Riding for Disabled ponies vaccinated for equine flu

Twenty four invaluable ponies who work in the Riding for the Disabled programmes at Pegasus have been vaccinated against equine flu. Pegasus staff and vets from the Canberra Vet Hospital worked in the dark last night to microchip and vaccinate the horses.

The vaccination came about after a change in policy by both the NSW and ACT Governments. The list of priority horses for vaccination was expanded by the NSW Department of Primary Industries earlier this week to include Riding for the Disabled horses. The ACT Government has now broadened their vaccination policy to include Pegasus Riding for the Disabled horses.

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