In a message dated
10/1/2001 8:23:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, blaircox@safeaccess.com writes:
The sweat used to just run off
him, now he just gets damp,
and I can now feed small amounts of alfalfa
without him stocking up and
getting muscle cramps in the hindquarters as
soon as I start working
him.
This might be do to better conditioning
also.
I wish this was true but saddly I have been conditioning
less!
I live in AZ and my vets have never told my that my horses have
to be vaccinated. I'll check though. I get health certificates from them
whenever I leave the state. I don't think they can legaly force you to
vaccinate, I know they can't with your kids.
<<I stopped
vaccinating him a few years ago because they always left him acting sickly for
a few days.>>
Oh Boy, This scares me. I
would much better have my horse feel sickly for a few days than to face the
disease itself. This could mean death in some cases.
You must not
travel with this horse either. Since it is required to vaccinate before
crossing other state lines. In some states, (AZ) you can't even travel
within the state without proper Vaccinations. Another thing is exposing
your horse to all other horses that travel into your endurance rides that
you've attended. Your horse might be the one to get sick.
We've seen this happen not to long ago with Strangles here in So.
Cal. Sure, the horses didn't catch it for a few years after not
vaccinating, but it caught up with a lot of horses in the last few years.
Anyone, not considering using prevention, could be
in for sorrow....
Tammy Robinson
Trail-Rite Ranch & Products
18171 Lost Creek Road
Saugus, CA 91390
661/513-9269 or
713-3912
www.Trail-Rite.com
email:trailrite@aol.com