New PRA Equine Influenza Vaccination Regulations for 2024
December 2023
Please see the updated regulations on vaccinations for Equine Influenza for ponies wishing to race with the PRA in 2024:
Any change to a Pony’s name must be registered with the passport provider of the Pony’s original passport.
No Pony shall be permitted to take part in any PRA recognised Pony Race unless it is:
-Accompanied on the day by its current valid Passport
-The Pony has been registered with the PRA in accordance with Regulation 16
Every Pony must have valid Vaccinations, which undeniably relate to that Pony, completed, signed and stamped on each line by a Veterinary Surgeon, who is not the owner or trainer of the animal.
It must state that the Pony has received two primary vaccination injections for Equine Influenza given no less than 21 days and no more than 60 days apart.
(Only these first two injections need to have been given before the Pony may compete).
In addition, a first booster injection must be given no less than 120 days and no more than 180 days after the second injection of the primary vaccination.
Subsequently, booster injections must be given at intervals of not more than 6 months commencing after the first booster injection.
None of these injections must have been given within the preceding seven days, including the day of the Pony Race.
Any pony that restarted their primary course of vaccinations during 2023 must have had a 6 monthly booster following their primary course.
Ponies that started their vaccination course BEFORE 2023 and had a compliant record up until 30.09.2023 (even using 12 monthly boosters and previous primary course vaccination intervals) are eligible to race so long as they have 6 monthly boosters from this date.
Any pony whose vaccinations are not currently compliant will be required to restart their vaccinations before they can be registered with the PRA.
A Passport will not be regarded as being completed as required under the PRA Regulations if any record of vaccinations against Equine Influenza is altered in any way.
An incorrect entry must be deleted and a new entry made, signed by the Veterinary Surgeon who was responsible for giving the vaccination.
The owner of any Pony which enters a PRA Pony Race shall be guilty of an offence when:
– That Pony has not been vaccinated as required for which there is a fine of £25.
– The vaccination section of the Passport has not been endorsed as required or the said document is not available for inspection as required for which there is a fine of £25.
-If there is a breach of Regulation 59 (ii) the Pony will not be permitted to run on the day.
-It shall be the responsibility of the Owner to ensure that when any Pony enters the venue on the day of which a PRA Pony Race is held that its Passport is available for inspection at any time whilst it is on that property. It is also the responsibility of the Owner of a Pony to ensure at all times that vaccinations required under the PRA Regulations have been correctly administered and properly entered on the Passport.
