Exact Wording from BRC Rules
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. The name the horse is entered under should be the same as the name on the passport, however if the name on the passport is a stable name, you can provide an endorsement from your vet to confirm that it is the same horse.
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.
For more on vaccination rules, see the
The Vaccination Regs
What all this means...
* Your horse's jabs will be checked back to his very first one, even if that's 15 years ago!
*If he has missed one even by a day, you WILL be eliminated from the competition and have to start the course of jabs again to be eligible. These are checked with a fine-tooth comb at EVERY team event without fail!
* Your horse's competition name should be the same as that shown on his passport. If it is not, you MUST get a letter from your vet confirming that it is the same horse. This can be a short note along the lines "I treat a horse by the stable name of *** and confirm this horse competes as *** and has the passport name of ***". Or similar! Staple this into your horse's passport.
* Do not trust your vet to check your vaccination record, do it yourself with the rules in front of you. Your vet is not the one who will be eliminated if something is wrong and he may not realise how much importance BRC place on these rules as other societies are more flexible. The vet can of course advise.
