| Disease/Vaccine |
Foals and Weanlings |
Yearlings |
Performance
or Pleasure
Horses |
|
Tetanus toxoid |
From non-vaccinated mare:
First dose: 3-4 months
Second dose: 4-5 months
From vaccinated mare:
First dose: 6 months
Second dose: 7 months
Third dose: 8-9 months |
Annual |
Annual |
Equine
Encephalomyelitis,
Eastern, Western,
Venezuelan
(EEE,WEE,VEE) |
EEE (in high-risk areas):
First dose: 3-4 months
Second dose: 4-5 months
Third dose: 5-6 months |
Annual, spring |
Annual, spring |
WEE,EEE (in low-risk areas) and VEE:
From non-vaccinated mare:
First dose: 3-4 months
Second dose: 4-5 months
Third dose: 5-6 months
From vaccinated mare:
First dose: 6 months
Second dose: 7 months
Third dose: 8 months. |
Annual, spring |
Annual, spring |
| Influenza |
Inactivated injectable:
From non-vaccinated mare:
First dose: 6 months
Second dose: 7 months
Third dose: 8 months,
then at 3-month intervals.
From vaccinated mare:
First dose: 9 months
Second dose: 10 months
Third dose: 11-12 months,
then at 3-month intervals. |
Every 3-4 months |
Annual, with added boosters prior to likely exposure |
Intranasal modified live virus:
First dose: 11 months, or as your veterinarian recommends. |
Every 6 months |
Every 6 months |
Rhinopneumonitis
(EHV-1 and EHV-4) |
First dose: 4-6 months
Second dose: 5-7 months
Third dose: 6-8 months,
then at 3-month intervals. |
Booster every 3 to 4 months up to annually |
Performance horses: Booster every 3-4 months up to annually.
Pleasure horses: Optional: semi-annual if elected. |
| West Nile Virus |
First dose: 3-4 months
Second dose: 1 month later
(plus 3rd dose at 6 months in areas at risk) |
Annual booster, prior to expected risk. Vaccinate semi-annually or more frequently (every 4 months), depending on risk. |
Annual booster, prior to expected risk. Vaccinate semi-annually or more frequently (every 4 months), depending on risk. |
| Strangles |
Injectable:
First dose: 4-6 months
Second dose: 5-7 months
Third dose: 7-8 months (depending on product used)
Fourth dose: 12 months
Intranasal:
First dose: 6-9 months
Second dose: 3 weeks later |
Semi-annual |
Optional: semi-annual if risk is high. |
| Potomac Horse Fever |
First dose: 5-6 months
Second dose: 6-7 months |
Semi-annual |
Semi-annual |
| Botulism (inactivated type B toxoid) |
From vaccinated mare:
3-dose series of toxoid at 30-day intervals, starting at 2-3 months of age.
From non-vaccinated mare:
Consult your veterinarian |
Consult your veterinarian |
Consult your veterinarian |
| Equine Viral Arteritis |
Intact colts intended to be breeding stallions: one dose at 6-12 months of age. |
Annual for colts intended to be breeding stallions |
Annual for colts intended to be breeding stallions |
| Rotavirus A |
Little value to vaccination of foals because there is insufficient time to develop antibodies for protection during susceptible age. |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| Rabies |
Consult your veterinarian |
Consult your veterinarian |
Consult your veterinarian |
