Equine Health Policy
- Vaccinate all horses coming to the EISF against the Equine Herpes Virus (Rhino). It comes in a 2-way vaccine that is inexpensive and effective, recommended Pneumabort K has proven to help prevent the neurological form. The vaccine isn’t perfect, but it will help minimize the virus.
- All equine facilities must be disinfected with diluted bleach (50:1 to 100:1) solution before and after all equine events, with emphasis on cleaning all organic matter from the stalls prior to disinfection.
- All owners will bring their own buckets, brushes, blankets, etc. There will be no sharing of these items between different horse owners. Wash hands after handling any horses and encourage fair visitors to disinfect with the alcohol sanitizers in the barns.
- Advise that all owners get a rectal temperature on their horses twice daily. If any horse is found to have a fever, the EISF veterinarian will be contacted to evaluate the animal. This animal may be examined, isolated, diagnosed, and treated at the cost of the owner.
- Any animals with nasal or ocular discharge, fever, oral lesions, swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea, neurological signs or general disease signs will be isolated and treated at the fairgrounds.