Posted - 25 Apr 2012 : 10:34:14 AM It is only flu that need to be done every year for competing. Once the original course is done tetanus only needs to be done every other year.
Barbara
Callisto
Posted - 25 Apr 2012 : 10:21:07 AM Yes, as long as you restart long enough before the competition to get all the required stamps in place on the vaccination record then that is all the organisers require. For horses that aren't competing in situations that require proof of vaccination, then it really doesn't matter if the annual vacs are a week or so late - they are still covered. Five of ours are flu and tet covered, and our older retired lady now just gets tetanus. We are quite obsessed with making sure our vacs are valid, because it's not cheap to restart the course (and it's so annoying to have to do it for the sake of a couple of days, and not ideal for the horse, when he is already immune).
delly-b
Posted - 25 Apr 2012 : 10:09:28 AM Good question, as one of mine was a week late once. I have five horses and at the time all vacs were seperate, so I brought some forward and delayed others, being medically ok, but not for showing purposes. I too would like to know if just re started the year of showing would suffice ... (no plans to show mind, but you never know!)
applause
Posted - 25 Apr 2012 : 05:46:46 AM if competing they are very tight but as long as ours have had their initial course and a first booster they then only get done every other year, if we are only hacking at home or they are broodies and not going off the farm. I spent many years as a vet nurse and over vaccination can be as detrimental as under vaccination sometimes. But the horses that are out and about are done yearly.
Callisto
Posted - 25 Apr 2012 : 01:03:37 AM I have had to restart because my gelding had been done a week late a couple of years before I bought him (this was for competing at the Scottish Champs for Endurance). If you plan to affiliate him later then you will probably have to restart then. It is rather picky, but those are the rules.
Jeez.