Vaccination
Vaccination
No horse shall be stabled at any Associated Club, MRA-approved Spelling Station or registered unless it has been duly vaccinated. Vaccination status must be current at all times.

Vaccinations shall be performed by the Official Veterinary Surgeon, an MRA-approved Veterinary Surgeon or a Government Veterinary Surgeon. Where performed by an MRA-approved Veterinary Surgeon or a Government Veterinary Surgeon, the trainer must notify the Club's Veterinary Surgeon within seven calendar days.
All compulsory vaccinations shall be carried out:1
  • within the premises of the Associated Club by the Official Veterinary Surgeon, or
  • at MRA-approved Spelling Stations and Quarantine Stations by the Official Veterinary Surgeons of the Associated Clubs or MRA-approved Veterinary Surgeons.
The compulsory vaccinations shall be:1
For Equine Influenza
  • Two primary vaccinations with Equine Influenza vaccine 4 to 6 weeks apart. and
  • Booster vaccinations of Equine Influenza vaccine at 6 monthly intervals after the last primary vaccination.1
For Japanese B Encephalitis
  • Two primary vaccinations of Japanese B Encephalitis vaccine 4 to 6 weeks apart. and
  • Booster vaccinations with Japanese B Encephalitis vaccine at 12 monthly intervals after the last primary vaccination.1
For Equine Herpes Virus
  • Two primary vaccinations of EHV vaccine 4 to 6 weeks apart. and
  • Booster vaccinations with EHV vaccine at 6 monthly intervals after the last primary vaccination.1
For Tetanus
  • First primary dose given upon arrival in the quarantine station.1
  • Second primary dose given 4 to 6 weeks later with third dose given 12 months after the second primary dose. 1
  • Booster vaccinations with Tetanus vaccines at 24 monthly intervals after the third dose.1
  • Tetanus to coincide with Japanese Encephalitis B vaccination.1
Vaccination Charges
Compulsory vaccinations for Equine Influenza, Japanese B Encephalitis, Tetanus and the Equine Herpes Virus carried out within the premises of the Associated Club, Quarantine Stations and MRA-approved Spelling Stations by the Official Veterinary Surgeon shall be provided free of charge.

The passport must be endorsed to show the above vaccinations.

A trainer failing to comply with any of the above may be fined a sum not exceeding $1,000.

Veterinary Certificates (Standard) for Importation and Registration of Race Horses with the Association
The Veterinary Certificate, which shall be in the form which is found in Appendix 1 to these Regulations or in such form as shall be notified from time to time by the Association, which has to be completed by the examining veterinary surgeon prior to the importation of a racehorse is to be submitted before the horse is exported to enable the Veterinary Surgeon to determine its suitability for registration with the Association.1