Vaccination guidelines for horses at Mill Creek

The following vaccination guidelines were prepared especially for Mill Creek by California Equine Sports Medicine.

These recommendations are for both the horses that are showing and those that do not leave the facility. Due to the number of horses that do move around – shows, new horst, etc.—the potential for exposure to any contagious diseases remains present for those horses that do not leave the property.

For more information on the diseases/vaccines below, visit http://www.aaep.org/.

Equine Influenza – Every 6 months

Equine Rhinopneumonitis (EHV) – Every 6 months

West Nile Virus – Yearly vaccination (recommended late winter or early spring – prior to the onset of mosquitoes)

EEE/WEE – Yearly vaccination (recommended late winter or early spring – prior to the onset of mosquitoes)

Tetanus – Yearly vaccination. A booster is recommended if the horse is to have surgery or sustains a wound more than 6 months after his/her yearly vaccination

Rabies – Yearly vaccination

Strangles – Yearly vaccination (this vaccine does not provide full protection, but may help prevent the spread of the disease throughout the property if a single horse contracts it; it may also lessen the course of the disease)

Potomac Horse Fever – Only if you will be traveling to areas of the country where it is endemic (i.e., the East Coast)

Please check on your horse(s)’ vaccine status and talk to your veterinarian about an appropriate schedule to get your horse(s) up to date.