Comments on: Veterinarians are searching for the source of EIA outbreak in Arkansas

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:41:43 +0000

How did we not know about this? This is way worse than the cutting horse break out in Utah!

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:13:24 +0000

In some states it is manditory to have certain vacines and tests done, traveling or not. The Coggins test/shot is easy to give and makes your life easier knowing your horse is safe from this infection. Common sense tells you to vacinate/worm/farrier etc, it all comes with horse ownership.

By: TRAIL RIDER

TRAIL RIDER — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:38:11 +0000

I THINK IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY FOR EVERY SINGLE HORSE OWNER ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HAVE A COGGINS DONE, AND HAVE REGULAR VACCINES DONE, WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT. VACCINATING AND COG TEST, IS JUST PART OF PROPER HORSE CARE. IT NOT ONLY PREVENTS DISEASE IN YOUR OWN HORSE, IT PROTECTS OTHER HORSES FROM DISEASE AS WELL. I MAINLY TRAIL RIDE BY MYSELF, OR WITH THE SAME FEW FRIENDS’ HORSES, CLOSE TO HOME, AND EVERY YEAR I GET A COG TEST DONE ALONG WITH THE VACCINES EVERY SPRING. TO PROTECT MY HORSES, AND ANY OTHER HORSES, JUST INCASE WE DO VENTURE OUT AROUND NEW STRANGE HORSES. ITS JUST GOOD COMMON SENSE HORSE CARE IF YOU ASK ME. THE RANCH OWNER SHOULD BE FINED FOR NOT HAVING COGGINS TESTS DONE IN 5 YRS FOR POSSIBLY PUTING AT RISK OTHER HORSES ON OTHER NEIGHBORING FARMS/RANCHES!!