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Health certificate for shows?

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#1 ·
The show website says: For all PSJ events at all facilities: Horses entering the facility are required to have a 30 day health certificate prior to entering until further notice.

I was just wondering about like what it is?
 
#2 ·
This is just a signed paper from your vet saying that the horse is healthy and disease free.
If you are a person (like me) that gives all your own shots you will need to make sure that you hold on to receipts, I always keep the little bag that the shot comes in that tells you what it is, and a record of the date that the shot was given

The big show barn here in our area is requiring this now to
 
#3 ·
Okay okay makes sense. And I think it is because the EPSM? Break out in Florida or whatever.
The barn owner gives some of the shots to the horses but some from the vet but we have current Coggins. so how would that work?
 
#5 ·
Since there are no required vaccines by law - typically a vet will fill out a health certificate as long as you have a current coggins and they can see the horse is visually healthy. Never had a problem even if the vet did not give the shots.
 
#6 ·
A lot of show barns are requiring them this year because of the EHV-1 mutation outbreak.

More info on that here

Just call your vet and let them know you need a health certificate for a certain date. They just have to come out and take temperatures, make sure the horse isn't showing any signs of illness or recovering from an illness and sign off that they think the horse is safe to travel and not infect any other horses.

Most health certificates are for either 15 days or 30 days depending on the state, make sure you plan ahead and get one in a time frame that will cover as many shows as possible to save some money. They are generally about $30.00 + a barn call depending on your vet.

Best of luck!
 
#13 ·
Here in Kentucky all horses traveling within the state are required to have a health certificate and Coggins, even if you are just taking your horse down the road to your friend's farm. State Ag./USDA workers will stop you and check, especially if there is an outbreak of something going on elsewhere in the US. Its as simple as your vet coming out and taking your horse's temperature and a general "once over."
 
#14 ·
A health certificate is a paper stating your horse is healthy. You have to have them to cross state borders, but where I live, we can cross the North Dakota border and stay there for 72 hours without needing a health certificate. But any show across state lines and if they know you are out of state they will require or may ask for a health certificate.

A lot of the vets around here will literally glance at your horse and sign it. Around here its $20-30, and last 30 days.
 
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