Why a Veterinarian Should Vaccinate Your Horse

Q. Why can’t we give our horses their vaccines ourselves? My barn friend said my shots won’t count if I give them myself.
—Via e-mail
A. Thank you for sending in your question about vaccinating your horse. Vaccinations are critical to help protect your horse against debilitating and potentially life-threatening diseases such as rabies, West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis, and Western equine encephalomyelitis, along with some additional diseases such as equine herpesvirus, equine influenza, and Potomac horse fever
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