Vaccinations

TETANUS

• All horses with an unknown vaccination history should receive an initial course of 2 vaccinations given 1 month apart.
• Foals are vaccinated from 12 weeks and a booster injection should be given 12 months after the initial course. Thereafter a tetanus vaccination should be given every 2 to 5 years. 
• A Tetanus Anti toxoid (TAT) can be injected to protect unvaccinated or lapsed vaccinated horses.

STRANGLES

• All horses with an unknown vaccination history should receive an initial course of 2 vaccinations given 1 month apart. 
• Foals are vaccinated from 12 weeks and a booster injection should be given 6 months after the initial course. A booster injection should be given annually thereafter. 
• We recommend that in times of high infection risk that vaccinations be given every 6 months. This may include horses interacting with other horses (pony club, shows, team penners and horses going to stud).

HENDRA

• All horses with an unknown vaccination history should receive an initial course of 2 vaccinations given 3-6 weeks apart. A booster injection should be given 6 months after the initial course. 
• To maintain full immunity a booster should be given every 6 months. 
• Foals are vaccinated from 16 weeks. 
• Hendra is a FATAL disease of horses and humans. There is no effective treatment. Horses are at risk if they travel to areas where known infections have occurred or come in contact with infected horses.