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Focus on health: Vaccines
Our location in Virginia is very prone to biting insects, so knowing what vaccines are important, as well as the frequency they should be given is an important lesson to learn.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃?

Vaccines protect against diseases that can be devastating — neurologic disease, respiratory outbreaks, fatal infections.

But not every horse needs every vaccine.

At Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals, we divide vaccines into two categories: core and risk-based.

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

These are recommended for every horse, regardless of lifestyle.

They protect against diseases that are:

• Widespread
• Severe or fatal
• Public health risks
• Not dependent on travel or exposure

Core vaccines include protection against:

• Tetanus
• Eastern & Western Encephalitis
• West Nile Virus
• Rabies

Even the retired pasture horse needs these core vaccines.

𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

These depend on your horse’s exposure and lifestyle.

We consider:

• Travel frequency
• Show participation
• Boarding environment
• Breeding status
• Geographic disease prevalence
• Herd turnover

Risk-based vaccines may include protection against:

• Strangles
• Influenza
• Rhinopneumonitis (EHV)
• Potomac Horse Fever
• Botulism

A traveling show horse has different needs than a retired companion.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬?

It is so important to schedule vaccine appointments with your veterinarian, instead of buying them from online for a few important reasons:

1. Proper Storage and handling- If vaccines sit in the mail box or are mishandled at the feed store- they may be ineffective.

2. Safe Administration- proper technique reduces the risk of injection site reactions.

3. Medical Oversight- If a reaction occurs, a veterinarian can treat it immediately and document it properly, as well as have contact with the manufacturer.

4. Verified medical records- Many shows, boarding facilities and legal situations need proof of veterinarian- administered vaccines.
5. Disease Prevention Strategy-

At BVEH we tailor each protocol based on:

• Age
• Health status
• Metabolic or endocrine disease
• Pregnancy status
• Exposure risk

The goal is smart protection.

Is your horse traveling this year? Boarding somewhere new? Retiring? Breeding? Tell us what their year looks like — we’ll help you build the right plan. — Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals