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| EQUINE VACCINATION PROTOCOL | ||
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| Type of Vaccine | Schedule of Vaccination | Recommendations |
| Tetanus | Give first vaccination at 6 months of age. Give booster after 4-8 weeks. Then a yearly booster. | All horses |
| Eastern/Western Encephalomyelitis | Give first vaccination at 6 months of age. Give booster after 4-8 weeks. Then a yearly booster. | All horses |
| Rabies | Give first vaccination at 5-6 months of age. Give booster after 4-8 weeks. Then a yearly booster. | All horses over 4 months of age |
| Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) | Give first vaccination at 6 months of age. Booster is in 4 weeks. Most horses then receive on vaccination yearly. | We recommend all show horses who travel out of state. |
| Rhinopneumonitis | Give first vaccination at 8 months of age. Give booster after 4-8 weeks. Protection lasts approximately 60 days. | Show horses |
| Strangles | Intranasal vaccination 5-6 months of age. Booster in 4 weeks. | Show horses |
| EPM | Conditional vaccine. | Not recommended at this time. |
| Influenza | Give first vaccination after 8 months of age. Give booster after 3-6 weeks. May use intranasal vaccine or IM. | Show horses |
| West Nile Virus | Give first vaccination at 6 months of age. Give booster in 3-6 weeks. | We recommend all horses who travel out of state. *WNV has never infected a horse in the State of Maine. |