Potential Vacs problem for competing- opinions

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I'm in the middle of trying to sort this out so I thought I would post on here to see what you all think
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My horse was vaccinated when I bought him but the booster hadn't been done in time so I started him off again. In June 2007 he should have had his annual booster but it was missed by a few days due to miscommunication between myself/yard and the vets. Fair enough, there was nothing I could do about it.
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We compete on Riding Club teams so they HAVE to be correct with Jockey Club Rules so I had no choice but to start him off again. So I had this done in June (approx) and the vet put the next date for the 3rd injection in the passport for Dec 14th.
Dec 14th came and I took him to be done and when I checked the dates I realised that the vet was wrong and he'd been done 20 days too early
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I know! I should have checked before getting him done but I didn't
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I trusted the vet's calculations and shouldn't.

The vets have said they will do the booster when it is due sometime around nowish to mid feb FOC as it was their error (I was amazed they even admitted this and took responsibility as it was as much my fault as theirs
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So my query is... am I going to have to start him again for the third time or is it likely that just having the third bit done in the correct time frame is going to be ok?
No-one at Riding Clubs can answer this until tomorrow so thought i'd see if anyone has had this problem before or had any idea
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Thanks for reading, sorry it's longwinded!
 
Hurrah!! I really, really hoped that would be the case as he's probably up to his eyeballs in vaccs
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Thanks for the reply!
 
I work in a vets and can therefore tell you that the timings for a new course are as follows:
2nd vacc should be done 21-92 days after the first.
3rd vacc should be done 150-215 days after the second.

As long as the injections are within that timescale you should be OK!
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No, it's fine to have them done a little early, there's no problem there. New year's resolution for you - check your booster dates EVERY time!!!
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sorry but its not fine if they are done a bit early.
if it is within the timescale then thats okay but i had this problem in 2006, Andy's 3rd jab was done too early, this was back in 2002 and had gone un-noticed until i was put in an RC team in 2006. the RC office picked up on this and i wasn't allowed to compete.
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even tho the vet said he would be covered, the rules are the rules according to BRC...
fingers crossed you are within the right dates..
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Q/R

I KNOW I'm not in the right dates
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I know it was done too early but that he can have the booster in the right dates supplementary to the one that was done too early. He had one about 20 days too early and will have the booster anytime now which would be in the right dates just that he will have had the booster twice.

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IMPORTANTG7.1
Valid Certificates - Vaccination Procedure
Each horse must have a valid vaccination certificate, which undeniably relates to that
horse, completed, signed and stamped on each line by a veterinary surgeon, who is
not the owner of the animal. It must state that the horse has received two injections
for primary vaccination against Equine Influenza given no less than 21 days and no
more than 92 days apart. (Only these first two injections need to have been given
before the horse may compete). In addition a first booster injection must be given no
less than 150 days and no more than 215 days after the second injection of the
primary vaccination. Subsequently, booster injections must be given at intervals of
not more than 1 year apart, commencing after the first booster injection. None of
these injections must have been given within the preceding 7 days, including the day
of the competition or entry into the competition stables. Annual vaccinations may
be given on the same date each year, but this is not recommended.

Ie the third one has to be given between 150-215 days after the second. Mine was done at 132 days or something like that
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Have posted timescales above - you will need to re-start if they are not within these timescales and will be eligible to compete 7 days after the second vaccine.
 
QR: from experience i don't think they will let you compete unless you start again.. Andy's 3rd one was done after 80 days and he was not allowed to.. out of interest when is the competition.? i had to get mine done ASAP once i found out as we also event (altho it hadn't been picked up before i didn't want to risk it) so if, for example, you were to get the 1st vacc done tomorrow and the 2nd as soon as the dates allow (21 days) that would mean you could compete as of 25th Jan..
 
Thanks, I know what you mean and if i started him off again then I would be eligible but to be honest i REALLY don't want him vaccinated 3 times in total unless i HAVE to. Am waiting to see what Riding Clubs say tomorrow. Vets have said he'd be ok to just have the booster and get him back in the time frame but it's never that simple it it
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sorry but its not fine if they are done a bit early.
if it is within the timescale then thats okay but i had this problem in 2006, Andy's 3rd jab was done too early, this was back in 2002 and had gone un-noticed until i was put in an RC team in 2006. the RC office picked up on this and i wasn't allowed to compete.
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even tho the vet said he would be covered, the rules are the rules according to BRC...
fingers crossed you are within the right dates..
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Do you think because we have noticed it early enough and am getting him done again in the correct time frame that we might be ok. I noticed you said it had gone un-noticed and you couldn't compete but we've realised soon enough that it might be fixable.
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erm possibly but i can't really say on that one tbh, my gut feeling would be no.. i guess you will have to wait and speak to BRC and see what they say..
i know its a real pain getting him vaccinated so many times but it will mean less hassle in the long run and you being able to compete..
good luck.!
 
Logic says it should be OK, just that he had an extra one he didn't need. You could always cross the offending one out so that people don't get confused.
 
DD if it comes down to it I think I might have to convince the vets they had an accident with some tipex
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They already took responsibility -why not corrupt them now too
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Just spoken to Riding Clubs who said 'tough'. He's got to start again.
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Much pleading to appeal made no difference whatsoever either
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