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What shots do your horses get for in the spring?

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#1 ·
I having my horse get her shots next month and was wondering what shots there are needed.
 
#2 ·
All opinions vary but always have your coggins and rabies. And I usually get EEE, West Nile, Tetnus, Rhino, Flu and Strangles.

But you can just as for a three-way.

And it depends on if you board him or not, if not you don't have to get all the shots you do when boarding.
 
#3 ·
I do Rabies, EEE, WEE, West Nile, Tetanus, Rhino, Flu & Potomac Horse Fever.

It also depends on whether you're going to be taking your horse off-farm to shows/clinics/trail rides, or if he'll be exposed to other horses who go off-farm for any reason.
 
#5 ·
I do Eastern/Western enchephalitis, West Nile, and Tetnus yearly. I do nasal Strangles only if I'm going somewhere.

I only do Rabies every few years as it lasts 3 - 5 years. One mare I can't give flu/rhino to as she has a bad reaction to that particular rhino vaccine, but give it to others
 
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The core vaccinations that are recommended by the American Association of Equine Practitioners for all horses are: Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis, Tetanus, Rabies and West Nile Virus. All other vaccines are considered "risk-based" and should be selected for a horse and booster time selected based upon the living situations, age and use of the horse. Of these vaccines, EEE, WEE and WNV should be given at least 2 weeks before the onset of mosquito and biting insect season.

Influenza and Equine Herpes Virus (Rhino) vaccinations are commonly recommended for horses that are boarded or used for competition. These vaccines may be recommended from 1-4 times a year based upon the specifics of the situation and the brand of vaccine used because they have been proven effective for 3-6 months depending on the brand.

Strangles vaccines are recommended only in specific situations due to the increased risk associated with this vaccine and the decreased efficacy of the Strangles vaccines. Strangles vaccines do NOT prevent disease but help to decrease the severity of disease and lead to adverse reactions and side effects more commonly than the core vaccines. Therefore Strangles vaccines should be given only when the situation warrants such as on breeding farms, to very young horses, situations where horses are exposed to other horses in less than ideal situations such as auctions, etc. Strangles vaccination should always be discussed with your veterinarian before being given so that the risk vs. benefit can be weighed and a choice made on vaccination. You should also be sure to discuss exactly when and how to give strangles vaccinations to minimize the risk of adverse reactions such as injection site infections.

There are many other vaccines which might be recommended based upon the exact situation such as Potomac Horse Fever, Botulism, Equine Viral Arteritis, etc. So vaccination schedules should always be layed out with the help of your local veterinarian after discussing the details of how each horse lives and works.
 
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The core vaccinations that are recommended by the American Association of Equine Practitioners for all horses are: Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis, Tetanus, Rabies and West Nile Virus. All other vaccines are considered "risk-based" and should be selected for a horse and booster time selected based upon the living situations, age and use of the horse. Of these vaccines, EEE, WEE and WNV should be given at least 2 weeks before the onset of mosquito and biting insect season.

Influenza and Equine Herpes Virus (Rhino) vaccinations are commonly recommended for horses that are boarded or used for competition. These vaccines may be recommended from 1-4 times a year based upon the specifics of the situation and the brand of vaccine used because they have been proven effective for 3-6 months depending on the brand.

Strangles vaccines are recommended only in specific situations due to the increased risk associated with this vaccine and the decreased efficacy of the Strangles vaccines. Strangles vaccines do NOT prevent disease but help to decrease the severity of disease and lead to adverse reactions and side effects more commonly than the core vaccines. Therefore Strangles vaccines should be given only when the situation warrants such as on breeding farms, to very young horses, situations where horses are exposed to other horses in less than ideal situations such as auctions, etc. Strangles vaccination should always be discussed with your veterinarian before being given so that the risk vs. benefit can be weighed and a choice made on vaccination. You should also be sure to discuss exactly when and how to give strangles vaccinations to minimize the risk of adverse reactions such as injection site infections.

There are many other vaccines which might be recommended based upon the exact situation such as Potomac Horse Fever, Botulism, Equine Viral Arteritis, etc. So vaccination schedules should always be layed out with the help of your local veterinarian after discussing the details of how each horse lives and works.

Amazing.
Thank you.
 
#10 ·
Yes, Ryle, thank you.... it is terrible that the vet told me when I asked about shots for my girls that "its up to you, whatever you want to give them"....

there's only 2 large animal vets in the area, and that came from the better of the 2....
 
#11 ·
Somewhere I used to have a document with three different vaccine schedules for three different situations

- one for "closed herd" horses; horses that never leave the farm and never or rarely come into contact with other horses. (4-way, rabies, West Nile)

- one for horses that travel locally and have light exposure to other local horses. Mine fit in to this category now - I have friends haul over to ride with me; and I haul out to ride a variety of places - county wildlife refuge, etc. and my daughter's pony goes to camp with her in the summer. (4-way, rabies, WNV, coggins test, rhino, PHF - I live close enough to the Potomac that it's recommended.)

- one for horses that travel extensively and have contact with horses from outside the locality, ie, any horse with a heavy competition schedule. (These are the horses that get rhino and flu 1 - 4X per year; I'm out of touch of what else is currently recommended for horses with high exposure)

So which category of contact/exposure that you fall into is one of the things you need to take into consideration when you talk to your vet and plan your vaccinations.
 
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