i asked my vet about vaccines and icelandics, she just graduated, she is my equine dentist for now til she gets her practice started. She seems very modern and well read, had even heard and read about the latest SE study at cornell etc. She said hey, its up to you, but look at it this way. West Nile is not something you have to worry could be in your area some day,. It IS in your area. Horses in your area die from it and get it every year, three died in florida this WINTER, not even in mosquito season. The lady who owns the feed store got it and was in the hospital! And she lives near me. So I would be pretty foolish not to vaccinate. But like potomac fever. I have never seen or heard of any horse around here ever having that EVER. So I dont vaccinate for that. I also vaccinate my horses that I take off the property for rides with others differently than the ones who never leave home. The ones I take off to places get flu and rhino every three months and the ones that dont get flu and rhino once a year unless there is an outbreak and then I give it to them again. She advised tho that Inot give shot combos to the icelandics. to give one at a time vaccines two weeks apart so I have been doing that. Its easy to judge. But I tell you what, nobody better try and SELL me a horse that hasnt had shots! been there,done that, its buried in my pasture! Janice
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