- Veterinary Inspection
The veterinary inspection and the checking of passports and identification documents may commence on TBC.
- Vaccination against equine influenza
All horses must have received a primary course of two vaccination doses administered a minimum of 21 and a maximum of 92 days apart.
EQUINE INFLUENZA VACCINATION, Veterinary Regulations, Annex VII:(except events taking place in NZL and AUS)Thereafter a third dose, called the first booster vaccination, must be given no more than 6
months after the second vaccination of the primary course; a shorter vaccination interval is
permitted.
Booster vaccinations must be given at 12 month interval i.e. within 365 days of the last dose, or
shorter intervals where local or national authorities mandate it.
No vaccination may be given within 7 days of the day of arrival at the ECAHO event.
Route of administration: the vaccine should be administered according to the manufacturer’s
instructions: intramuscular injection or intranasal administration. It is not permitted to change
the route of administration between the first and second vaccination of the primary course.
Vaccines must be administered by a veterinarian. The details of the vaccine, serial/batch
number, the date and route of administration must be recorded in the passport, signed and
stamped by the veterinarian who administered the vaccination.
The entering of vaccination details in a new passport or a duplicate: if the vaccination history of
a horse is very long, the veterinarian may use the following statement “The vaccination history
of this horse is correct to date ……(enter the last vaccination date)”, signed and stamped by a
veterinarian. - Drug Testing
All horses entering international events may be submitted to a drug test.
The exhibitor or his representative will be present to sign the necessary documents
Any use of prohibited substances will be followed up by the SDC of ECAHO and dealt with according to the rules.
Dubai International Horse Fair(DIHF) 2010 will be larger than the last event.
DIHF is the largest event in the Middle East and the show is recognised as the
official event of the industry. 
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