1. PONY CLUB

Now is the time to get your vaccinations in order if you will be attending pony club camps or national competitions. The minimum accepted at most pony club events is the two primary injections, which must have been given not less than 21 days and not more than 92 days apart.

The third injection should follow not less than five months (150 days) and no more than seven months (215 days) after the second injection.

Thereafter booster injections must be administered at intervals of not more than one year apart. This must be properly documented on your pony’s passport. Loose vaccination certificates are not acceptable in most cases. Injections given within seven days of an event are also not acceptable for any vaccination.

Always be sure to check your club’s vaccination rules and guidelines.

2. FEI EVENTS

For horses competing under FEI rules, the primary course of vaccinations must again consist of two primary injections given not less than 21 days and not more than 92 days apart. Horses may compete seven days after the second vaccination. The third injection should follow not less than five months (150 days) and no more than seven months (215 days) after the second injection.

Horses may compete for six months plus 21 days after the second vaccination of the primary course. Horses must not compete in the seven days after receiving a vaccination.

Booster protocol:

MINIMUM - within one year of previous booster vaccination.

IF COMPETING - must be competing in the six months plus 21 days of the previous booster vaccination.

Eligibility to Compete:

  • Must have been vaccinated within six months plus 21 days before arriving at the event.
  • Must not compete in the seven days after receiving a vaccination.

    • 3. DUBLIN HORSE SHOW

    To control Equine Influenza, all horses competing at the Dublin Horse Show must be vaccinated every year as a routine measure. The primary vaccination must consist of two primary injections, given at intervals not less than 21 days and not more than 92 days apart.

    The first booster should be given not less than five months (150 days) and no more than seven months (215 days) after the second primary injection. Thereafter the annual booster dose must be administered within 12 months of the previous vaccination.

    This must be properly documented on the animal’s passport – all documented vaccinations must be signed by the veterinary surgeon who vaccinates the animal and with an official practice stamp and/or an official department of agriculture coded date stamp. Failure to do so will result in the animal not being admitted to the showgrounds.

    Owners should consult their veterinary surgeon about vaccination of their animals. This is particularly important in the case of broodmares. Please note foals should be vaccinated from five months of age.

    The following vaccination programme is therefore recommended and should be carried out routinely every year to provide adequate protection:

  • Foals before weaning.
  • Foals and yearlings before going to public sales.
  • Stallions and teasers between breeding seasons
  • All horses in training when not in strong work.
  • Store horses before going into training.
  • Show jumping and three-day-event horses and ponies during the closed season.