That's true. But our horses run on 160 acres, come up to eat free feed off of 800# bales of grass hay. Then they will turn around walk away from the bale and reach down, eat some "road apples". At times I think they have lost their minds.

Cowby

horsecrazi:  My equine vet's are Rich, Peter, Javiar and Lisa from Monocacy.  There the best in my book.

I've always vaccinated for WNV.  It's not illegal to vaccinate for that in Maryland. If it was, the suppliers wouldn't sell it to Marylander's.  All my equine friends do their own WNV vaccines, myself included. Dr. Forfa knows that. Now rabies is another story.  I know ALOT of stables in Maryland that vaccinate for Rabies themselves.  They get around that issue very easily.   You can get rabies vaccine in Viriginia if you have a connection.  It's not against the law in Virginia to buy it.  The only thing this stupid law accomplishes is that it stops horse people from vaccinating for rabies.  Rabies vaccine is the cheapest vaccine to purchase too. I do all of my own vaccinating.  If the law were to come to me and say I can't give a rabies shot to my horses then guess what,,,,,,they don't get a rabies shot.  I'm not paying a vet to come out and charge me $200 bucks or more to vaccinate the herd when I know that a vile of rabies vaccine only costs $11.00.  And the real corker is that it's not AGAINST Maryalnd law to NOT vaccinate your horse for rabies, but it's against the law to purchase the vaccine and administer it..............go figure.

loveduffy:  Your post confused me.  I know how to handle vaccines, rabies included.  Been doing it for years..........and we all know that vaccines are not 100% full proof. 

One type of shot I don't do, is one that has to be administered into the vein.  That's a vet's job.  By the way, my vet is the one that showed me how vaccinate my horses.  Kinda like, straight from the horses mouth. (no pun intended)

literally rolling on the floor laughing!  Funniest think I've heard this week and it's been a long week.

*my rottie read your post and wants to try a little chew*

The reason that you cannot buy Rabies vaccine in most states is because if you accidentally nick yourself with the needle or get any of the vaccine spilled on an open cut you will probalby get rabies yourself. 

I asked my vet about this a few years ago because I vaccinate my horses myself also and that is what she told me.......she said the risk is very high.  Now maybe this is true or not but it seems like a good reason for most states to regulate it's use.   I can see why WNV would also be regulated......both of these diseases are shared by horses and humans.