What kind of shots do you give your horse and how often?

Question

im doing resurch be4 i consider getting a horse and i an doing the responsible thing and not rushing into getting a horse :P

Answer 1

Annually, I give Rhino, flu, tetanus, EEE, WEE, West Nile and Potomac Fever.  I give those myself.   I have my vet out once a year to give a rabies vaccine and draw blood for coggins tests.  Many states, like mine, only allow rabies vaccines to be given by a vet.

Answer 2

The one thing I won't do with horses is give my own shots...LOL I'm the biggest wimp when it comes to needles. just can't do it. Luckly my daughter who is a small animal vet can handle it for me. My anual vacinations include West Nile, Strangles, Tetanus, Rhino, Flu, EEE, WEE, and Rabies.

Answer 3

You will have to talk to the vets in your area.  Each area has a tendency towards different diseases and since there is some risk (not much but a little) with any vaccine it is not recommended that you give your horse vaccines for diseases which there is little or no chance of exposure in your area.

Here we give a standard 5 way and west nile.  The 5 way includes encphalitis, rhino, a couple of types of flu and I forgot the other.

I give all my own shots as it only costs about $20 per horse that way.

Answer 4

ask a vet, they'll know best.

most people dont give shots, they leave it to a trainer or a vet, but it's not hard to learn how to give them, it's just kindda scary knowing that if you hit the wrong spot you could be injuring the horse.

Answer 5

My horse gets a five-way ($19) and coggins test($21) every spring. She also gets wormed($6-$13) every 6 weeks.