This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Brigid:
For travel into Oregon from California, all that is required is a current
Health Cert. (travel needs to be completed within the 30 day timeframe the
cert is issued for, and Oregon DOES require that your vet call the Oregon Ag
Dept.in advance and get a permit number to put on Health Cert.. They also
require a Coggins, good for 6 months. I have travelled extensively w/ horses
in and thru Oregon and they have never asked for a Brand Inspection, even
though all my horses carry them, as req'd. by Nevada state rules...To my
knowledge California does not have a brand inspection for horses, and I
would assume that Oregon doesn't either.
FYI, I have never been asked to present ANY papers for horses at the Shasta
I-5 staion, or Truckee I-80 station. I have been asked only in Idaho and
Montana.
I am not one to shirk rules, but if I am hauling into California for the day
to trailride in the Sierras, or to go to a one day show, I usually don't
bother w/ the Health Cert./Coggins stuff. Guess thats the chance I am
taking.
There was a very lively discussion I attended about 2 years ago when Nevada
decided to beef-up it's existing but lax, Brand Inspections for horses.There
were a series of informational meetings given throughout the state.
Basiclly, the Brand Inspector agreed, along with the state vets that the
Health Certs & Coggin's tests were a waste of good money, and that if they
really wanted to do things "right" borders s/b designated by climatic zones
& regions, not state lines, i.e., west of the Sierras, east of the Sierras,
west of the Rockies, etc.
Have a fun trip! I wish I could go to the show, but I am on babywatch...
Karen McCarthy
Great Basin Fjords
Carson City, NV
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